Western governments may attempt to compensate workers affected by outsourcing through various forms of legislation.

Small shops may close on a weekday (generally Monday) to compensate workers for having worked Saturday.

Mr. Pataki is pushing for a package of changes to the $5 billion system that compensates workers injured on the job.

Venezuela has established its first unemployment insurance system to compensate workers who are dismissed during a recession.

Reisner argues that this gives employers an obligation to fairly compensate workers including sick and vacation pay.

The state insurance fund was founded in 1914 as a companion to the law requiring employers to compensate workers injured on the job.

The government agreed to seek legislation to compensate workers and their survivors for their medical care and lost wages.

Particularly fervent are technology companies, which say that options are the most effective way to compensate and retain skilled workers.

The union contends the hotels' proposal would not compensate workers for the extra contribution employers want toward medical costs.

What remains for the rest of us to decide is whether we fairly compensate our firefighters, police officers, teachers and other public workers.