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Articles in Jan, 2002 issue of Monthly Labor Review

• Changes in workers' compensation laws during 2001; workers' compensation coverage was extended to certain law enforcement and public safety officers, but excluded from some sports officials, inmates, musicians, and horse trainers - Workers' Compensation,
  by Glenn Whittington
• Consumer spending patterns varied in 2000 - Labor Month in Review - United States - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
• State labor legislation enacted in 2001; increases in minimum wage rates, restrictions on youth peddling, bans on discrimination because of genetic information, and protection from workplace harassment and violence were among major subjects of State labor
  by Richard R. Nelson
• Injury rate fell in 2000 - Labor Month in Review - employees, United States - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
• Current labor statistics - Statistical Data Included
• New data tables - Labor Month in Review - Monthly Labor Review - Brief Article
• What is an employee? The answer depends on the Federal law; in a legal context, the classification of a worker as either an employee or an independent contractor can have significant consequences - What is an Employee? - United States labor legislation -
  by Charles J. Muhl
• Changes in unemployment insurance legislation in 2001; at the State level, enactments included increases of maximum weekly benefit amounts, modifications to voluntary quit provisions, and extensions of coverage to Indian tribes; one Federal bill enacted w
  by Loryn Lancaster
• Working youths - Labor Month in Review - United States - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
• New economy, new workforce - Precis - Brief Article
• Forecasting worker quality - Precis - Brief Article