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“Sequestration” refers to a process of automatic, largely across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently canceled to enforce certain budget policy goals. Most recently, sequestration was triggered by the Budget Control Act of 2011 (BCA; P.L. 112-25) an...

Many federally funded programs to assist unemployed workers are co-located and coordinated through state-run American Job Centers (AJCs; also known as One-Stop Career Centers). The specific set of benefits and services available to a worker through the AJC network varies by the worker’s

Self-employment is one potential pathway to exit a spell of unemployment. The regular Unemployment Compensation (UC) program generally requires unemployed workers to be actively seeking work and to be available for wage and salary jobs as a condition of eligibility for UC benefits. These

Click the PDF document for the draft of the minutes for the committee webinar held January 29, 2014.

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Will automation take away all our jobs? Probably not. But if we want a future where more of those jobs are decent and well-paying, we -- and our institutions -- need to rise to its challenge, says economist David Autor.   David Autor, Economist and Professor of Economics and ass...

A panel discussion among three states that have enacted Paid Family & Medical Leave, their successful practices and lessons learned along the way. Patrick W. Henning, NASWA Board Acting Secretary Director, California Employment Development Department   Suzan “Suzi” LeVine, ...

John Colbert is well known by the nations workforce leaders for his insights into Washington D.C.’s legislative and political arena. He will focus on current and upcoming legislation affecting workforce issues as well as provide insights into the political arena and what that means for the...