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| Tims Missouri Employment Law By Attorney Tim Willoughby http://www.timslaw.com |
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| "It is not a matter of right or wrong, it is not a matter of moral or immoral but a matter of manipulation". Feb. 11, 2003 By Anthony M. Streckfuss |
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| UNEMPLOYMENT **************************************************************** Unemployment or Unemployed: That of not being employed by another to earn a living or income to support your self or that of others you may be responsible for. (Definition by LUF) |
| * *** The Broad Reach of Long-Term Unemployment May 15, 2003 By Andrew Stettner & Jeffrey Wenger Long-term unemployment is the scourge of a declining economy. After the unemployment benefits run out, the bills are overdue, and the retirement fund is tapped, many Americans are still looking for jobs. Some people may believe that the long-term unemployed, those unemployed for more than six months, are not looking hard enough for work, do not have enough education, or are not good workers. The reality is that the long-term unemployed are better educated, older, and more likely to be professional workers. NationalEmolumentLawProject & EconomicPolicyInstitute |
| * *** Unemployed In America The Job Market, the Realities of Unemployment, and the Impact of Unemployment Benefits By Peter D. Hart Survey among 413 unemployed adults Conducted April 17 - 28, 2003 commissioned by NELP financial Hardships of Unemployment NationalEmploymentLawProject |
| Failing The Unemployed A State by State Examination of Unemployment Insurance Systems By Maurice Emsellem Jessica Goldberg Rick McHugh Wendell E. Primus Revecca Smith Jeffrey Wenger The U.S. unemployment insurance system, the primary safety net for workers in times of economic recession, is in need of significant repair. The current system, a state-by-state patchwork of policies and provisions, is rife with shortcomings and inequities. Perhaps the most important of these involves the difficulty many workers face in even qualifying for benefits. Unfortunately, those who are eligible to receive benefits sometimes find that the maximum benefit amount does not keep a family from falling into poverty. To make matters worse, unemployed workers and their families certainly aren't helped by the fact that benefits often run out long before firms begin to re-hire workers. Of course, states could protect workers by extending the benefit duration, but many states have not adopted the provisions necessary to weather an economic downturn like the one the economy is now experiencing. NELP |
| Unemployment Insurance Benefits Missouri HOW DO I START A CLAIM Missouri Department of Labor |
| Crisis of Long-Term Unemployment is Far From Over Now Reaching Most Segments of the Labor Market February 2003 By National Employment Law Project The rise in long-term joblessness shows no signs of subsiding, now reaching nearly all segments of society including professional and college-educated workers. Those who are unemployed and still looking for work after six months account for one-fifth (19.8%) of the nation's jobless as of January 2003, up from 14% on year earlier and 11.2% when the recession began in March 2001. While consistent with prior recessions, the increase in long-term joblessness contrast conspicuously with the absence of federal policies that respond proportionately to the severity of the problem. Most notably, Congress and the President failed to enact legislation in January that would have provided additional extended unemployment benefits to those workers who reached the maximum 13-weeks available under the federal program. By comparison, the program enacted during the recession of the 1990's provided a minimum of 20 to 26 weeks of extended benefits for a 14-month period. In addition, the extension continued for 29 months, compared with the current program that is scheduled to expire in May after operating for just 15 months. Instead of expanding the extended benefits program, the Administration's budget proposes "personal reemployment accounts" (PRA), an initiative that would provide "reemployment bonuses" and other services for workers to find work more quickly. However, the empirical research on reemployment bonuses and other key elements of the program raise serious concerns about their effectiveness, especially now when long-term joblessness keeps rising and limited jobs are being created. What follows is an analysis of the latest figures documenting the steady rise in long-term joblessness, the impact of long-term unemployment across different segments of the labor market, the significant increase in the number of workers who are now exhausting their state unemployment benefits, and the vast numbers of those left without any extended unemployment benefits as a result of the limited federal program. The analysis was prepared to help call attention to the depth of the problem of long-term joblessness and the urgent need for more adequate federal policy initiatives. National Employment Law Project |
| * Street Cornor, Incorporated By Christopher D. Cook March/April 2002 Providing workers to do the dirtiest, riskiest jobs has become a big business. One corporation has cornered the market and is squeezing millions from its day-labor temps. MotherJones.com |
| Unemployment Insurance Benefits Missouri FILING OF BENEFIT CLAIMS Missouri Department of Labor |
| Failing The Unemployed A state by state examination of unemployment insurance systems The U.S. unemployment insurance system, the primary safety net for workers in times of economic recession, is in need of significant repair. The current system, a state-by-state patchwork of policies and provisions, is rife with shortcomings and inequities. Perhaps the most important of these involves the difficulty many workers face in even qualifying for benefits. Unfortunately, those who are eligible to receive benefits sometimes find that the maximum benefit amount does not keep a family form falling into poverty. Economic Pollicy Institute |
| Extended Unemployment Insurance Benefits On January 8, 2003, the U.S. Congress passed legislation that extends the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation (TEUC) Program. About.com |
| Unemployment Insurance Benefits Missouri This guide provides information about your rights and responsibilities while filing for Unemployment Insurance benefits. This material does not have the effect of law or regulation. It may, however, answer many questions you might have while filing your claim. MissouriUnemployment |
| Missouri Division of Labor Standards All public bodies of Missouri contemplating construction work must get an Annual Wage Order from Labor Standers. The Annual Wage Order lists the prevailing wage rates on public construction projects in each county. The rates must be incorporated into the contract specifications for the job. This is the minimum wage rate required for the project. Employees are free to bargain for a higher rate of pay. Employers are free to pay a higher rate of pay. Missouri Department of Labor |
| * Temp Work and Unemployment Insurance -- Helping Employees at Temporary Staffing and Employee Leasing Agencies: When may an employee be denied unemployment benefits between jobs? August 2001 What is a temp agency? Temp agencies, sometimes called "employee leasing" or "temporary staffing" agencies, act as labor intermediaries, hiring employees who are then sent out to work for another firm, the "third party employer" . A third party employer may send job applicants to a temporary agency, which acts as the employee's "employer", paying wages and taxes while the employee actually works for the third party, often on the company's property. National Employment Law Project |
| Unemployment and Falling Wages Are Here to Stay May 29, 2003 A number of distinctive features in the current levels of unemployment indicate that high rates of joblessness pressure on wages will be greater than in comparable downturns. Employment and wage gains made during 1990's, when the economy generated 300,000 to 400,000 new jobs every month, are disappearing. LaborResearch.org |
| Government's Assault on Freedom to Work By Thomas J. DiLorenzo This essay suggests ways of thinking about one of the most important economic freedoms-the freedom to earn a living. Economic freedom may be defined generally as the freedom to trade or to engage in any consensual economic activity. In the context of the labor market, economic freedom means the freedom of an employee or a group of employees to "trade" labor services in return for remuneration. LibertyHavaen |
| Unemployment Insurance This section discusses whether good cause for leaving the most recent work exists when an individual leaves work due to dissatisfaction with wages or the various elements of time. If a collective bargaining agreement exists, see Section VQ 475. EmploymentDevelopmentDepartment |
| The Local area Unemployment Crisis June 2002 By Andre Neveu The economy continued its nationwide decline in 2001, and many more communities fell further off the pace. Unemployment rose across the country in dozens of counties and cities with unemployment rates from 9% to more than 20 %. As the economy continues to struggle toward recovery, jobs are more difficult to come by, and the areas that are already the worst off will have little chance at improvement. EmploymentPoliciesInstitute |
| Model Employment Termination Act Except as agreed otherwise in specific contract, employers have had the power to fire employees "at-will" in American common law. The "at-will" doctrine requires no justification for dismissing anybody. This rule pertained at least the middle of the 19th century until the seventh decade of the 20th century. In the 1970's the American common law of employment began a drastic change. Cases flooded the courts in the 1980's. In almost every jurisdiction in the United States, the "at-will" doctrine suffered attrition in the courts. In nearly every state, employees are able to sue employers under one or another theory of wrongful termination of employment, and to obtain legal relief for that termination if the termination can be found wrongful. In some jurisdictions, extraordinarily large damage have been awarded. UniformLawCommissioners |