Opinion: Work sharing could work for us
Economics, Policy — By Online Editor on April 23, 2010 at 11:30 AM(Los Angeles Times) Currently, firms mostly respond to weak demand by laying off workers. Under a work-sharing program, firms are encouraged by government policy to spread a small amount of the pain across many workers.
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