American Jobs Act Provisions for Hiring Targeted Groups, Preventing Layoffs, and for Unemployed and Low-Income Workers

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Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business cycles.

Community colleges.

Universities and colleges.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2011

Summary:

Describes provisions of S. 1549 and H.R. 12, both the American Jobs Act, to promote economic growth and job creation through various measures. Examines provisions to promote hiring and to prevent layoffs among teachers, law enforcement officers, firefighters, veterans, and the long-term unemployed; to assist unemployed workers through unemployment compensation and reemployment services; and to expand workforce development opportunities for low-income adults and youth. Also covers provisions that would authorize grant programs for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education facilities

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Jobs Act

Publisher Number:

CRS-2011-DSP-0656

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