Dr. Karen J. Crooker Associate Professor  Human Resource Management

Articles for

Staffing Organizations

Affirmative Action

Workforce Management; Jun 2010, Diversity of a different color .pdf

Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, 01/01/2010,   Title VII's conflicting "twin pillars" in Ricci V. DeStefano, 129 S. Ct. 265 .pdf

Workforce Management; Apr 6, 2009, Diversity: The Obama Effect .pdf

Laws & Regulations

Temps 
msn.com, 12/31/08, "Are you paying your boss's taxes?"  .doc

The New York Times, 4/20/08, "Working Life (High and Low)" .doc

Workforce, 4/4/08, "FedEx Loses Driver-Classification Legal Skirmishes" .doc

The Wall Street Journal, 5/14/99, "Microsoft Loses Court Appeal Over Its Temporary Workers"  .htm  .txt

The Wall Street Journal, 5/21/99, "Sharper Line is Sought Between Employee, Contractor"   .htm  .txt

The Wall Street Journal, 10/27/98, "U.S. Officials Accuse Time Warner of Denying Some Worker Benefits"  .htm  .txt

Immigration
The Seattle Times, 2/15/09, "Downturn dilemma: Foreign professionals and worker visas" .pdf

The Wall Street Journal, 2/9/09, "The Last Thing Employers Need: A screening program that doesn't work"  .doc

Workforce, 2/5/09, "Deep Corporate Staff Cuts Heat Up H-1B Visa Debate"  .doc

The New York Times, 7/6/08, "Employers Fight Tough Measures on Immigration " .doc

Workforce, 4/17/08, "The Immigration Squeeze"  .doc

Workforce, 4/17/08, "Employers Resist Government Electronic Worker Verification" .doc

The Wall Street Journal, 4/10/08, "Visa Violators Swept Up In Widening Dragnet"  .doc

The Wall Street Journal, 4/9/08, "Crossings By Migrants Slow as Job Picture Dims  ".doc

Workforce, 3/28/08, "Feds Take Hard Line on Immigrant Hiring, Visa Shortage for High-Skilled Workers"  .doc

The New York Times, 3/14/08, "Businesses Face Cut in Immigrant Work Force" .doc

Workforce, 2/15/08, "Compliance Issues Put Recruiters on the Hot Seat " .doc

The Wall Street Journal, 2/16/07, "With a Quirk in Visa Law, Small Towns Lose Doctors" .doc

EEO
Workforce, 3/23/07, "Walgreen Suit Reflects EEOC’S Latest Strategies" .doc

Gerald Turner -- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (ready for 2010)
In job search, ex-cons find questions linger  .pdf
Lawmakers decry ruling for MPS to rehire felon  .htm  .txt http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/aug99/labor21082099a.asp
Proposal would allow schools to shun felons 8/24/99  .htm  .txt
http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/aug99/employ25082499a.asp
Recycler’s refusal to hire Gerald Turner is illegal, agency finds 8/25/99  .htm  .txt
http://www.jsonline.com/news/Metro/aug99/turner26082599a.asp
Wis. Probes Convict's Job Complaint 8/27/99  .htm  .txt
http://www.jsonline.com/news/nat/ap/aug99/ap-halloween-kille082799.asp
Turner's job search sparks discrimination debate 8/27/99  .htm  .txt
http://www.jsonline.com/news/Metro/aug99/convict28082799a.asp
Turner settles claim over recycling job 9/20/99  .htm  .txt http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/sep99/turner21092099.asp

Mark Moore -- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (ready for 2010)
In job search, ex-cons find questions linger  .pdf
MPS fighting state order to rehire felon 8/19/99  .htm  .txt
http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/aug99/mps20081999.asp
Ruling overturned in MPS felon case 6/14/00  .htm  .txt
http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/jun00/mps15061400.asp
Another hearing ordered for worker fired by MPS 7/5/00  .htm  .txt
http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/jul00/grease06070500a.asp
Court upholds order to rehire ex-MPS janitor 6/12/01  .htm  .txt
http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/jun01/grease13061201a.asp
MPS appeals worker dispute to high court 7/11/01  .htm  .txt
http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/jul01/supsid12071101a.asp
MPS must rehire felon, give him $150,000 in back pay 10/3/01  .htm  .txt
http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/oct01/grease04100301a.asp

Jennifer Portnick -- San Francisco Chronicle (ready for 2010)
Boston Globe, 8/5/07, "Do We Really Need A Law To Protect Fat Workers?"  .pdf
Exercising her right to work: Fitness instructor wins weight-bias fight 5/7/2002  .htm  .txt
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/05/07/MN223501.DTL&type=printable
Woman settles dispute with Jazzercise over weight discrimination 5/8/2002  .htm  .txt
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2002/05/08/national0409EDT0475.DTL&type=printable

External Environment

~~~ Demographics & Workforce Trends ~~~ 

~~~ Labor Market~~~ 

New for 2012

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 14, 2012:  Address the state's workforce paradox
pdf

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 1, 2012:  Hiring survey bullish on industry
pdf

Older Material

Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January 6, 2009:  Economist: Reality bites for Gen Y workers
pdf
link:  http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/394910_genyonline07.html?source=mypi

The Wall Street Journal, October 21, 2008:  The 'Trophy Kids' Go to Work 
doc

The Wall Street Journal, October 8, 2008:  Managing the Trophy Generation 
doc

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 14, 2007:  Group forms plan to plug brain drain
pdf

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 11, 2007:  Looking hard as pool of workers shrinks
pdf
link:  http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=684577

The Wall Street Journal, September 15, 2007:  How to Fill the Talent Gap
pdf

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 11, 2007:  Retiring an old notion
pdf
link: http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=660880

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 1, 2007:  Employers look for state ties
pdf
link:  http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=655668

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 1, 2007:  Grads go full circle — back to state
pdf

The Wall Street Journal, April 19, 2007:  Lack of Well-Educated Workers Has Lots of Roots, No Quick Fix
pdf

Boston.com, March 5, 2007:  The looming labor shortage: why aren't you worried?
doc
link:  http://www.boston.com/jobs/hire_authority/030507.shtml

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 31, 2002:  Labor shortage coming, Taxpayers Alliance says
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~~~Midwest & Northwest Airlines~~~
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 19, 2002: Midwest Express reacts to strike threat
.htm    .asp    .txt    link:  http://www.jsonline.com/bym/News/aug02/67637.asp

The New York Times, August 22, 2005:  Northwest Continues to Defy Union
.htm    .asp    .txt    link: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/22/business/22cnd-northwest.html?ex=1138165200&en=6e8ee33878fe1e75&ei=5070

~~~United Airlines~~~ 
The New York Times, February 1, 2005:  Cut is forced on Mechanics at United Air
htm    .asp    .txt    link:  http://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=F50D15FF395F0C728CDDAB0894DD404482 

The New York Times, December 28, 2002:  United goes back to court as it seeks more union cuts
htm    .asp    .txt    link: http://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=FA0F1FF634580C7B8EDDAB0994DA404482

HR Planning

Land's End:  Strategic holiday staffing at Lands' End.  Laabs, Jennifer J.  Personnel Journal, Dec 1994.  Vol. 73,  Iss. 12,  p. 28 (3 pp.)  .pdf  .htm

Wearguard:  Lisa Zankman Solved Her Staffing Woes With a Wacky Plan.  By Thomas Petzinger Jr..  Wall Street Journal (Eastern Edition). Jun 21, 1996.  p. B1  .htm  .doc

IBM:  IBM Optimizes Its Workforce to Address New Business Goals.  By David Creelman.  Workforce Management, July 13, 2005  .htm  .txt

EDS:  EDS Reinvents its Workforce.  By Alison Stein Wellner.  Workforce Management, November 9, 2004  .htm  .txt

Cisco:  Cisco's Homegrown Gamble.  By Patrick J. Kiger.  Workforce Management, February 27, 2003  .htm  .txt

Mobile Aerospace:  Scholarships Start to Pay Off At Repair Firm.  By Karen Lundegaard.  Wall Street Journal (Eastern Edition). Sep 15, 1999.  p. S1  .htm  .doc

A New Odd Couple: Google, P&G Swap Workers to Spur Innovation.  by Ellen Byron.  Wall Street Journal, November 28, 2008   .doc