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Disability Compounds Employment Woes for People with Criminal Records, and Vice Versa

Cornell Chronicle
Justice-impacted individuals with disabilities are considerably less likely to be employed than people with disabilities who have not interacted with the criminal justice system, according to Yang-Tan Institute research.
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Disability Compounds Employment Woes for People with Criminal Records, and Vice Versa

First ‘Mustangs’ Among Cornell ROTC’s Newly Commissioned Officers

Cornell Chronicle
ILRie Sidney Anop started his Navy career as an enlisted information systems technician. Now an ensign, he is the first member of Cornell Navy ROTC to commission through the Seaman to Admiral-21 program.
Sidney Anop ’26 during an ROTC awards ceremony in April 2026.
First ‘Mustangs’ Among Cornell ROTC’s Newly Commissioned Officers

ILR Panel Explores Labor Mediation Challenges and Solutions

ILR experts weigh in on how the U.S. labor mediation system can adapt to recent social and political changes.
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ILR Panel Explores Labor Mediation Challenges and Solutions

Community-Engaged Learning Celebrated, Buffalo Co-Lab Honored

Cornell Chronicle
ILR School’s Buffalo Co-Lab has played a vital role in western New York, working in partnership with business, union, government, education and community organizations.
ILR Buffalo Co-Lab celebration event, "Education in Action"
Community-Engaged Learning Celebrated, Buffalo Co-Lab Honored

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Disability Compounds Employment Woes for People with Criminal Records, and Vice Versa

Cornell Chronicle
Justice-impacted individuals with disabilities are considerably less likely to be employed than people with disabilities who have not interacted with the criminal justice system, according to Yang-Tan Institute research.
Image of a job application form that has been stamped as rejected
Disability Compounds Employment Woes for People with Criminal Records, and Vice Versa

Fast Deliveries Worsen Conditions for E-Commerce Warehouse Workers

Cornell Chronicle
Conditions in e-commerce fulfillment centers are harsher than in traditional warehouses, and Amazon's focus on speedy delivery likely lowers job quality, according to research by Alexander Kowalski, assistant professor of human resource studies in the ILR School.
A graphic showing a warehouse worker balancing many boxes. Image courtesy of Laila Milevski
Fast Deliveries Worsen Conditions for E-Commerce Warehouse Workers

Businesses, Investors ‘Flying Blind’ When Trust in Government Statistics Declines

Cornell Chronicle
Even a temporary loss of trust in official data may be costly, with an economic impact many times the budgets of the agencies that report key indicators, according to Erica Groshen, senior labor market adviser at the ILR School.
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Businesses, Investors ‘Flying Blind’ When Trust in Government Statistics Declines

Morally Diverse Communities More Accepting of Norm Violations

Individuals in a morally diverse community tend to believe that the community’s norms are looser. In turn, norm violations are more accepted, and there is a reduced willingness to police transgressions, according to research by Merrick Osborne, assistant professor of organizational behavior.
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Morally Diverse Communities More Accepting of Norm Violations

E-commerce Warehouse Data Offers Insight Into Worker Behavior

ILR researcher finds that even when working independently, with no group incentives and no time to communicate, employees in an e-commerce warehouse responded to performance-related cues from nearby peers.
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E-commerce Warehouse Data Offers Insight Into Worker Behavior

Rudeness May be Rewarded – As a Response to Rudeness

Cornell Chronicle
If you don’t have anything nice to say, perhaps it’s OK to say it anyway – if responding to someone who has treated you or your group disrespectfully, according to research by Merrick Osborne, assistant professor of organizational behavior.
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Rudeness May be Rewarded – As a Response to Rudeness

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Ohio City Worker Union Complains That Goats Are Eating Its Lunch

The New York Times
“Obviously, they’re not providing P.P.E. for the goats,” observed Ileen DeVault, ILR labor historian professor, commenting on the cost of providing protective equipment to workers and that unions have historically opposed subcontracting arrangements.
Ohio City Worker Union Complains That Goats Are Eating Its Lunch

Kaiser spent $1 billion to withstand a major strike. What did it cost?

The Mercury News
“It’s going to take a long time to put this back together,” said John August, director of healthcare labor relations at ILR’s Scheinman Institute, about damage to the labor-management partnership during the recent Kaiser Permanente strike by the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals.
Kaiser spent $1 billion to withstand a major strike. What did it cost?

Redesign Your Hiring Process to Attract Neurodivergent Job Seekers

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Tips on adjusting recruiting and hiring processes to more effectively attract and interview neurodivergent jobseekers are shared by Susanne Bruyère, academic director at ILR’s Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability.
Redesign Your Hiring Process to Attract Neurodivergent Job Seekers

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Spirit bailout talks highlight fallout from Iran-driven oil spike

April 23, 2026

“Easier to lend a little government money in exchange for partial ownership than the liquidation of a long-time carrier.”

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Meta employee tracking raises consent, compensation questions

April 23, 2026

“Workers are producing additional value for their employers – are they being compensated for this, and are they given a choice to opt in or opt out? Probably not ... "

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