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Call for Papers, ILR Review

  • 1.  Call for Papers, ILR Review

    Posted 09-27-2011 05:20
    Although the Department�s enforcement agencies are responsible for the entire universe of entities they regulate, the resources available to most of these agencies allow them to reach only a fraction of these entities annually. Given this discrepancy between resources and responsibilities, what strategies can the Department�s worker protection agencies adopt that aim to effect change beyond the employers the agencies touch, especially in terms of compliance with the laws the Department enforces?

    The enforcement responsibilities of the Department have developed over time.� Considering the varying scope of authority of the Department�s worker protection agencies over the past century, what should the Department�s structure look like in the future? What worker protection agencies should be retained or added to the Department, and under what statutory or regulatory authority should they operate?� What emerging issues or phenomena might affect the Department�s worker protection responsibilities and the way it operates in the future?

    During its first century, the Department�s enforcement agencies functioned using certain tools, such as legislation, regulation, guidance, enforcement, litigation, education, and outreach.� What tools have been most effective for the Department?� How is that likely to change going forward? What new tools could be used?� How should investigators be hired, trained, and deployed?� What knowledge, skills, and abilities may the Department�s inspectors need to function in the future work environment? How should effective inspector training be implemented?�

    What existing or emerging technologies could be useful to the Department�s enforcement work? How could their use impact the Department? How could their use impact workers?� What new questions will their use raise?

    How may globalization and an increasingly more diverse workforce affect the Department�s mission, policy, and enforcement strategy?� How might the Department�s role change as an increasingly global labor market?� How might developments in foreign labor markets affect the needs of U.S. workers and their demands of the Department?

    To submit your paper for consideration, please visit:� http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/ilrreview.� Click on the �Submissions� link at the top of the page and follow our on-screen instructions

    MSHA is legally required to inspect all covered employers annually.

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