State rules break up stay-home work force.
Byline: SHERRI BURI McDONALD The Register-Guard BLACHLY - In the four years that Migel Santana assembled miniature flashlights at his home for Laughing Rabbit Inc., a manufacturer in this tiny rural community about 40 miles west of Eugene, he never once thought of himself as an LRI...

The fair track to expanded free trade: making TAA benefits more accessible to American workers.
I. INTRODUCTION II. THE POLITICS OF U.S. TRADE LIBERALIZATION A. U.S. Trade Liberalization After Smoot-Hawley B. The Quid Pro Quo of Trade Adjustment Assistance for Fast Track Authority III. THE DEFECTIVE CERTIFICATION PROCESS AND UNSUITABLE SCHEME FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW A. DOL's Flawed Investigative Process B. The Inapt Scheme for...

Business briefs.
COLUMN: BUSINESS BRIEFS TELEGRAM & GAZETTE Bloomberg Index Central Massachusetts -1.44 178.24 Volume: 49,338,732 Up: 7 Down: 17 Unchanged: 8 Gainer: Providence and Worcester RR Co. $16.90 +$.36 ...

Mylott says cuts were shortsighted; Police search panel can't hire expert.
Byline: Matthew Bruun FITCHBURG - Mayor Dan H. Mylott said he was disappointed in the City Council for its failure to adopt his supplemental budget request this week. The council vote means the search committee looking for a new police chief will not have the...

Oregon economy turned down.
Byline: Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-Guard Weakness in nearly all of the areas tracked by the University of Oregon Index of Economic Indicators dragged the index down in November. The index, which follows eight measures of economic activity in the state, fell 0.3 percent to...

Canada: a workers' paradise? That depends which side of the Canada-U.S. border you're standing on.
Differences That Matter: Social Policy and the Working Poor in the united States and Canada Dan Zuberi Cornell University Press 230 pages ISBN 9780801444074, hardcover ISBN 9780801473128, softcover Poverty, it turns out, is a problem that can be solved by throwing money at it. When collective action...

Job may not last, but rules still stand.
Byline: On the Job by Dan Grinfas For The Register-Guard Question: If I hire a gentleman for a specific project that will last just a few months, is it true that I need not put him on my company payroll or treat him as an employee? I've...

BRIEFLY.
Byline: The Register-Guard Man sentenced to 10 years for store holdups A 41-year-old robbery suspect who blew a six-figure inheritance on a heroin habit was sentenced Thursday to more than 10 years in prison for two robberies in April. Steven Michael Hoffpauir, a...

I&I regroups: the events of Sept. 11 had a direct impact on several key segments. (Cover Story).
HE ISSUES that normally dominate any discussion regarding the industrial and institutional cleaning market--maintaining a steady workforce, keeping abreast of regulatory issues, dealing with the ongoing effects of consolidation and improving product efficacy--retreated into the background following the events of Sept. 11. The terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and...

Create policy to define job abandonment.
Byline: ON THE JOB by Bureau of Labor and Industries For The Register-Guard Question: One of our employees hasn't shown up for work in the past couple of days. Is this considered "job abandonment'? Will the employee be eligible for unemployment benefits? And when and how do...