Short-Time Work: An Alternative to Ad Hoc Legislation for Saving Employment During Economic Crises

dc.contributor.authorVida, Emily
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-04T17:51:10Z
dc.date.available2022-05-04T17:51:10Z
dc.date.issued2022-05-04
dc.description28 pagesen_US
dc.description.abstractReaders hardly need to be reminded of how the sudden onset of COVID-19 in early 2020 turned the world upside down. Countries closed their borders. Toilet paper became scarce. And hospitals in population-dense areas operated at capacity. The year 2020 also saw devastating wildfires in California and Oregon, an unprecedented election cycle, and mass protests. It was a veritable dumpster fire of a year. Besides worrying about contracting the virus, seeing loved ones die, and suffering from social isolation, many workers in the United States also had to cope with losing their jobs due to the shuttering of businesses. This Comment argues that the United States should adopt an Short-Time-Work (STW) program at the federal level instead of passing ad hoc legislation as economic crises arise. Permanent federal STW legislation would allow the government to respond more quickly to economic crises, save jobs, and maintain employment relationships, signaling to employees that they are not disposable.en_US
dc.identifier.citation23 Or. Rev. Int'l L. 249en_US
dc.identifier.issn1543-9860
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/27127
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregon School of Lawen_US
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved.en_US
dc.subjectEmployment lawen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectUnemploymenten_US
dc.subjectInternational lawen_US
dc.titleShort-Time Work: An Alternative to Ad Hoc Legislation for Saving Employment During Economic Crisesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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