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What are the conditions to receive AZ unemployment benefits?You will have to be fired from a job to collect Arizona unemployment benefits, rather than quitting.  Those that can receive Arizona unemployment benefits should be willing and able to work and actively look for work while receiving Arizona unemployment benefits.  You can collect Arizona unemployment benefits..

Understanding the ARRAThe American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (AARA) is a bill passed by Congress on February 10, 2009 which and signed by President Obama on February 17, 2009. AARA is more often recognized as the Recovery Act or the Stimulus bill.Purpose of the ARRA The ARRA was created and passed with strong support from Obama as a direct response to the seces..

The Australian census is a comprehensive survey of that country’s current population, carried out to determine the current number of people living within the boundaries of the nation, as well as other items of statistical and possibly utilitarian interest.The Australian census dates back to an early point in the country’s history as a political entity established by Europea..

The term award wages is often used to describe the minimum wage standards that govern the compensation that employees receive in various locations. In Canada, the Canadian Constitution has delegated the establishment and enforcement of labor laws to the territories and provinces that comprise Canada.Therefore, the minimum wage in Canada varies significantly from one province to..

CHAPTER 394 MENTAL HEALTHPART I FLORIDA MENTAL HEALTH ACT (ss. 394.451-394.4789)PART II INTERSTATE COMPACT ON MENTAL HEALTH (ss. 394.479-394.484)PART III COMPREHENSIVE CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (ss. 394.490-394.4985)PART IV COMMUNITY SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (ss. 394.65-394.9081)PART V INVOLUNTARY CIVIL..

Full text of the Balancing Act HR 3047 IH 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3047 To improve the lives of working families by providing family and medical need assistance, child care assistance, in-school and afterschool assistance, family care assistance, and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June..

  What was the Birmingham Campaign? The Birmingham Campaign was a huge protest against segregation policies in Birmingham, Alabama.  Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) worked with Fred Shuttlesworth, the founder of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights (ACMHR), and the protest specifically targeted merc..

  Bradley Amendment The Bradley Amendment is a controversial federal law concerning child support payments which was enacted in 1986. The basic purpose of the Bradley Amendment is to prevent those who are tasked with child support payments from having debts retroactively reduced or removed after failure to pay them creates a large debt. Under the terms of the Br..

California Senators BackgroundCalifornia Senators serve in the California Senate. The California State Senate regulates legislation that is created and passed in the state of California. In addition, two California Senators are elected to serve on the United States Senate. Currently, the two Senators that represent California in the U.S. Senate are both women and Democrats.&nbs..

One question that often gets lost when elections come around is “can felons vote?” Felons are individuals who went on trial and have been convicted of a crime or multiple crimes. After trial they go off to jail and serve their time. However, when they are released, not all of their privileges are restored. Though convicted criminals have gone through the judicial process an..

Canada unemployment concerns are very similar to the issues encountered by their out of work American neighbors to their south. In Canada, unemployment benefits are known as Employment Insurance, after being known as Unemployment Insurance until 1996, when it was renamed to address perceived negative connotations. Unlike in America, however, Canada unemployment programs ar..

Capital Punishment Defined:Capital punishment refers to a practice in which prisoners are executed in accordance with the judicial practice. Capital punishment is realized when an individual is convicted of committing what is referred to as a “capital crime.”Capital crimes are defined as criminal actions that are so heinous in nature, that they should be punishable by death..

  Castle Doctrine Castle doctrine (also referred to as "castle law") is a broad American idea which refers to the rights of self-defense that a person may exercise with legal immunity if threatened in their house. While this idea has never been codified into law, the principle is incorporated into many states' laws.  The major difference f..

US Census Population surveys produce records for through the functions carried out by the US Census Bureau. Archived census records can be accessed through the functions of the National Archives, with the applicable information being located online at the particular source of the www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/ webpage.In this way, government-provided and verified data on th..

Civil Service BackgroundCivil service refers to any particular job or career that is in the service of a national or federal government. Employees of the government are often referred to as civil servants. The civil service is considered to be a highly competitive field, with applicants often required to be tested or examined and provide for certain qualifications in order to b..