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Rockland County will lay off 150 workers, cut funding to programs and begin charging new fees to residents and businesses under a plan announced Thursday by County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef. "None of it is pleasant," Vanderhoef said.

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MELBOURNE forward Liam Jurrah is facing another lengthy layoff with a suspected broken left ankle.

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Policy get employers to reduce hours instead of layoff workers. Employee are then eligible for unemployment benefits for the reduced hours. Federal government will foot the bill for up to three years

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• To Avoid Layoffs, Some Companies Turn to Work-Sharing (New York Times)
• Work-sharing agreements a ’shockingly well-hidden’ alternative to layoffs (Kitchener - Waterloo Record)

Pasco Clerk of Courts Paula O'Neil had hoped to avoid layoffs this year, but severe budget cuts made it impossible, she said in a release Friday.

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• Layoffs remain an option at Pasco clerk’s office (The Suncoast News Pasco)
• Layoffs continue at Clerk of Courts office (The Tampa Tribune)