blog posts

• Covid-19 Response From the Labor Education Program

  Apr 7, 2020 10:45 am210 views

• Professor Eliza Forsythe on Rise in Unemployment Insurance Claims Due to COVID-19

  Apr 3, 2020 1:45 pm0 views

• Professor Leroy on Worker Protections During a Pandemic

  Mar 27, 2020 8:45 am0 views

• Thoughts from the Trenches: Ebonee Davis Ifeobu on Bridgestone's Response to COVID-19

  Mar 23, 2020 10:30 am284 views

• LEP's Bruno quoted in the Chicago Tribune regarding sick time policies and the coronavirus

  Mar 11, 2020 2:15 pm0 views

• Thoughts from the Trenches: Eugene Chen on the HR Challenges of COVID-19 in Taiwan

  Mar 5, 2020 10:30 am203 views

• LEP's Bobby Chung, PMCR Post Doc, is published in the Journal of Health Econ

  Feb 12, 2020 3:45 pm0 views

• LEP's Bruno quoted in The Philadelphia Inquirer

  Jan 30, 2020 3:15 pm0 views

• LER's Michael LeRoy Publishes "The Unborn Citizen" in the Georgetown Law Journal

  Jan 30, 2020 3:00 pm0 views

• 2020 Derber Lecture

  Jan 15, 2020 4:00 pm81 views

• Bruno Quoted in Washington Times Article about Labor Dispute and Dem Debate

  Dec 17, 2019 10:15 am0 views

• U of I News: Paper: Economy benefits when secretarial jobs require more computer skills

  Dec 12, 2019 3:45 pm0 views

• Russell Weinstein: Employer Geography, Campus Recruiting and Post-Graduation Outcomes

  Nov 22, 2019 1:30 pm0 views

• Lamare: Outcomes vary for workers who "lawyer up"

  Nov 18, 2019 9:15 am0 views

  Conventional wisdom dictates that workers who “lawyer up” in workplace disputes would be more likely to improve their chances at securing a better outcome, but in an alternative dispute resolution context such as arbitration, employers can all but cancel out those positive effects, says a new paper by LER faculty member Ryan Lamare.

• Lamare: Firm’s strategic orientation shapes how it resolves workplace disputes

  Oct 30, 2019 10:30 am0 views

  When defusing workplace conflict, firms favor alternative dispute resolution practices that align with their underlying strategic bent, says new research co-written by U. of I. labor professor Ryan Lamare.

• LER's Michael LeRoy Quoted by Fox Business Regarding Sports Labor Laws

  Oct 3, 2019 9:00 am0 views

• LEP's Emily Twarog Featured in Women's Movement Podcast

  Oct 2, 2019 9:00 am0 views

• LER's Ryan Lamare IRL Review Paper on Conflict Management Practices

  Oct 2, 2019 8:15 am0 views

• LER's Ryan Lamare Publishes Paper on How Attorneys Affect Arbitration Outcomes

  Oct 2, 2019 8:15 am2 views

• LER Announces the Patrick J. Walsh Scholarship

  Sep 25, 2019 12:30 pm295 views

• LER's Benton Leads Diversity of Corporate Board Initiative

  Aug 29, 2019 3:45 pm2 views

• LER Convocation, December 2019

  Jul 24, 2019 3:15 pm650 views

• Raytheon: Fall 2019 Scholarship Partner at LER

  Jul 16, 2019 5:45 pm105 views

• Alumna Profile - Liz Haydu, MHRIR 2016

  Jul 16, 2019 5:00 pm238 views

  Alumna profile - Liz Haydu

• LER Building Celebration

  Jul 15, 2019 4:00 pm1452 views

• Memorial Service for Professor Craig Olson

  Jul 3, 2019 2:15 pm1149 views

• Alumni Professorship Investiture

  Jul 3, 2019 2:00 pm475 views

  Professor Michael LeRoy is to receive the LER Alumni Professorship. 

• LER's Emily Twarog Interviewed Regarding McDonald's Lawsuits On Workplace Violence

  Jun 12, 2019 4:45 pm0 views

• New Research by LER's Park and Kim is featured in PsyPost.org

  May 1, 2019 11:45 am6 views

• LER's Teresa Cardador Receives Grant

  May 1, 2019 11:30 am102 views
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  Our Newest Scholarship Partner

  Apr 30, 2019 2:00 pm372 views

• LEP Staff Speaking in support of the Fair Workweek ordinance

  Apr 12, 2019 9:30 am72 views
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  LEP Faculty Receive Outstanding Achievement in Labor Education Award

  Apr 12, 2019 9:15 am50 views

• LEP's Bruno quoted in the Sacramento Bee regarding UC Union Plans

  Apr 1, 2019 3:30 pm0 views

• 2019 Derber Lecture - April 16, 7:00 PM

  Mar 8, 2019 9:30 am612 views

  The Middle Class, Democracy and Unions:  Why you can't have one without the others; Featuring Karen Nussbaum of Working America

• Emily Labarbera-Twarog Speaking at Women's Day Event

  Feb 25, 2019 2:45 pm54 views

• May 2019 Graduation Ceremony

  Jan 25, 2019 11:30 am1029 views

• TraveLER - Seattle

  Dec 21, 2018 8:45 am432 views

  LER students had a wonderful experience from A(mazon) to Z(illow) in Seattle, with a special trip to visit Boeing's Everett facility as well. Read more! 

• New York Times Cites Prof. Gilbert’s Baseball Research in Coverage of Google Walkout

  Nov 6, 2018 1:15 pm0 views

• December 2018 Convocation Ceremony

  Sep 7, 2018 11:15 am522 views

• LER Invites Applications for Tenure-Track Open Rank Faculty Position

  Aug 9, 2018 3:00 pm308 views

• Moneyish quotes Professor Park on "The Surprising Impact your Snarky Work Email Could Have."

  Jul 23, 2018 11:45 am0 views

• Time.com Features LER Researchers

  Jul 23, 2018 11:30 am0 views

  Professor Park, along with Sooyeol Kim and Lucy Headrick, are featured on Time.com's article

  "This simple trick will make you happier and better at your job" (July 16, 2018)

• Professor Park featured on WalletHub - The Most and Least Stressed Cities in the US

  Jul 18, 2018 12:45 pm0 views

• Professor LeRoy Interviewed on Impact of Janus v. AFSCME SCOTUS Ruling

  Jul 2, 2018 3:45 pm0 views

• Professor Bruno Comments on U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31

  May 22, 2018 7:45 pm0 views

• Study by Professor Twarog Finds Expectation of Violence Is ‘a Fundamental Part of the Job' For Nurses in Illinois

  May 8, 2018 3:45 pm62 views

• Professor Bruno on a Pending U.S. Supreme Court Case that Could Lead Significant Changes in Labor Relations

  Apr 25, 2018 11:00 am0 views

• First Online MHRIR Outcomes Survey Results Now Available

  Mar 28, 2018 9:15 pm568 views

• Professor Bruno comments on recent successful WV teachers strike "What is old is new again"

  Mar 26, 2018 9:00 am0 views