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The Contingent Workforce and Public Decision Making

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 It suggests rethinking a range of laws and policies including employment rules, zoning, K12 education and health care due to the shift to the contingent workforce. " The article goes on to suggest that governments at all levels need to respond to the rapidly growing number of contingent (freelancers, contractors, temps, etc.)

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Book Review: Raw Deal - How the Uber Economy is Screwing American Workers

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Because of this dark side, we need better laws and protections for temps, contract workers and others being unfairly exploited or in need of more economic security.    The book closes with policy suggestions for making independent work less precarious.   And Raw Deal does a great job describing the dark side. 

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11 Halos - Part 3 (reporting & fans)

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Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs 11 Halos – Part 3 (reporting & fans) Friday, June 19, 2009 at 4:19 pm // By: // Category: Baseball Today, he drove to Tempe, to the Angels Tempe Diablo Stadium to report. Comments: 0 Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change?

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Grim Job Market Continues for Young Americans

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 The Economic Policy Institute's The Class of 2012 lays out how the job situation is for those 25 and younger. The grim job market is a key reason more young Americans are pursuing work as independents (temps, freelancers, etc.). The key data is the current unemployment rate for workers under the age of 25 is 16.4%.

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Spring Cleaning

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Tomorrow, down the hill to Tempe for an Angels’ Spring Training. I hope your trip to Tempe is awesome! Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change? And for the rest of today, my reward is that I can haul my knitting bag on over to Yavapai College and see how they do today on the diamond.

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11 Halos - Part 2 (signing day)

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He heads to Tempe in the morning for physical and workout. Maybe he’ll end up with the Milwaukee Brewers so I can root for him Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change? Contract and rookie league explained. Then gets his uniform and a plane ticket to head up to Orem, Utah on Sunday.

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More Canadians Becoming Freelancers

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Defining Small Business Innovation 2010 Top 10 Small Business Trends Intuit Future of Small Business Resources The Changing Face of Entrepreneurs The Connected World of Entrepreneurs Disclosure Policy Emergent Research works with corporate, government and non-profit clients. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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