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Danielle Bliss already had an inkling that she wanted to do something different with her career when she got laid off on New Year's Eve in 2010. For the previous five years, she'd been working for a national television station in New York City,...

In June of 2008, Adam Lowry and Michael Richardson found themselves unemployed. The tech startup where they worked in Portland, Vidoop, had just closed its doors, and employees were being offered company laptops in lieu of back wages. Common sense...

Craig Evans turned job loss into energy gain. The unemployed engineer used a layoff as an opportunity to create a new technology for energy storage and a new company, employing others who were similarly out of work. This was possible, in part, due...

Watch this video to hear how these entrepreneurs used the SEA program to launch their business.

What began 15 years ago as a hobby that celebrated the lives and legacies of relatives, friends and co-workers has blossomed into a South Glens Falls business that is, well… Simply Special.

 The Short-Time Compensation Model Legislation & Grant Requirements Webinar's objective is to promote and inform states considering STC programs on the benefits and opportunities associated with the program.

This toolkit is designed for states that do not yet have STC programs established in law, those who are implementing a newly enacted law, or those who wish to strengthen the  administration of their programs.  It identifies 7 steps states...

This resource provides a description and links to some Short-Time Compensation Research & Publications.

The Short-Time Compensation (STC) Quick Start Action Planner (QSAP) is a fillable assessment tool designed to help states implement new or enhance existing STC (also known as Workshare or Shared Work) programs. The QSAP will help identify areas of...

This one-pager details the model legislation provided by USDOL related to Short-Time Compensation. You can link to the information below or print the one-pager to the left.