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An extensive collection of key workplace federal documents from the Commission on Family and Medical Leave, Congressional Budget Office, Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs, Department of Labor Special Reports, Dunlop Commission, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Glass Ceiling Commission, Women's Bureau, and more.
The Key Workplace Documents series was established by Stuart Basefsky, an Information Specialist and Instructor at Catherwood Library and Director of the IWS News Bureau for the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS). Content for the series is currently selected by librarians and staff of the Catherwood Library.
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Spreadsheet of Dunlop Commission Testimonies and Reports
(2008-01-03)A complete listing of all documents related to the Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations (or Dunlop Commission) housed on Digital Commons. The spreadsheet is sortable by title, author, document type, and ... -
Worker Participation in Employer-Sponsored Pensions: A Fact Sheet
(2017-02-27)This fact sheet provides data on the percentage of U.S. workers who have access to and who participate in employer-sponsored pension plans. The data are from the National Compensation Survey (NCS), conducted by the Bureau ... -
Private Pensions: Timely Action Needed to Address Impending Multiemployer Plan Insolvencies
(2013-03-01)Multiemployer pension plans—created by collective bargaining agreements including more than one employer—cover more than 10 million workers and retirees, and are insured by the PBGC. In recent years, as a result of investment ... -
Older Workers: Phased Retirement Programs, Although Uncommon, Provide Flexibility for Workers and Employers
(2017-06-01)[Excerpt] As the large baby boomer generation retires, the workforce will lose much of their knowledge and experience. Encouraging phased retirement, in which older workers reduce their work hours with their current employer ... -
Health Insurance Basics: Roles for the Market and Government in Providing, Financing, and Regulating Private Insurance Coverage
(2007-09-18)[Excerpt] Both the market and government have important roles in ensuring the availability, affordability, and adequacy of private health insurance. These roles complement one another, but even together the market and ... -
Spending by Employers on Health Insurance: A Data Brief
(2007-10-10)[Excerpt] To attract and maintain a skilled workforce, many businesses provide health insurance and other benefits for their employees. As the cost of health insurance rises, employers face a growing challenge paying for ... -
Spending by Consumers on Health Care and Health Insurance: A Data Brief
(2007-12-21)Over the 20-year period from 1986 to 2005, health care accounted for 5.4% of consumer spending, on average. According to data from the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CES), health care accounted for 5.7% of consumer spending ... -
Health Care Spending: Context and Policy
(2007-10-02)[Excerpt] The United States spends a large and growing share of national income on health care. In 2007, health spending is expected to approach $2.3 trillion and account for more than 16% of gross domestic product (GDP). ... -
Analyzing the Impact of Trade in Services on the U.S. Labor Market: The Response of Service Sector Employment to Exchange Rate Changes
(2010-09-24)[Excerpt] The size of the service sector and growing trade in services present the possibility that international trade in services could affect labor market outcomes in the U.S. Yet, very little is known about the impact ... -
Federal Workforce Statistics Sources: OPM and OMB
(2020-03-25)[Excerpt] According to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the federal workforce is composed of an estimated 2.1 million civilian workers. Several federal agencies collect, compile, and publish statistics about this ...
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