Welcome to PubAlerts, a free service of the UNC Institute on Aging Information Center. Our goal is to alert you to new publications in the area of Older Workers, drawing from a wide pool of sources. You can subscribe to this list by visiting http://www.aging.unc.edu/infocenter/pubalerts.html. Please contact one of the library staff at aginginfo@unc.edu if you have comments or suggestions. --JOURNAL ARTICLES-- PURE: A Proposal for More Retirement Income Security Christian E Weller Journal of Aging & Social Policy 19(1): 21-38. http://www.haworthpress.com/store/ArticleAbstract.asp?ID=91325 --REPORTS-- What Happens to Health Benefits after Retirement? Richard W. Johnson Center for Retirement Research at Boston College (WOB No. 7, February 2007, .pdf format, 9p.) http://www.bc.edu/centers/crr/wob_7.shtml Job Changes at Older Ages: Effects on Wages, Benefits, and Other Job Attributes Richard W. Johnson and Janette Kawachi Center for Retirement Research at Boston College (WP #2007-4, February 2007, .pdf format, 35p.) http://www.bc.edu/centers/crr/wp_2007-4.shtml Use Of Leave By 50+ Workers For Family And Medical Reasons S. Kathi Brown AARP (February 2007, .pdf format, 34p.) http://www.aarp.org/research/work/issues/fmla_2007.html Work and Well-Being Among the Self-Employed at Older Ages Julie Zissimopoulos and Lynn A. Karoly AARP Policy and Research Reports #2007-04 (February 2007, .pdf format, 83p.) http://www.aarp.org/research/work/employment/2007_04_work.html Highlights of a GAO Forum: Engaging and Retaining Older Workers U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO-07-438SP, February 2007, .pdf format, 21p.) http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07438sp.pdf The National Study Report: Phase II of The National Study of Business Strategy and Workforce Development Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Michael A. Smyer, Christina Matz-Costa, and Katherine Kane Center on Aging & Work/Workplace Flexibility at Boston College (Research Highlight 04, March 2007, .pdf format, 23p.) http://agingandwork.bc.edu/documents/RH04_NationalStudy_03-07_000.pdf The Aging Workforce: What Does it Mean for Businesses and the Economy? US Senate Special Committee on Aging, webcast of a hearing held Feb. 28, 2007. RealPlayer plug-in or helper application required to see this video. Running time: 1 hour, 34 minutes, 41 seconds. http://aging.senate.gov/hearing_detail.cfm?id=270004& --WEBSITES- Ageless In America http://www.agelessinamerica.com/index.htm --NEWS-- Career routes blocked for IT managers Computerworld Australia - Australia Diaz Research, which specializes in IT HR issues and works with blue-chip enterprises in London, warned that the aging workforce was "clogging up" senior ... http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;721834782 Aging US population may cut workforce, wealth-Kohn WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - An aging US population will hold down the growth of the labor force, threatening the economy's overall output and the wealth ... http://www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUSWAT00705520070228 Smith hearing focuses on aging workforce KTVZ - Bend,OR,USA The hearing, "The Aging Workforce: What Does it Mean for Businesses and the Economy?" studied ways to combat expected dips in labor force growth rates in ... http://www.ktvz.com/story.cfm?nav=oregon&storyID=18643 Kohl holds hearing on economic impact of aging workforce; introduces bills to benefit older workers and businesses U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging - Press Release http://aging.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=269837 Aging Committee Hearing Sparks Two Bills by Sen. Kohl to Encourage ... SeniorJournal.com - San Antonio,TX,USA The hearing, entitled "The Aging Workforce: What Does it Mean for Businesses and the Economy?" also featured Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Director of the ... http://www.seniorjournal.com/NEWS/Politics/2007/7-03-01-AgingCommittee.htm The Graying of Milwaukee Milwaukee Small Business Times - Milwaukee,WI,USA The agency says Wisconsin employers will need to change in many ways to adapt to the state's aging workforce. "Over the next 10 years, most employers will ... http://www.biztimes.com/news/2007/3/2/the-graying-of-milwaukee Keeping Seniors Active & In The Workforce Suffolk Life Newspapers - Riverhead,NY,USA ... the workforce due to several factors - including the aging of the Baby Boomer generation, lower birth rates for the generations immediately following, ... http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18050292&BRD=1776&PAG=461&dept_id=6365&rfi=6 Keep aging workers in workforce: Dodge CTV.ca - Scarborough,ON,Canada CALGARY -- Keeping older employees in the workforce longer is a critical challenge for businesses as they struggle with a growing labour shortage, ... http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070309/dodge_seniors_070309/20070309?hub=Canada US Businesses Not Prepared for Aging Workforce, Survey Shows ERE Media - New York,NY,USA The survey finds that more than 25% of US businesses have failed to plan for the effects of the aging American workforce, according to the national survey ... http://www.ere.net/inside-recruiting/news/us-businesses-not-prepared-for-aging-180404.asp