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		<title><![CDATA[HR Practice Tip: Protecting Against Retaliation Claims]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=48109&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[These days employees are winning substantial judgments for illegal retaliation, even though they are losing on their initial claim of discrimination. Employees may sue if they are adversely affected in retaliation for exercising a legal right, such as fil]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Retention Survey Shows Reasons Employees Quit]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=48285&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Employee turnover and retention has become one of the biggest headaches for HR professionals and is the one that most employers are interested in curing. Not surprisingly, better career opportunities and more competitive salary and benefit packages are th]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[At-Will Relationship Must Be Clear to Your Employees]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=48287&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Under the at-will principle, both the employer and employee are free to terminate the employment relationship at any time and for any reason. Laws may have restrictions on the application of the at-will status, and that status will not protect you from vi]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How to Best Aid Negotiation By Breaking Down Barriers]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=48477&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Mediation of commercial disputes has risen significantly over the past decade. The best mediators apply leadership and problem-solving skills and earn the trust of the parties. Ultimately, they will involve the parties directly in the search for solutions]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2002 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Day at the Raises]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=49268&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In collective bargaining as in budget deliberations, the HR staff and the county manager need to carry around little plastic icons of the payroll gods to remind them of what is realistic and what makes sense. In lieu of retroactivity, consider a flat one-]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2001 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Employee Voice, Human Resource Practices, And Quit Rates: Evidence From The Telecommunications Industry]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=49796&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper examines the predictors of aggregate quit rates at the establishment level. It draws on strategic human resource and industrial relations theory to identify the sets of employee voice mechanisms and human resource practices that are likely to p]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Impact Of HR Practices On Employee Attitudes And Employee Outcomes]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=49802&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Theoretical models in strategic human resource management research commonly include employee attitudes and behaviors as key mediating links between human resource practices and firm performance. However, almost all-empirical SHRM work to date has ignored ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2001 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Performance and Growth in Entrepreneurial Firms :What Do Unions Do?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=49839&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper explores the effects of presence of unions on the performance of entrepreneurial firms in the mid-1990s (both at the initial public offering (IPO) and after the event). The article also describes that union bargaining power in the highly compet]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Promoting gender equality through collective bargaining]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=49905&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[We cannot rely on legislation to achieve and protect equality issues. Collective bargaining is a much more effective mechanism for ensuring that these rights exist. Although there have been major achievements made in equality issues in the past, downsizin]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The issues and guidelines for gender equality bargaining]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=49914&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Gender equality bargaining can be a powerful mechanism through which unions can either reinforce existing rights under legislation or previous collective agreements through devising practical methods of implementation, or extend workplace rights on issues]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2001 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Collective Bargaining In The IT Industry]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=51321&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA["The Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia (APESMA) and the Information Technology Professional Association (ITPA), formed for IT people who are members of APESMA, have been working to represent IT people and to cover t]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Estimating the Labor Market Impact of Voluntary Military Service Using Social Security Data on Military Applicants]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=72845&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This study uses Social Security data on the earnings of military applicants to the all-volunteer forces to compare the earnings of Armed Forces veterans with the earnings of military applicants who did not enlist. Matching, regression, and Instrumental Va]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[An Ounce of Preventing Liability Under the FMLA]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=75089&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Even where an employer is not guilty of disability discrimination, the employer may be liable for substantial damages to a former employee if the employer has failed to comply with the detailed requirements of the federal Family Medical Leave Act ("FMLA")]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Current Practices in Labour Market Information Systems Development for Human Resources Development Planning in Developed, Developing and Transition Economies]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=134135&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper presents the current state of labor market data collection, analysis and dissemination practices in a selected sample of developed, transition and developing countries with a view to identifying what could be termed good practices in the develo]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Work and Labour in Global Economies: The Case of Western Europe]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=134139&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This article examines the new trends in the regulation of work brought about by recent changes in the economy. Contrary to received wisdom, what is taking place in most European economies is not a generalized employers' attack on negotiation in order to r]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[An Evaluation of Labor Flexibility Initiatives in a Medium Sized Public Sector Organization]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=134140&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper uses the theoretical constructs of the "labor flexibility" debate to examine the development, implementation and evaluation of flexibility initiatives in the Library and Information Service of Western Australia (LISWA). The paper focuses on the]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2001 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Predicting the Use of External Labor Arrangements: A Test of the Transaction Costs Perspective]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=134142&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Firms' increasing use of external labor arrangements (ELAs) has been difficult to reconcile with resource based propositions concerning the development of organizational capabilities. The paper tests hypotheses drawn from the transaction costs perspective]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2001 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Labor, Business, and Change in Germany and the United States]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=134146&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper compares sectoral and firm-level adjustment processes, modes of innovation, and processes of change, and also focuses on examples of and possibilities for cross-border and cross-sectoral learning in Germany and the United States. In one way or ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2001 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Management of Pay as the Influence of Collective Bargaining Diminishes]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=137197&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The paper starts with a theoretical discussion of the extent to which individual employers can exercise discretion in the management of their employee's pay. It then examines the ways in which pay is used to secure productive effort. An analysis of the in]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2001 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Unemployment, Wages and Collective Bargaining in the European Union]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=137198&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The paper questions the predominant view on unemployment and wages in the European Union according to which high unemployment is primarily caused by labor market rigidities, i.e. social institutions and regulations which prevent "market-clearing" real wag]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Globalization and the Right to Free Association and Collective]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=137199&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This article tests the effect of globalization on a specific labor right, which forms part of what are commonly regarded as core or fundamental labor standards. Employing a new measure of free association and collective bargaining rights, it finds that co]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Unions, Bargaining and Strikes]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=137200&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Labor disputes are an intriguing feature of the landscape of industrialized economies. Economists have had a long-standing interest in formulating a framework for understanding and analyzing labor disputes. The development of non-cooperative bargaining th]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Aug 2002 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Employment Contract: From Collective Procedures to Individual Rights]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=137201&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The article analyses the institutional basis and form of the employment contract using the 1998 Workplace Employee Relations Survey. It assesses the extent to which collective bargaining still regulates pay and non-pay aspects of employment. The paper sho]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Collective Bargaining in the Face of Instability: A Resource for Workers and Employers in the U.S. Aerospace Industry]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=137202&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[For employees and employers in the aerospace industry, collective bargaining represents an enormous challenge and opportunity. Collective bargaining serves two primary functions - it codifies past understandings and innovations, as well as establishing te]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2001 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Collective Bargaining: Levels and Coverage]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=137203&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This document examines the levels and coverage of collective bargaining. Collective bargaining is a process of decision-making between parties representing an employer and employee interest which implies the "negotiation and continuous application of an a]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2002 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Missing Link: Product Market Regulation, Collective Bargaining And The European Unemployment Puzzle]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=137204&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper examines product market regulation as an explanation for divergent US and continental European labor market performance. First, it shows that the choice of bargaining regime is crucial for the effect of product market competition on unemploymen]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Collective Bargaining Under Complete Information]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=137205&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper builds and structurally estimates a complete information bargaining model of collective negotiation. For large firms, the assumption of complete information seems a sensible one, and it matches the collective bargaining environment better than ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Effect of Collective Bargaining and Central Bank Independence on Inflation and Unemployment: Evidence From the OECD]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=137206&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In this paper, panel data from 15 OECD countries are used to test the hypothesis that differences in monetary and labor market institutions explain a significant portion of the surprisingly diverse inflation and unemployment experiences among similarly de]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2000 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Record High Demand for H-1B Visas in FY2001]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=49246&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. companies to temporarily hire skilled foreign workers to fill positions in the U.S. when qualified domestic workers are unavailable use the H-1B visa. A majority of H-1B holders are employed in computer- and engineering-related professions. As long a]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2002 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[One-way ticket home]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=49794&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Layoff is a word that every employee dreads. But for foreign workers living in the U.S. on an H-1B visa, it is very difficult for them to do work.They have to pack up their belongings and return to their homelands. The H-1B visa program was designed to br]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Looking Abroad For Workers]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=49798&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This Washington Post story documents the efforts of the State of Iowa to replace its dwindling agricultural population with foreign-born, non-citizen workers imported from abroad. Democratic Governor Tom Vilsack wants to recruit 310,000 foreign workers in]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Sep 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA["Secure International Business Air Travel in Volatile Times]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=51004&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Because of a breakdown in law enforcement and security in many nations, mixed with the current air of global political conflict and tension, a company must take into consideration new risks when its employees travel abroad for business purposes. The artic]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[E-Filing Immigration Applications for Foreign Workers]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=51817&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Many HR professionals have had to endure the delays and frustrations associated with obtaining work authorization for foreign workers. Now dramatic changes are occurring that could affect how you handle immigration processing for these workers. Read the a]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Immigration - Access, Security And The American Economy]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=99444&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The recent spurt in terrorist attacks and other such disasters have affected the U.S economy adversely. As a result, companies are gearing up to use more advanced and improved security systems. Experts suggest that there is a need to protect business orga]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Immigration: A Policy For The 21st Century]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=99447&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The official authorities in the U.S are thinking of revamping their immigration policies. People believe that the policies will prove beneficial for the ones who have not received official documentation from the country. Experts suggest that with the onse]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Information Technology Companies and U.S. Immigration Policy: Hiring Foreign Workers]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=134587&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Employers are at the heart of immigration policy for work-authorized visas, and information technology (IT) companies are at the center of todayÆs policy debates. This paper discusses employer perceptions drawing upon the results of a small nonrandom surv]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2000 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Supply and Demand for Software Developers in India]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=134588&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[IndiaÆs success and worldwide reputation in software development and services has naturally led to questions about the fundamental factors influencing this success. This paper focuses on one very critical factor û human capital. The paper finds that a sit]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2001 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Political Economy of International FactorMobility]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=168532&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Economic theory suggests that free international movement of production factors is efficient. Nearly all countries, however, use their sovereignty to restrict immigration and influence the flows of foreign direct investment. In this paper the model endoge]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2001 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Visa Limits Fuel Frustration in Efforts to Fill High-Skill Jobs]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=170786&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[When U.S. recruiters go out to buy technical talent, they shop in domestic markets that are highly protected by restrictive immigration policies, voluminous and ever-changing rules and a cumbersome visa process. The prime example of this regulatory nightm]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Working Schedule]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=48089&cname=labor+relations]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[One would think that there would be many state labor codes which restrict the number of hours that an employee could be forced to work in a workweek. The only state in the country with a maximum number of hours for the average employee is California -- 72]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2001 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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