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      <title>The 60-Day Rule: What the WARN Act Actually Requires Before a Mass Layoff</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 08:50:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Tech companies pledged billions to reskill the AI-displaced. The documented record on what arrived, who benefited, and what works.]]></description>
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      <title>After the Telethon: Corporate Disaster Pledges Tracked</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Employers channel billions in volunteer hours. The evaluation record shows which hours build capability and which merely build photographs.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Fair-chance hiring spread through state law and corporate practice. What the research shows about performance, retention, and the gaps.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[States spend $30 billion a year on job incentives, and state audits keep documenting a large gap between pledged jobs and delivered ones.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Registered apprenticeships passed 600,000 participants. The earnings research documents one of the highest-return credentials in America.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Battery plants and wind farms moved billions into rural counties. The documented record on jobs, tax bases, and the caveats.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Corporate climate pledges are hitting their 2025 and 2030 due dates. Scorecards document a widening gap between announcement and delivery.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The SEC Walked Away From Climate Rules. The Reports Are Due Anyway</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The SEC dropped its climate disclosure rule, but California SB 253 and EU rules require thousands of U.S. firms to report climate data in 2026.]]></description>
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