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In normal times, laid-off workers are unemployed an average of eight weeks.

- Elaine Chao
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We have many rules and regulations that can be sometimes confusing and complicated. By reaching out to the employer community and educating them on what their responsibilities and obligations are to their work force, that, along, with strong enforcement, is the best way to protect workers.

Three years after the four deepest previous recessions began - in 1953, 1957, 1973 and 1981 - employment was on average 4.7% higher than the pre-recession peak.

People can voice their different points of view. We are also a country where there will be criticism.

Most private sector workers can only dream of getting the generous lifetime pension and health benefits typical of government service.

America's competitive advantage lies in its human talent. All of us should be doing everything we can to cultivate and develop our work force.

401k savings accounts have become so important in the landscape of retirement planning that their security and expansion became a top priority in formulating and implementing the Pension Protection Act of 2006 that was enacted during my tenure as the U.S. Secretary of Labor.

The OPPA route is nothing new. It follows the decades-old liberal agenda on trade, health care, global warming, and mass unionization. That agenda has never brought prosperity to workers.

Perhaps the original layaway angel knew from experience, or simply deduced, that people resorting to the old-fashioned installment method of layaway may be struggling financially.

If we did not have Obamacare, we could've addressed the healthcare crisis in a comprehensive but segmented fashion - meaning that we could have promoted a health savings plan. We could've pushed for tort reform, which added so much more cost to healthcare.

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In normal times, laid-off workers are unemployed an average of eight weeks.

In normal times, laid-off workers are unemployed an average of eight weeks.

In normal times, laid-off workers are unemployed an average of eight weeks.

In normal times, laid-off workers are unemployed an average of eight weeks.

In normal times, laid-off workers are unemployed an average of eight weeks.

In normal times, laid-off workers are unemployed an average of eight weeks.

In normal times, laid-off workers are unemployed an average of eight weeks.

In normal times, laid-off workers are unemployed an average of eight weeks.

In normal times, laid-off workers are unemployed an average of eight weeks.

In normal times, laid-off workers are unemployed an average of eight weeks.

In normal times, laid-off workers are unemployed an average of eight weeks.

In normal times, laid-off workers are unemployed an average of eight weeks.

In normal times, laid-off workers are unemployed an average of eight weeks.

In normal times, laid-off workers are unemployed an average of eight weeks.

In normal times, laid-off workers are unemployed an average of eight weeks.