workforce - Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy

The federal government’s H-1B racket

March 27, 2015

The libertarian-leaning me believes an American employer should be able to hire pretty much anyone he or she wants to hire. But the taxpaying me believes that if the federal government limits immigration yet creates a special visa program for highly skilled foreign...

Senate committee hears voices of STEM workers

March 23, 2015

Rutgers University labor force expert Hal Salzman distinguished between a skills shortage and difficulties hiring workers at the price an employer wants to pay. Science Careers, March 23

Republicans criticize use of high-tech visas

March 17, 2015

"When there is a shortage, wages go up," said Hal Salzman, a professor of planning and public policy at Rutgers University. "So, if there is a demand out there, why haven't we seen wages increase?" USA Today, March 17

Not Everyone Is Happy About the Influx of Foreign Workers That Could Soon Hit Silicon Valley

March 17, 2015

"There is no evidence we know of that backs up their claims of a shortage," Hal Salzman, a Rutgers University professor of public policy who researches workforce development, told VICE News. He added that multiple studies have illustrated how the industry's claims are...

Retailers embrace new wage reality

March 8, 2015

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...

Heldrich Center presents film screening and discussion of Set for Life

November 7, 2012

The Bloustein School’s John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Developmentinvites the public to a special screening of the film Set for Life, a compelling documentary exploring the lives, struggles, and concerns of Baby Boomers who lost their jobs during the Great...

Salzman investigates science and engineering workforce and policy

August 30, 2012

Professor Hal Salzman is the principal investigator of a project titled Science and Engineering Educational & Employment Pathways. The project is being supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the National Science Foundation. Two current projects include...