While the tightening labor market, and the protests about Walmart’s pay policies likely factored into its wage change, the deciding argument for the company probably was that it would be good for sales, said Carl Van Horn, professor of public policy at Rutgers University and director of the John J. Heidrich Center for Workforce Development.
New Jersey State Policy Lab Celebrates 3rd Anniversary
By Elizabeth Cooner, Ed.D. As we celebrate three years since the inception of the New Jersey State Policy Lab (NJSPL), we are proud of the solid foundation of public policy research we have built. Working with more than 120 faculty members, 80 students, and experts at...