| Unemployment Insurance -- Reform |
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| Through the years, there have been a number of calls to reform the unemployment insurance program. These proposed reforms have included providing the program with additional funding, changing how that funding is used, and redirecting oversight of the program. More... |
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| The Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act |
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| Damages under the Family and Medical Leave Act |
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| Medical Leave Act of 1993) More... |
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| Federal Employees Covered Under the Labor-Management Relations Statute |
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| In 1962, federal employees were first granted the right to participate in collective bargaining through labor unions of their choice. That right was expanded and solidified in Title VII of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, known as the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute. More... |
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| Unemployment Insurance -- Financing -- Setting Taxes |
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| The federal-state unemployment insurance program is financed primarily by taxes collected from employers whose employees are protected by the program (and therefore entitled to collect benefits). Typically, these taxes are calculated as a percentage of the employer's payroll. The percentage, as well as the amount of the payroll taxed, however, may vary. More... |
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