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workers' compensation

(Encyclopedia) workers' compensation, payment by employers for some part of the cost of injuries, or in some cases of occupational diseases, received by employees in the course of their work. The…

Childcare Worker

What is this job like? Childcare workers teach and care for children while their parents are away. They make sure children are safe. They might also help them play games, do art, and read…

Social Worker

What is this job like? Social workers help people overcome problems and make their lives better. They might work with people who are homeless, sick, or having family problems. Or they might…

Recreation and Fitness Worker

What is this job like? Recreation workers plan and teach activities that people enjoy in their free time. This may include camping, sports, arts and crafts, dance, or drama. Recreation…

Brewer's: Wonder-worker

St. Gregory, of Neo-Cæsare'a, in Pontus. So called because he “recalled devils at his will, stayed a river, killed a Jew by the mere effort of his will…

Postal Workers Bitten by Dogs

The U.S. Postal Service reported that 5,581 postal workers were victims of dog bites in fiscal year 2013. Dog bites to postal employees peaked during the mid-1980s when more than 7,000 letter…

white-collar workers

(Encyclopedia) white-collar workers, broad occupational grouping of workers engaged in nonmanual labor; frequently contrasted with blue-collar (manual) employees. American in origin, the term has…

temporary worker

(Encyclopedia) temporary worker, an employee, hired through a specialized employment agency, who generally works less than a year on one assignment, regardless of the number of hours worked per week…

Chávez, César Estrada

(Encyclopedia) Chávez, César EstradaChávez, César Estradasāˈsär āsträˈᵺä shäˈvĕz [key], 1927–93, American agrarian labor leader, b. near Yuma, Ariz. A migrant worker, he became involved (1952) in the…