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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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Cornell/ILR School
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# posted by SBasefsky : 3:06 PM

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

CBO Testimony

Statement of Robert A. Sunshine
Assistant Director for Budget Analysis

Estimated Costs of U.S. Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and of Other Activities Related to the War on Terrorism

before the Committee on Budget
U.S. House of Representatives
July 31, 2007
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdoc.cfm?index=8497&type=0
or
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/84xx/doc8497/07-30-WarCosts_Testimony.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]

[excerpt]
Funding to Date

Since September 2001, the Congress has appropriated $602 billion for military operations and other activities related to Iraq, Afghanistan, and the war on terrorism. In addition, although not explicitly appropriated for that purpose, an estimated $2 billion has been spent by the VA for war-related benefits. Specific appropriations, which averaged about $93 billion a year from 2003 through 2005, have risen to $120 billion in 2006 and $170 billion in 2007.

According to CBO's estimates, about $533 billion of the appropriated sums has been allocated for U.S. military operations and other activities carried out by the Department of Defense (DoD). The department's 2007 appropriation for those purposes$165 billionaccounts for more than a quarter of its budget for the year. The Defense Department is currently obligating an average of almost $11 billion a month for expenses related to its operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and for other activities related to the war on terrorism. Most of that sum (more than $9 billion per month) is related to operations in Iraq.

Of the $602 billion in total appropriations, approximately $30 billion has been provided to establish, train, and equip indigenous security forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, and about $39 billion has been appropriated for reconstruction and relief efforts, diplomatic and consular operations, embassy construction, economic support, and foreign aid. Including both specific appropriations and other costs incurred by the VA, a total of almost $3 billion has been provided for medical care and other VA programs to assist former service members affected by their participation in operations related to the war on terrorism.
Cost of the Increase in Force Levels

CBO projected the cost of the recent increase in the number of troops deployed to Iraq and also estimated the total amount of funding that would be required through 2017 to sustain U.S. forces in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other locations involved in the war on terrorism. Compared with DoD's previously announced plans for 2007, CBO estimates that an additional 30,000 to 40,000 personnel from the four military services have been deployed on the ground in the Iraq theater. Those additional troops will cost about $10 billion, $22 billion, or $40 billion, respectively, depending on whether that increase is sustained for four months, 12 months, or 24 months.

Projected Costs over 10 Years

In addition, CBO projected the costs through 2017 of all activities associated with operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the war on terrorism on the basis of two scenarios provided by Chairman Spratt. Because the Defense Department does not report detailed operational statistics, these estimates are rough approximations based on current funding and force levels.

In the first scenario, the number of personnel deployed on the ground for the war on terrorism would be reduced from the 2007 average of about 210,000 to 30,000 by the beginning of 2010 and then remain at that level through 2017.(1) CBO estimates that the cost to the U.S. government under this scenario would range from $481 billion to $603 billion over the 20082017 period, depending on how long the current personnel level in Iraq is sustained (see Table 1).

In the second scenario, the number of personnel deployed to Iraq and other locations associated with the war on terrorism would decline more gradually, from an average of 210,000 in 2007 to 75,000 by the start of 2013 and then remain at that level through 2017. CBO estimates that total costs to the government under this scenario would range from $924 billion to $1,010 billion over the 20082017 period, again depending on how long the current personnel level in Iraq is sustained.

AND MUCH MORE....
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

****************************************
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Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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# posted by SBasefsky : 2:49 PM

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

Foundation for Child Development

International Comparisons of Child Well-Being The United States and Four English-Speaking Countries [17 July 2007]
http://www.fcd-us.org/usr_doc/2007CWIIntlReport.pdf
[full-text, 17 pages]

Includes numerous CHARTS and TABLES.....

CHARTS
http://www.fcd-us.org/usr_doc/CWI_Intl-ChartsofIndicators.ppt

Presentation
http://www.fcd-us.org/usr_doc/CWI_Intl_Ken_Land_Presentation.ppt

Press Release
2007 Child Well-Being Index (CWI) Special Focus Report on International [17 July 2007]
Published: July 2007
http://www.fcd-us.org/resources/resources_show.htm?doc_id=510642

This analysis compares the United States to the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. By comparing the United States to other industrialized, English-speaking countries, the report provides a more accurate baseline for comparison than other international assessments of child well-being. These Anglophone countries share a common language, similar cultural heritage, as well as comparable political and economic cultures. The report assembles 19 key international indicators of child well-being within seven domains of social life.

Released at a July 17, 2007 event at the New America Foundation, 2007 Child Well-Being Index (CWI) Special Focus Report on International Comparisons finds that American children are generally in the middle of the pack in terms of their overall well-being; but there are serious deficiencies in key areas.

According to Dr. Kenneth Land of Duke University, the primary author of the report, "No country outscores the United States on all domains of child and youth well-being, but our comparison of five Anglophone countries show deficiencies in U.S. child well being. This report highlights the need for continuing public and private sector efforts to support and enhance the well-being of children and youth living in households with limited economic resources in the United States."

The report finds:

* The percent of households without an employed adult is lower in the United States than in all comparison countries. However, poverty rates are higher in the United States than in all comparison countries.

* Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom have better outcomes than the United States in the Health domain. Relatively high rates of infant mortality and children who are overweight and obese disadvantage the United States in this domain.

* Teen birth rates in Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand are lower than in the United States. This indicator is a key figure in the Safety/Behavioral Concerns domain.

* The United States has a relatively high proportion of young adults who complete high school and obtain baccalaureate degrees. However, the proportion of children who attend preschool is lower in the United States than in all countries except the United Kingdom.

* 15-year old American students scored lower in mathematics and reading than their counterparts in all comparison countries on internationally administered standardized tests, leading to a last place finish in the Educational Attainment domain.

Ruby Takanishi, President of the Foundation for Child Development, commented "Children's well-being in all countries rests on shared responsibilities among families, communities, and government. This Child Well-Being Index (CWI) analysis shows that Americans must find better ways to balance family and social responsibility for future generations. We have much to learn about how other countries achieve this balance. Our national security depends upon it."

According to David Gray, Director of the Workforce and Family Program at the New America Foundation, "The study shows we do well in some areas, but we need to sharpen our focus to better address the challenges our children face. Parents and community institutions are doing well in serving our children, but policymakers need to do more to help our children get off to a good start."

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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

****************************************
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Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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# posted by SBasefsky : 2:40 PM

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

EEOC

SUBWAY FRANCHISE TO PAY $166,500 FOR DISABILITY BIAS, JURY RULES IN EEOC LAWSUIT [27 July 2007]
Former Area Supervisor with Hearing Impairment Wins Harassment Case
http://www.eeoc.gov/press/7-27-07.html

DALLAS The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has received a favorable jury verdict of $166,500 in a disability harassment lawsuit brought against a Subway restaurant franchise, BobRich Enterprises, Inc., on behalf of a female manager who was discriminated against and forced to resign because of her hearing impairment.

The Dallas jury of five women and two men awarded former area supervisor Tammy Gitsham $66,500 for lost wages and emotional harm and an additional $100,000 in punitive damages in the EEOC's suit under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division (Case No. 3-05-CV-1928M, before Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn). The EEOC charged in the case that Subway Owner Robert Suarez and one of his managers subjected Gitsham to a disability-based hostile work environment, including teasing and name-calling, because she is hearing impaired and wears hearing aids.

The jury verdict followed the presentation of evidence by the EEOC that Gitsham was forced to resign her position after both the owner and human resources/training manager repeatedly mocked her privately and in front of other employees, creating a hostile workplace, with taunts such as: "Read My Lips" and "Can you hear me now?" and "You got your ears on?"

"I am very happy with the judgment," said Gitsham, commenting on the verdict. "It is important for people to realize that they don't have to put up with this type of mean-spirited treatment from business owners. I feel that I can now move on with my life."

According to the EEOC, BobRich Enterprises, Inc. has owned and operated as many as 20 Subway stores throughout the Dallas metroplex. Gitsham worked as an area supervisor for Subway, managing between five and 10 stores throughout the metroplex during her year and a half of employment at the franchise.

EEOC's Dallas Regional Attorney Robert Canino said, "As our nation observes the 17th anniversary of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act, this case should remind employers of their legal obligation to promote discrimination-free workplaces for people with disabilities. Humiliating an excellent and loyal employee because of a disability is more than just bad behavior, it is bad business. This company should have been as focused on creating a healthy work environment as it was on making a healthy sandwich."

The ADA, enacted on July 26, 1990, prohibits private employers, state and local governments, employment agencies, and labor unions from discriminating against qualified individuals with disabilities in job application procedures, hiring, firing, advancement, compensation, job training, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.

EEOC Supervisory Trial Attorney Suzanne M. Anderson said, "All individuals deserve the freedom to compete and advance in the workplace on a level playing field -- including individuals with disabilities. Employers should proactively prevent disability discrimination by putting policies and procedures in place to ensure that employees and managers clearly understand and abide by the letter and spirit of the law."

Since Fiscal Year 1992, when the ADA's employment provisions became effective, the EEOC has received more than 235,000 charge filings alleging disability discrimination, filed more than 700 ADA lawsuits, and obtained approximately $665 million in total monetary relief for charging parties.

The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination based on race, color, gender (including sexual harassment and pregnancy), religion, national origin, age, disability and retaliation. Further information about the EEOC is available on its web site at < http://www.eeoc.gov/>
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

****************************************
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************

# posted by SBasefsky : 11:31 AM

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX-JUNE 2007 [31 July 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/eci.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/eci.pdf
[full-text, 22 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/eci.supp.toc.htm

Total compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.9 percent from March to
June 2007, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department
of Labor reported today. This was about the same as the 0.8 percent increase for
the December 2006 to March 2007 period. Wages and salaries rose 0.8 percent from March
to June 2007, compared with 1.1 percent for the previous quarter. Benefit costs
increased 1.3 percent, up from 0.1 percent during the previous three-month period.
The Employment Cost Index (ECI), a component of the National Compensation Survey,
measures quarterly changes in compensation costs, which include wages, salaries, and
employer costs for employee benefits for civilian workers (nonfarm private industry
and state and local government).

Wage and salary costs, which account for 70 percent of total civilian compensation
costs, were responsible for 63 percent of the increase in compensation costs for
this quarter. In state and local government, wages and salaries make up 67 percent
of total compensation but were responsible for only 47 percent of the increase in
compensation. Benefit increases in state and local government accounted for a larger
portion of the change this quarter due primarily to increases in defined benefit
retirement plans and health benefits.

Quarterly changes, seasonally adjusted

For private industry, compensation costs rose 0.9 percent from March to June 2007,
compared to 0.6 percent for the prior quarter, while state and local government costs
increased 1.1 percent, compared to 1.3 percent for the quarter ended March 2007.
(See tables A and 1.)

AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....

______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

****************************************
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************

# posted by SBasefsky : 11:25 AM

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS: JUNE 2007 [31 July 2007]
REVISED ESTIMATES: 2004 THROUGH MAY 2007
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/pinewsrelease.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2007/pdf/pi0607.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2007/xls/pi0607.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2007/pihighlights.pdf

Personal income increased $51.7 billion, or 0.4 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI)
increased $42.1 billion, or 0.4 percent, in June, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $11.1 billion, or 0.1 percent. In May, personal
income increased $50.5 billion, or 0.4 percent, DPI increased $41.1 billion, or 0.4 percent, and PCE
increased $62.5 billion, or 0.6 percent, based on revised estimates.

AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....

______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

****************************************
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************

# posted by SBasefsky : 8:37 AM

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)

August 2007
EBRI Issue Brief #308
Paperback, 40 pp.

401(k) Plan Asset Allocation, Account Balances, and Loan Activity in 2006 [31 July 2007]
http://www.ebri.org/publications/ib/index.cfm?fa=ibDisp&content_id=3838
or
Press Release
http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR_773_31July07.pdf

Executive Summary

The average 401(k) retirement account rose for the fourth consecutive year in 2006. Propelled by strong stock market returns, the average 401(k) account increased 17 percent in 2006, according to the annual update of the EBRI/ICI 401(k) database. The EBRI/ICI analysis is based on the largest compilation of data on participants in 401(k) plans, which now are the primary retirement savings vehicle for the vast majority of working Americans covered by retirement plans.

Because 401(k) balances can fluctuate with market returns from year-to-year, meaningful analysis of 401(k) plans must examine how participants' accounts have performed over the long term. Looking at consistent participants in the EBRI/ICI 401(k) database over the seven-year period from 1999 to 2006 (which included one of the worst bear markets for stocks since the Great Depression):

--> The average 401(k) account balance increased at an annual growth rate of 8.7 percent over the period, to $121,202 at year-end 2006.

--> The median 401(k) account balance (half above, half below) increased at an annual growth rate of 15.1 percent over the period, to $66,650 at year-end 2006.

The bulk of 401(k) assets is invested in stocks. On average, at year-end 2006, about two-thirds of 401(k) participants' assets are invested in equity securities through equity funds, the equity portion of balanced funds, and company stock. About one-third is in fixed-income securities such as stable value investments and bond and money market funds. These relative shares have changed little over the past 11 years.

401(k) participants continue to seek diversification of their investments. The share of 401(k) accounts invested in company stock continues to shrink, falling by 2 percentage points (to 11 percent) in 2006. That continued a steady decline that started in 1999. Recently hired 401(k) participants contribute to this trend: they are less likely to hold employer stock.

New employees embrace lifestyle/lifecycle funds. Across all age groups, more new or recent hires are investing their 401(k) assets in balanced funds, including "lifestyle" or "lifecycle" funds. At year-end 2006, 24 percent of the account balances of recently hired participants in their 20s were invested in balanced funds, compared with 19 percent in 2005, and about 7 per-cent in 1998.

Participants' 401(k) loan activity is modest. In 2006, 18 percent of all 401(k) participants eligible for loans had taken a loan against their 401(k) account. Most loans tend to be small, amounting, on average, to 12 percent of the remaining account balance.

______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

****************************************
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************

# posted by SBasefsky : 8:32 AM

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

ETUI-REHS

European Economic and Employment Policy Brief:
No. 3 2007
ISSN 1782]2165

No vacation nation USA a comparison of leave and holiday in OECD countries [4 July 2007]
http://www.etui-rehs.org/research/media/files/eeepb/2007/3_2007
[full-text, 18 pages]

[excerpt]
Introduction
Average annual working hours are substantially shorter in European countries and elsewhere in the world's advanced economies than they are in the United States. One important reason for the difference is that
workers in the United States are less likely to receive paid annual leave and paid public holidays, and those U.S. workers that do receive paid time off generally receive far less than their counterparts in comparable
economies.

This report reviews the most recently available data from a range of national and international sources on statutory requirements for paid leave and paid public holidays in 21 rich countries (16 European countries,
Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, and the United States). In addition to our finding that the United States is the only country in the group that does not require employers to provide paid leave, we note that almost every other rich country has also established legal rights to paid public holidays over and above paid leave.

AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES & CHARTS....

See Press Release (4 July 2007)
ENJOY YOUR SUMMER HOLIDAYS: YOU ARE EUROPEAN
http://www.etui-rehs.org/en/about_etui_rehs/press/press_releases

The USA is the only OECD country that does not guarantee its workers paid annual leave. As a result, US workers are less likely to receive paid annual leave or paid public holidays, and those that do generally receive far less than their counterparts in comparable world economies. European Union member states and other European countries have all established a legal right to at least 20 days of paid leave per year. Some states offer as many as 30 days. On top of this most European states offer paid public holidays. The USA has no statutory provision for paid public holidays. These are some of the findings to come from a report entitled "No-vacation nation USA - a comparison of leave and holiday in OECD countries", written by Rebecca Ray and John Schmitt from the Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington D.C. The findings are today published in the ETUI-REHS's European Economic and Employment Policy Brief 03/2007.

The authors describe the substantial differences in workers' entitlements to paid leave and public holidays across the OECD. They estimate that as many as one in four US private sector workers lack any form of paid leave. Even when entitlements provided 'voluntarily' by employers are taken into account, entitlements are much lower than in European countries and they are much more unequally distributed across different categories of workers.

Notes to editors: European Economic and Employment Policy Briefs (EEEPBs) are published six to eight times a year by the ETUI-REHS. The aim of EEEPBs is to provide readers with short, critical, policy-oriented analyses of topical issues relating to European employment and the economy. Policy briefs cover research that is conducted by the both ETUI-REHS and by its cooperation partners.

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World Bank &
Center for Global Development

Inexcusable Absence: Why 60 Million Girls Still Aren't In School and What to do About It
http://www.cgdev.org/content/publications/detail/11898/
(Scroll down to bottom for full-text access by Chapter)

Press Release
Most Out-of-School Girls from Excluded Minority Groups, Says Book
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:21423991~pagePK:64257043~piPK:437376~theSitePK:4607,00.html

July 27, 2007Three quarters of the millions of girls worldwide who don't go to school belong to ethnic, religious, linguistic, racial or other minority groups excluded from mainstream society.

That's the key finding of a new book, Inexcusable Absence: Why 60 million girls still aren't in school and what to do about it, published by the Center for Global Development and launched June 21 in Washington, DC.

The book highlights the often vast differences between girls from minority and majority groups in enrolling in and completing schoola previously neglected phenomenon, says Maureen A. Lewis, acting chief economist for the Bank's human development network.
.
"Everyone we've talked to has been quite amazed by it, because it's not on the radar screen," says Lewis, who co-authored the book with former Bank Education Sector Manager Marlaine E. Lockheed.

While girls are catching up to and even surpassing boys in school in many countries, girls from excluded minority groups remain at the bottom in terms of education.

The number of out-of-school girls worldwide has fallen from 60 million to an estimated 43 million in 2006, but the problem persists in countries where minorities are economically and socially disadvantaged, and women are secluded.

Most out-of-school girls live in Africa (47 percent) and South Asia (25 percent), but in Latin America girls from minority groups represent the highest proportion of out-of-school girls..

In Guatemala, a lower-middle-income country, 62 percent of Spanish-speaking girls but only 26 percent of indigenous, non-Spanish-speaking girls complete primary school.

Girls from the Hill Tribes of Lao PDR, a low income country, complete fewer than two years of schooling, while girls from the dominant ethnic group living in urban communities go to school an average of eight years, the same number as their brothers.

Only 9 percent of Roma girls in the Slovak Republic, an upper-middle-income country, go to secondary school, compared with 54 percent of Slovak girls.

Benefits of Closing the Education Gender Gap

Studies have shown that closing the education gender gap has a positive impact on economic growth. Educated girls are more likely to enter the work force, earn higher incomes, delay marriage, plan their families, and seek an education for their own children.

In contrast, lack of education and skills makes it much harder for girls and their families to rise out of deep poverty and to protect themselves from domestic violence and HIV/AIDS.

"With its positive impacts on economic and social development, countries cannot afford to neglect girls' education," say Lewis and Lockheed.

But minority parents often have not gone to school themselves and are less likely to see school as important, especially in places where the quality of education is poor, the school itself is in bad condition, or teachers are frequently absent, notes Lewis.
.
Parents also fear their daughters won't be safe or will be mistreated at school. They may want them to help out at home, or not "see any reason why a girl would need to leave," Lewis says.

"It's a combination of them not wanting to be part of the larger society in some cases, and in other cases, they're discriminated against," she says.

Tailored Solutions

"If you want to reach this group, you can't do more of the same," she adds. "You've got to tailor things better, and that makes it more expensive and more difficult," says Lewis.,

One solution eases fears among the Roma of Eastern Europe by allowing mothers to attend school with small children.

Schools in Rajasthan, India, have hired part-time workers to escort girls from excluded groups to and from school.

Conditional cash transfers assist families that send children to school in Bangladesh, Ecuador, and Mexico, and other countries.

And in Chile, targeting resources to low-performing schools significantly reduced the achievement gap between indigenous and non-indigenous children.

Other interventions could include:
   * Altering education policies and addressing discrimination
   * Expanding options for schooling, such as nonformal schools and distance learning
   * Improving the quality and relevance of schools and classrooms
   * Supporting compensatory preschool and in-school programs
   * Creating incentives for households to send girls to school

But getting to school is in itself not enough, Lewis points out.

"Are they actually learning anything? Is the teacher there? Those kinds of things are as important as whether they actually go to school." The book observes that once in school, excluded girls tend to perform as well as excluded boys, and often surpass them on test of learning.

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Mobidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
56(29);737-740
July 27, 2007

Types of Alcoholic Beverages Usually Consumed by Students in 9th--12th Grades --- Four States, 2005
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5629a3.htm?s_cid=mm5629a3_x
or
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5629.pdf
[see page 737]

[excerpt]
Excessive alcohol consumption contributes to approximately 4,500 deaths* among underage youths in the United States each year (e.g., from homicides, motor-vehicle crashes, and suicides) and an average of 60 years of life lost per death (1). However, little is known about the specific types of alcoholic beverages consumed by youths. These data are important because numerous evidence-based strategies for reducing underage drinking rates are beverage-specific, including increasing alcohol excise taxes and increasing restrictions on the distribution and sale of alcoholic beverages. To examine types of alcoholic beverages usually consumed by students in 9th--12th grades, CDC analyzed 2005 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) data from the four state surveys that included a question on the type of alcohol consumed (Arkansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Wyoming). This report describes the results of that analysis, which indicated that liquor (e.g., bourbon, rum, scotch, vodka, or whiskey) was the most prevalent type of alcoholic beverage usually consumed among students in 9th--12th grades who reported current alcohol use or binge drinking. These findings suggest that considering beverage-specific alcohol consumption by youths is important when developing alcohol-control policies, specifically those related to the price and availability of particular types of alcoholic beverages.

AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....

[Thanks to Shirl Kennedy at Docuticker.com for the tip].
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GAO-07-816
AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE [30 July 2007]
Additional HHS Assistance Needed to Help States Reduce the Proportion in Care
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/110/GAO%20rpt%20Af%20Am%20and%20Foster%20Care.pdf
[full-text, 87 pages]

What GAO Found

A higher rate of poverty is among several factors contributing to the higher proportion of African American children entering and remaining in foster care. Families living in poverty have greater difficulty accessing housing, mental health, and other services needed to keep families stable and children safely at home. Bias or cultural misunderstandings and distrust between child welfare decision makers and the families they serve are also viewed as contributing to children's removal from their homes into foster care. African American children also stay in foster care longer because of difficulties in recruiting adoptive parents and a greater reliance on relatives to provide foster care who may be unwilling to terminate the parental rights of the child's parentas required in adoptionor who need the financial subsidy they receive while the child is in foster care.
Most states we surveyed reported using strategies intended to address these issues, such as involving families in decisions, building community supports, and broadening the search for relatives to care for children. HHS provides information and technical assistance, but states reported that they had limited capacity to analyze data and formulate strategies, and states we visited told us they relied on assistance from universities or others.
States reported that the ability to use federal funding for family support services was helpful in keeping African American children safely at home and that federal subsidies for adoptive parents helped move children out of foster care. However, they also expressed concerns about the inability to use federal child welfare funds to provide subsidies to legal guardians. As an alternative to adoption, subsidized guardianship is considered particularly promising for helping African American children exit from foster care. States were also concerned about the lack of flexibility to use federal foster care funds to provide services for families, although states can use other federal funds for this purpose if they consider it a priority.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, July 30, 2007
Contact: J. Jioni Palmer or Matthew Beck (202) 225-8933
McDermott Contact: Mike DeCesare (202) 225-3106

Rangel and McDermott Highlight Need to Reduce the High Number of African American Children in Foster Care
New Report Shows Significant Over-Representation of African American Children in Foster Care System

WASHINGTON, D.C.Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel released a report today from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) which shows that African American children are twice as likely to enter foster care than White children, even though children of all races are equally as likely to suffer from abuse and neglect. The report also found that Black children remain in foster care longer than other children.

"Every foster child dreams of a permanent home. For far too many African American children, this is a dream deferred," Rangel said in response to the GAO report. "We need to work to reduce barriers to permanency for all foster children, but such an effort is particularly necessary for Black children. The GAO report highlights several reforms that might make a positive difference, including providing federal assistance for relatives providing permanent homes for foster children."

The GAO report found that a variety of factors contribute to the disproportionate number of African American children in foster care, including poverty (which often reduces access to supportive services for families), racial bias in the reporting of neglect and abuse, and limited permanent placement options.

"A child's need for a permanent home is not dictated by the color of his or her skin. And yet this report clearly confirms that African American children are much more likely to be stuck in foster care limbo than other children," said Representative Jim McDermott, the Chairman of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support, which has jurisdiction over the foster care system. "We should evaluate GAO's suggested remedies and then build a consensus for action."

The report specifically recommended that Congress amend federal law to provide federal reimbursement for legal guardianship, similar to that currently provided for adoption. Such guardianship payments would go to relatives who want to permanently care for a child but may find it difficult to adopt because they do not want to formally terminate the parental rights of their kin. According to the GAO, African American children are more likely to be placed with relatives while in foster care than White children.

To read a copy of the GAO report, < http://waysandmeans.congressnewsletter.net/mail/util.cfm?mailaction=clickthru&gpiv=1999939975.12164.59&gen=1&mailing_linkid=4975 > click here.
To learn more about what the Ways and Means Committee is doing about foster care issues, < http://waysandmeans.congressnewsletter.net/mail/util.cfm?mailaction=clickthru&gpiv=1999939975.12164.59&gen=1&mailing_linkid=4976 > click here.

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# posted by SBasefsky : 12:27 PM

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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
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Federal Reserve Board (FRB)
Finance and Economics Discussion Series

Employer-to-Employer Flows in the United States: Estimates Using Linked Employer-Employee Data [July 2007]
Melissa Bjelland, Bruce Fallick, John Haltiwanger, and Erika McEntarfer
2007-30
http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/feds/2007/200730/200730abs.html
or
http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/feds/2007/200730/200730pap.pdf
[full-text, 45 pages]

Abstract: We use administrative data linking workers and firms to study employer-to-employer flows. After discussing how to identify such flows in quarterly data, we investigate their basic empirical patterns. We find that the pace of employer-to-employer flows is high, representing about 4 percent of employment and 30 percent of separations each quarter. The pace of employer-to-employer flows is highly procyclical, and varies systematically across worker, job and employer characteristics. Our findings regarding job tenure and earnings dynamics suggest that for those workers moving directly to new jobs, the new jobs are generally better jobs; however, this pattern is highly procyclical. There are rich patterns in terms of origin and destination of industries. We find somewhat surprisingly that more than half of the workers making employer-to-employer transitions switch even broadly-defined industries (NAICS super-sectors).

Keywords: Employer-to-employer flows, jobs flows, worker flows, turnover
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# posted by SBasefsky : 12:10 PM

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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
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________________________________________________________________________

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)

Job satisfaction and labour market mobility [10 July 2007]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0710.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2007/10/en/1/ef0710en.pdf
[full-text, 53 pages]

Author:
Fasang, Anette; Geerdes, Sara; Schömann, Klaus; Siarov, Liuben

Summary:
The European Year of Mobility 2006 recognises that geographic and job mobility raises flexibility in the labour market and may contribute to job growth in the European Union. It is frequently claimed that the European Employment Strategy focuses mainly on creating more jobs and less effort is devoted to creating better jobs. A useful measure for the quality of jobs is job satisfaction one of the major focuses of this research report. In particular, the relationship between job satisfaction and different indicators of labour market mobility are analysed, as both constitute important elements of the European employment strategy.

CONTENTS
Introduction
1. Labour market mobility as a factor in job satisfaction
2. Extent of job satisfaction in the EU
3. Drivers of job satisfaction
4. Conclusions
Bibliography
Annexes
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# posted by SBasefsky : 2:41 PM

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________________________________________________________________________

Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

Employment and Trends of Federal Civilian Workforce Statistics January 2007 [23 July 2007]
http://www.opm.gov/feddata/html/2007/january/index.asp

See also --
http://www.opm.gov/feddata/html/empt.asp
and
http://www.opm.gov/feddata/index.asp

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# posted by SBasefsky : 2:33 PM

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Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics

OLDER AMERICANS UPDATE 2006: KEY INDICATORS OF WELL-BEING [10 July 2007]
http://www.agingstats.gov/agingstatsdotnet/Main_Site/Data/Data_2006.aspx
or
http://www.agingstats.gov/agingstatsdotnet/Main_Site/Data/2006_Documents/OA_2006.pdf
[full-text, 75 pages]

For immediate release Media Contact: Susan Farrer
July 10, 2006 Vicky Cahan
National Institute on Aging
(301) 496-1752
Greater Proportion of Older Men, Women Working, According to Updated Federal Report
http://www.agingstats.gov/agingstatsdotnet/Main_Site/Data/2006_Documents/press-note-OA2006.pdf

As the baby boom generation anticipates retirement, a growing proportion of older
Americans are in fact remaining in the workforce. Labor force participation rates for
older women have increased significantly since the mid-1980s, and for older men,
since the mid-1990s, according to an updated report from the government's Federal
Forum on Aging-Related Statistics. The labor force statistics are among several
updated facts and figures in the Forum's databook series on aging.

The Forum is comprised of 13 federal departments and agencies which collect,
provide, and use data on aging. It produces periodic chartbooks with key statistical
indicators about older Americans, presenting data on the overall status of the U.S.
population age 65 and over and monitoring changes in these indicators over time.
The report is designed to serve policymakers, the media, and the public with an
interest in information on the well-being of older Americans.

These newest entries are part of Older Americans Update 2006: Key Indicators of
Well-Being and provide updated information on a variety of topics, including labor
force participation, leading causes of death, health care use, and other important
areas.

The workforce update notes that participation rates for men 65 to 69 increased from
25 percent in 1993 to 34 percent in 2005, and for women 65 to 69, the rates increased
from 14 percent in 1985 to 24 percent in 2005. There has been a similar increase in
labor force participation rates for women age 62 to 64 over the same period (from 28
percent in 1987 to 40 percent in 2005). For men age 62 to 64, participation rates
leveled off in the 1980s after falling during the 1960s and 1970s. Then in the mid-
1990s, their participation rates began to rise from 45 percent in 1995 to 53 percent in
2005.

The trend also applies to men and women age 70 and over. Here, too, labor force
participation rates have increased markedly for at least a decade and the rise is
continuing. Among men 70 and over, 14 percent were in the labor force in 2005, up
from 10 percent in 1993. Among women 70 and over, participation rates increased
from 4 percent in 1987 to 7 percent in 2005.

Other selected highlights from Older Americans Update 2006 include:

Alzheimer's disease surpasses diabetes and influenza and pneumonia as a cause of
death for people age 65 and over. [Indicator 14: Mortality]
.. In 2003, age adjusted death rates for Alzheimer's disease (167.7 deaths per
100,000 people) surpassed death rates for diabetes mellitus (150.7 deaths per
100,000) and influenza and pneumonia (154.8 deaths per 100,000). Some of
this increase has resulted from better reporting of Alzheimer's disease on
death certificates.

.. The leading causes of death for people age 65 and over in 2003 are ranked as
follows: 1) diseases of heart, 2) malignant neoplasms,, 3) cerebrovascular
diseases, 4) chronic lower respiratory diseases, 5) Alzheimer's disease, 6)
influenza and pneumonia, and 7) diabetes mellitus.

Average prescription drug costs more than triple in the past decade for older
Americans. [Indicator 30: Prescription Drugs]
.. Over the past decade, average prescription drug costs for noninstitutionalized
Medicare enrollees age 65 and over have more than tripled from $542 in
1992 to $1,740 in 2002 (in 2002 dollars). Average out-of-pocket costs, the
amount that older people have paid directly, increased over this period from
$326 to $686 (in 2002 dollars).

.. In 2002, private insurance covered approximately 36 percent of prescription
drug costs, public programs covered 24 percent, and 39 percent of the costs
were paid out-of-pocket.

Members of the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics
(Forum)
Established in 1986 the Forum's goal is to improve the quality and usefulness of
Federal data on aging. The 13 agencies that comprise the Forum are: Administration
on Aging, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Census Bureau, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Veterans
Affairs, Environmental Protection Agency, National Center for Health Statistics,
National Institute on Aging, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and
Evaluation (HHS), Office of Management and Budget, Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration, and Social Security Administration.

To Access the Update or Order Printed Copies of Older Americans 2006:
Older Americans Update 2006: Key Indicators of Well-Being, the latest report in the
key indicator series produced by the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related
Statistics, is now available online at www.AgingStats.gov and in limited quantities in
print. Supporting data for each indicator, including complete tables, PowerPoint
slides, and data source descriptions, can be found on the Forum's Web site. Single
printed copies of Older Americans Update 2006: Key Indicators of Well-Being are
available at no charge through the National Center for Health Statistics while
supplies last. Requests may be made by calling 1-866-441-NCHS (6247) or by
sending an e-mail to: nchsquery@cdc.gov. For multiple print copies, contact Forum
Staff Director Kristen Robinson at (301) 458-4460 or send an e-mail request to
agingforum@cdc.gov.

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IWS Documented News DAILY POSTINGS

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

[IWS] CENSUS BUREAU RSS FEEDS

[IWS] CBO: ESTIMATED COSTS of U.S. OPERATIONS in IRAQ & AFGHANISTAN and of other activities related to the War on Terrorism [31 July 2007]

[IWS] INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS OF CHILD WELL-BEING - U.S. and Four English-Speaking Countries [17 July 2007]

[IWS] EEOC: SUBWAY FRANCHISE PAYS $166,500 FOR DISABILITY BIAS, JURY RULES IN EEOC LAWSUIT [27 July 2007]

[IWS] BLS: EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX-JUNE 2007 [31 July 2007]

[IWS] BEA: PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS: JUNE 2007 [31 July 2007]

[IWS] EBRI: 401(k) Plan Asset Allocation, Account Balances, and Loan Activity in 2006 [31 July 2007]

Monday, July 30, 2007

[IWS] ETUI: NO VACATION NATION USA - A COMPARISON OF LEAVE & HOLIDAY in OECD COUNTRIES [4 July 2007]

[IWS] World Bank: 60 MILLION GIRLS NOT IN SCHOOL [27 July 2007]

[IWS] Types of Alcoholic Beverages Usually Consumed by Students in 9th--12th Grades --- Four States, 2005 [27 July 2007]

[IWS] GAO: AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE [30 July 2007]

[IWS] FRB: Employer-to-Employer Flows in the United States: Estimates Using Linked Employer-Employee Data [July 2007]

Friday, July 27, 2007

[IWS] Dublin Foundation: JOB SATISFACTION & LABOR MARKET MOBILITY [10 July 2007]

[IWS] OPM: EMPLOYMENT & TRENDS of FEDERAL CIVILIAN WORKFORCE STATISTICS JANUARY 2007 [23 July 2007]

[IWS] OLDER AMERICANS UPDATE 2006: KEY INDICATORS OF WELL-BEING [10 July 2007]

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