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The revised definition of "spouse" extends FMLA leave rights and job protections to eligible employees in a same-sex marriage or a common-law marriage entered into in a state where those statuses are legally recognized, regardless of the state in which the employee works or resides. [63]
Key employment statistics and ratios for December 2018 Number of persons in U.S. labor force and number employed. The gap is the number unemployed, which peaked at 15.4 million in October 2009 and fell to 7.4 million by November 2016.
The state of the economy is a large contributor to these numbers. In June, 2001 the unemployment rate was 4.6% [10] After 9/11/2001, the unemployment rate skyrocketed to 5.7% in November 2001 [11] and rose drastically in 2009 to 10% in October. [12] In September, 2015, unemployment is reported by the Labor Department to be at 5.1%. [12]
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) is the largest trade union of public employees in the United States. [2] It represents 1.3 million [ 1 ] public sector employees and retirees, including health care workers, corrections officers, sanitation workers, police officers, firefighters, [ 3 ] and childcare ...
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (the "WARN Act") is a U.S. labor law that protects employees, their families, and communities by requiring most employers with 100 or more employees to provide notification 60 calendar days in advance of planned closings and mass layoffs of employees. [1]
Gavin Christopher Newsom (born October 10, 1967) is an American politician and businessman serving since 2019 as the 40th governor of California.A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 49th lieutenant governor of California from 2011 to 2019 and the 42nd mayor of San Francisco from 2004 to 2011.
An employee contributes labour and expertise to an endeavor of an employer or of a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCB) [2] and is usually hired to perform specific duties which are packaged into a job.