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<h2 class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></h2>
<h2 class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">RETALIATION 
  AGAINST EMPLOYEES</font></b></h2>
<h2 class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>It�s 
  a Whole New Arena for Employee Lawsuits</b></font></h2>
<h2 class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">And 
  it�s growing!&nbsp; Five or 6 years ago, the concept of a company being sued 
  for retaliation against an employee for having filed an EEO (equal employment 
  opportunity) lawsuit was mostly unheard of.&nbsp; Most lawyers passed up the 
  prospect of using the law in termination cases either because they didn�t know 
  about it or felt it had little value.&nbsp; Well all that has certainly changed!</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">With 
  the current cutbacks and terminations of employees, the number of lawsuits and 
  EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) claims are increasing as well.&nbsp; 
  Many of those lawsuits are now including retaliation in the suit.&nbsp; In many 
  cases losing the original lawsuit is followed by a successful retaliation claim.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">A 
  full 25% of all claims filed with EEOC now include retaliation claims.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">The 
  government has now issued an entire manual to agents just on handling retaliation 
  claims.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u>What 
  Is Retaliation</u>?</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Fundamentally 
  it�s the act of revenge against an employee for having filed a discrimination 
  claim or exercised a basic civil right.&nbsp; Technically, retaliation occurs 
  with:</font></p>
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    <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">An employee�s 
      opposition to discrimination or participation in a protected activity</font></p>
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    <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">The company�s 
      adverse action against the employee</font></p>
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  <li class="MsoNormal"> 
    <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Evidence of 
      a related link between these two occurrences.</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">The 
  protected activity could be the filing of a complaint, threatening to file a 
  complaint, opposing an illegal practice, or cooperating with a government investigation, 
  etc., if <u>that is covered in some kind of employment law</u>, such as a wage 
  hour complaint, an EEO complaint, or a violation of the Family and Medical Leave 
  Act (FMLA).</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u>What 
  Is An Adverse Action Against The Employee</u>?</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">It 
  could be that you terminated her after she filed a charge.&nbsp; Denying a promotion, 
  giving a pay cut, refusal to hire, denial of job benefits, a reprimand, a suspension, 
  etc., would also count.&nbsp; Although all of these actions are legal, if they 
  can be established to be retaliation for exercising a protected activity, you 
  may be guilty of retaliation.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Most 
  adverse actions that occur within one day to three months after an incident, 
  raises the question for a possible charge of retaliation.&nbsp; Appearances 
  are important.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
<ol style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in" start="17" type="A">
  <li class="MsoNormal">
    <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Can I require 
      my employees to sign agreements that prevent them from going to work for 
      my competitors if they terminate?</font></p>
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    <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">The simplest 
      answer is no.&nbsp; You can�t require this of all employees.&nbsp; Those, 
      such as salespersons, estimators, certain professionals, etc., can be required 
      to sign.&nbsp; But they must gain some additional value by signing or it�s 
      not a contract ($100-$500 or some value).&nbsp; You can, in many cases, 
      prevent <u>those</u> people from using what proprietary knowledge they have 
      gained with you from exposing it or being employed by competitors in your 
      immediate competitive geographic area for a period of 6 months to a year.&nbsp; 
      You cannot prevent an employee form working in his/her field of expertise 
      for very long.&nbsp; Each case must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.</font></p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Bill 
  Cook</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Human 
  Resource Associates</i></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
<hr>
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      <h2 align="left"><b><u><font
      face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hitchhiking on the Information 
        Highway</font></u></b></h2>
      <p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font
      size="4" color="#FF0000">Dateline: October 2002</font></b></font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><i><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
      size="-1">Note. Although we attempt to provide the HRU update on the first 
        of each month, we are normally delayed awaiting the release of several 
        monthly government statistical reports. We will hereafter update the information 
        as each report becomes available without waiting for all of them to be 
        released.</font></i></p>
      <h3><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><u>Clocks Roll Back</u></font></h3>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Don�t 
        forget to set your clocks back one hour on Sunday October 27 at 2:am ( 
        remember, Spring ahead, Fall back).&nbsp; And don�t forget to let your 
        3<sup>rd</sup> shift workers off one hour earlier on the clock or you 
        may have to pay overtime for the extra hour.</font></p>
      <h3 class="MsoNormal"><b><u><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">PAID 
        Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)</font></u></b></h3>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Well, 
        as predicted, it has now come to pass. FMLA leave (normally 12 weeks of 
        unpaid leave) has now become PAID leave.&nbsp; California Governor Gray 
        Davis has just signed the legislation requiring California employers to 
        pay employees approximately 55% of their lost time that is charged to 
        FMLA.&nbsp; This effectively means that they could have to pay every employee 
        in the company for 6 weeks of full time pay for time off each year. </font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Add 
        this to vacations, holidays, sick pay, jury duty and personal days and 
        employers could have to provide for More than 60 days of pay for time 
        off in addition to another 60 days of time off with no pay.&nbsp; In some 
        states the FMLA time off is 16 weeks. </font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">In 
        the California law, a new tax is being levied to create a fund similar 
        to Unemployment Compensation or Social Security.&nbsp; Employees will 
        be paid from this fund.</font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Although 
        the employer may want to be generous and supportive to his employees, 
        the forecast is that politicians are going to continue to gain popularity 
        and votes by passing laws that require YOU to take on a social role of 
        family care giver.&nbsp; That 55% is going to grow.&nbsp; That 12 weeks 
        is going to expand.&nbsp; And already expanding is the list of things 
        that can now be charged off as FMLA leave.&nbsp; Originally intended as 
        a leave for pregnant mothers, it has now been expanded to cover Hemeroids 
        in men,&nbsp; the death of pet cats, visits to a child�s school, and attendance 
        at community or family social events.</font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Several 
        other states are now introducing similar laws.&nbsp; </font></p>
      <h3 class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Washington State Increases Minimum Wage.</u></b></h3>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">While 
        the federal Minimum Wage rate in now&nbsp; $5.15 per hour, individual 
        states have the authority to increase (but not decrease) that rate.&nbsp; 
        The state of Washington will increase it�s minimum wage rate to $7.01 
        per hour effective January 1, 2003.&nbsp; Youth aged 14 and 15 may be 
        paid 85% of that rate.</font></p>
      <h3><u><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Have You Filed 
        Your Form 5500 Yet ?</font></u></h3>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Benefit 
        Administrators are required to complete and file their ERISA �Form 5500�&nbsp; 
        annually.&nbsp; You can apply for an extension.&nbsp; The Department Of 
        Labor&nbsp; (DOL) has determined that there are a large number of companies 
        that have done neither. </font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">They 
        (DOL) have joined forces with the IRS to track down delinquent filers. 
        They intend to be reasonable in dealing with those that comply in the 
        next month or so. They will begin sending demand notices in December.</font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">They 
        intend to issue penalties of up to $1100 per day for each report.&nbsp; 
        In 1999 DOL collected more than 8 Million dollars in delinquencies.</font></p>
      <h3><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><u>Live Longer, Work 
        Longer</u></font></h3>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">A 
        recent survey showed that almost 70% of all employees aged 45 to 74 intend 
        to continue working past retirement.&nbsp; </font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">75% 
        of them said it was because they didn�t have enough money to retire. </font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">56% 
        of them said they cannot otherwise afford health care.&nbsp; </font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">The 
        American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) has introduced it�s new 
        list entitled �Best Companies to work for past 50�&nbsp; Copies are available 
        by contacting AARP.</font></p>
      <h3 class="MsoNormal"><b><u><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Quotes 
        Of The Month:</font></u></b></h3>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">�Never 
        confuse a single defeat with a final defeat</font></b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">� 
        </font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
        F. Scott Fitzgerald</font></p>
      <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>�To open 
        a business is easy. To keep it open is very difficult�</b></font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Chinese Proverb</font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font size="-1">�You 
        think life is fair? If life was fair Elvis would be alive and all those 
        impersonators would be dead�</font></b><font size="-1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
        Johnny Carson</font></font></p>
      <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>� Old 
        age aint for sissies�</b></font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
        Elizabeth Taylor</font></p>
      <hr width="75%">
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          <td width="64%" valign="top"> 
            <div style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1; padding-left: 4; padding-right: 4; padding-top: 1; padding-bottom: 1">
            <p align="left"><font size="-1"
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Minimum Wage:</b></font></p>
            </div>
          </td>
          <center>
            <td width="100%" valign="top"><font size="-1"
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">$5.15/hr.</font></td>
          </center>
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        <tr> 
          <td width="13%" valign="middle" style="border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>Average 
          Hourly 
            Income:</b></font></td>
          <td width="55%" style="border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1"> 
            <table border="0" width="106%">
              <tr> 
                <td width="100%"> 
                  <p align="center"><b><font
                  face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Hourly</font></b>
                </td>
              </tr>
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                <td width="100%"> 
                  <table border="0" width="514">
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                      <td width="85"><b><u><font size="-1"
                        face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">October</font></u></b><font
                        size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
                        $14.47</font></td>
                      <td width="85"><u><b><font
                        face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">November</font></b></u><font
                        face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><br>
                        $14.54</font> </td>
                      <td width="85">
                        <div align="center"><b><u><font
                        face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">December</font></u></b><font
                        face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><br>
                          $14.61</font> </div>
                      </td>
                      <td width="85">
                        <div align="center"><u><b><font color="#000000"
                        face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">January</font></b></u><font
                        face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><br>
                          $14.59</font> </div>
                      </td>
                      <td width="86">
                        <div align="center"> 
                        <p align="center"><font size="-1"
                        face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><u>Feb.</u></b><br>
                          $14.61</font> 
                        </div>
                      </td>
                      <td width="86">
                        <div align="center"> 
                        <p align="center"><font size="-1"
                        face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><u>Mar.</u></b><br>
                          $14.67</font>&nbsp; 
                        </div>
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                    </tr>
                    <tr>
                      <td width="85"> 
                        <p align="center"><font size="-1"
                        face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><u>Apr.</u></b><br>
                          $14.69</font> 
                      </td>
                      <td width="85"> 
                        <p align="center"><font size="-1"
                        face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><u><b>May</b></u><br>
                          $14.70</font> 
                      </td>
                      <td width="85"> 
                        <p align="center"><font size="-1"
                        face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><u><b>June</b></u><br>
                          $14.76</font> 
                      </td>
                      <td width="85"> 
                        <p align="center"><font size="-1"
                        face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><u><b>July</b></u><br>
                          $14.80</font> 
                      </td>
                      <td width="86"> 
                        <p align="center"><font size="-1"
                        face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><u><b>
                        August</b></u><br>
                          $14.84 </font> 
                      </td>
                      <td width="86"> 
                        <p align="center"><font size="-1"
                        face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><u><b>
                        September</b></u><br>
                          $14.89 </font> 
                      </td>
                    </tr>
                  </table>
                </td>
              </tr>
            </table>
          </td>
          <td width="32%"> 
            <table border="0" width="101%" height="78">
              <tr> 
                <td width="100%" height="40"> 
                  <p align="center"><font size="-1"
                  face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><u>Family of<br>
                    Four</u></b></font>
                </td>
              </tr>
              <tr> 
                <td width="100%" height="30"> 
                  <p align="center"><font size="-1"
                  face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">$59,900 (annual)</font>
                </td>
              </tr>
            </table>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" style="border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>Poverty 
            Level:</b></font></td>
          <td width="55%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" style="border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1">&nbsp;</td>
          <td width="32%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"> 
            <p align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">$17,650 (annual)</font>
          </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
      <hr noshade color="#000000">

      <table border="0" width="99%">
        <tr> 
          <td width="100%" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1"> 
            <p><b><u><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">Benefit Costs as a Percentage of Payroll</font></u></b></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
      <table border="0" width="100%" height="275">
        <tr> 
          <td width="53%" height="25"> 
            <p>&nbsp;</p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>1997</u></b></font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>1998</u></b></font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>1999</u></b></font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>2000</u></b></font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="11%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>2001</u></b></font></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="53%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Statutory 
              Benefits</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">8.55%</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">8.39%</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">7.93%</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">8.15%</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="11%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">8.3%</font></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="53%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Health 
              Care Benefits</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">8.58</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">8.43</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">8.11</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">7.47</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="11%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">7.47</font></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="53%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Pension 
              Plans</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">4.66</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">4.31</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">3.84</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">5.06</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="11%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">5.06</font></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="53%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Capital 
              Accumulation Plans</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">3.71</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">3.53</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">3.88</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">3.62</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="11%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">3.62</font></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="53%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Death 
              Benefits</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">0.55</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">0.49</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">0.46</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">0.37</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="11%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">0.37</font></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="53%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Disability 
              Benefits</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">0.48</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">0.48</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">0.47</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">0.47</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="11%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">0.47</font></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="53%" height="25"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Other 
              Benefits</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><u><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">1.02</font></u></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><u><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">1.16</font></u></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><u><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">0.87</font></u></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><u><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">0.91</font></u></p>
          </td>
          <td width="11%" height="25"> 
            <p><u><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">0.91</font></u></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="53%" height="25"> 
            <p align="center"><b><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Total Benefits</font></b></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">24.83%</font></b></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">23.40%</font></b></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"> 
            <p><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">22.83%</font></b></p>
          </td>
          <td width="10%" height="25"></td>
          <td width="11%" height="25"> 
            <p><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">27.10%</font></b></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
      <table border="0" width="100%">
        <tr> 
          <td width="100%"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Predicted 
              increases in benefit costs (adjusted since 9/11/2001 terrorist attacks):</font></p>
            <table border="0" width="99%">
              <tr> 
                <td width="61%" valign="top"> 
                  <blockquote> 
                    <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
                    size="-1">Overall health &amp; accident policy benefits</font></p>
                  </blockquote>
                </td>
                <td width="39%" valign="top"><font
                  face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">30% 
                increase</font></td>
              </tr>
              <tr> 
                <td width="61%" valign="top"> 
                  <blockquote> 
                    <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
                    size="-1">Workers Compensation</font></p>
                  </blockquote>
                </td>
                <td width="39%" valign="top"><font
                  face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">30% increase 
                  nationwide</font></td>
              </tr>
              <tr> 
                <td width="61%" valign="top"> 
                  <blockquote> 
                    <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
                    size="-1">Health</font></p>
                  </blockquote>
                </td>
                <td width="39%" valign="top"><font
                  face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">20% increase 
                  on average but 25-30% for small companies</font></td>
              </tr>
            </table>
            <hr noshade color="#000000">
          </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
      <table border="0" width="100%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">
        <tr> 
          <td width="12%" valign="top" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>Gas Prices:<br>
            </b><i>Regular<br>
            <br>
            (National Averages)</i></font></td>
          <td width="12%" valign="top"> 
            <p align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1"><b>National Avg.<br>
              <u>November<br>
              2001</u></b><br>
              $1.18/gal.</font> 
          </td>
          <td width="12%" valign="top"> 
            <p align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1"><b>National Avg.<br>
              <u>December<br>
              2001</u></b><br>
              $1.09/gal.</font> 
          </td>
          <td width="12%" valign="top"> 
            <p align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1"><b>National Avg.<br>
              <u>January<br>
              2002</u></b><br>
              $1.11/gal.</font> 
          </td>
          <td width="12%" valign="top"> 
            <p align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1"><b>National Avg.<br>
              <u>February 2002</u></b><br>
              $1.08/gal.</font> 
          </td>
          <td width="13%" valign="top"> 
            <p align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1"><b>National Avg.<br>
              <u>March 2002</u></b><br>
              $1.24/gal.</font> 
          </td>
          <td width="13%" valign="top"> 
            <p align="center"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>National 
              Avg.<br>
              <u>April 2002</u></b><br>
              $1.42/gal.</font> 
          </td>
          <td width="13%">&nbsp;</td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="12%" valign="top" style="border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1">&nbsp;</td>
          <td width="12%" valign="top"> 
            <div align="center"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>National 
              Avg.<br>
              <u>May<br>
              2002</u></b><br>
              $1.42/gal.</font> </div>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" valign="top"> 
            <div align="center"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>National 
              Avg.<br>
              <u>June<br>
              2002</u></b><br>
              $1.39/gal.</font> </div>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" valign="top"> 
            <div align="center"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>National 
              Avg.<br>
              <u>July<br>
              2002</u></b><br>
              $1.40/gal.</font> </div>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" valign="top"> 
            <div align="center"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>National 
              Avg.<br>
              <u>August<br>
              2002</u></b><br>
              $1.40/gal.</font> </div>
          </td>
          <td width="13%" valign="top"> 
            <div align="center"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>National 
              Avg.<br>
              <u>September<br>
              2002</u></b><br>
              $1.40/gal.</font> </div>
          </td>
          <td width="13%" valign="top"> 
            <div align="center"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>National 
              Avg.<br>
              <u>October<br>
              2002</u></b><br>
              $1.43/gal.</font> </div>
          </td>
          <td width="13%"> 
            <p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1"><b>High (CA) $1.94<br>
              Low (WA) $1.13</b></font> 
          </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
      <hr noshade color="#000000">
      <b> 
      <table border="0" width="100%">
        <tr> 
          <td width="37%" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1"> 
            <p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1"><b>IRS Mileage Allowance <i>(1-01-02)</i>:</b></font></p>
          </td>
          <center>
            <td width="63%" style="border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1"> 
              <div align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">36.5 cents per mile<br>
                <i>Being changed to 36 cents effective 01/01/03</i></font></div>
            </td>
          </center>
        </tr>
      </table>
      <table border="0" width="100%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">
        <tr> 
          <td width="32%" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1"> 
            <p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1"><b>Postage:</b></font></p>
          </td>
          <center>
            <td width="68%" style="border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1">&nbsp;</td>
          </center>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="32%" style="border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">1 oz.</font></td>
          <td width="68%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">.37</font></td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="32%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">Each additional ounce</font></td>
          <td width="68%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">.23</font></td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="32%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1"><i>Postcards</i></font></td>
          <td width="68%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">.23</font></td>
        </tr>
      </table>
      </b>
      <hr noshade color="#000000">
      <b>
      <table border="0" width="38%">
        <tr> 
          <td width="100%" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1"><b>Where your federal tax dollar went in 2001:</b></font></td>
        </tr>
      </table>
      <table border="0" width="99%">
        <tr> 
          <td width="67%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">Social Security</font></td>
          <td width="33%"> 
            <p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">23%</font> 
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="67%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">Discretionary</font></td>
          <td width="33%"> 
            <p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">19%</font> 
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="67%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">Defense</font></td>
          <td width="33%"> 
            <p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">16%</font> 
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="67%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">Medicare (over 65 years of age)</font></td>
          <td width="33%"> 
            <p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">13%</font> 
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="67%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">Other</font></td>
          <td width="33%"> 
            <p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">11%</font> 
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="67%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">Interest on National Debt</font></td>
          <td width="33%"> 
            <p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">11%</font> 
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="67%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">Medicaid</font></td>
          <td width="33%"> 
            <p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">7%</font> 
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="67%">&nbsp;</td>
          <td width="33%"> 
            <p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1"><b>100%</b></font> 
          </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
      <hr noshade color="#000000">

      <table border="0" width="98%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">
        <tr> 
          <td width="100%" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1"><b>Where Uncle Sam got his money in 2001:</b></font></td>
        </tr>
      </table>
      <table border="0" width="98%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">
        <tr> 
          <td width="61%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">Individual income tax</font></td>
          <td width="39%"> 
            <p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">50%</font> 
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="61%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">Payroll taxes</font></td>
          <td width="39%"> 
            <p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">32%</font> 
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="61%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">Corporate taxes</font></td>
          <td width="39%"> 
            <p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">10%</font> 
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="61%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">Other</font></td>
          <td width="39%"> 
            <p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">8%</font> 
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="61%">&nbsp;</td>
          <td width="39%"> 
            <p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1"><b>100%</b></font> 
          </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
      <hr noshade color="#000000">

      <table border="0" width="98%">
        <tr> 
          <td width="34%" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1"> 
            <p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1"><b><u>Population:</u></b></font></p>
          </td>
          <center>
            <td width="82%" style="border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1">&nbsp;</td>
          </center>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="34%" style="border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1"><b>World</b></font></td>
          <td width="82%"> 
            <p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">6 billion</font> 
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="34%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1"><b>U.S.</b></font></td>
          <td width="82%"> 
            <p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">282 million</font> 
          </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
      </b> 
      <hr noshade color="#000000">

      <table border="1" width="99%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">
        <tr> <b> 
          <td width="48%" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1"> 
            <p align="left"><b> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">U.S. 
              Workforce</font></b></p>
          </td>
          </b> 
          <center>
            <b> 
            <td width="12%" align="center"> 
              <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>October 
                2001</u></b></font></p>
            </td>
            <td width="12%" align="center"><font size="-1"
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><u>November 2001</u></b></font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>December 
              2001</u></b></font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u><b>January 
            2002</b></u></font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u><b>February 
            2002</b></u></font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u><b>March 
            2002</b></u></font></td>
            </b> 
          </center>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="48%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">U.S. Civilian Workforce</font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">142,290,000</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"><font size="-1"
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">142,279,000</font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">142,314,000</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">141,390,000</font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">142,211,000</font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">142,005,000</font></td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="48%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">Number Unemployed</font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">7,741,000</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"><font size="-1"
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">8,160,000</font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">8,300,000</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">7,900.000</font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">7,892,000</font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">8,111,000</font></td>
        </tr>
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          <td width="48%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">Unemployment Rate</font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">5.4%</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"><font size="-1"
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">5.7%</font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">5.8%</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">5.8%</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">5.5%</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">5.7%</font></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
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          <td width="48%">&nbsp;</td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u><b>April 
            2002</b></u></font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"><u><b> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">May</font></b></u><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u><b> 2002</b></u></font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u><b>June 2002</b></u></font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u><b>July 2002</b></u></font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u><b>August 
          2002</b></u></font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u><b>
          September 2002</b></u></font></td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="48%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">U.S. Civilian Workforce</font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">142,570,000</font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">142,800,000</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">142,476,000</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">142,390,000</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">142,616,000</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">143,277,000</font></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="48%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">Number Unemployed</font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">8,594,000</font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">8,351,000</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">8,424,000</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">8,345,000</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">8,142,000</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="right"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">8,092,000</font></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="48%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">Unemployment Rate</font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">6.0%</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">5.8%</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">5.9%</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">5.9%</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">5.7%</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">5.6%</font></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
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        <tr> 
          <td width="50%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1"><b>Average Cost of replacing one Federal Government employee:</b></font></td>
          <td width="50%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">$36,000</font></td>
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          <td width="25%" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1"> 
            <p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1"><b>Absentee Rates (annualized)</b></font></p>
          </td>
          <center>
            <td width="15%" align="center" valign="top" style="border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>1997</u></b></font></td>
            <td width="15%" align="center" valign="top"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>1998</u></b></font></td>
            <td width="15%" align="center" valign="top"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>1999</u></b></font></td>
            <td width="15%" align="center" valign="top"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>2000</u></b></font></td>
            <td width="15%" align="center" valign="top"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>2001</u></b></font></td>
          </center>
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        <tr> 
          <td width="25%" style="border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1"> 
            <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Men equal 
            approximately &#8531; of all absenteeism<br>
            Women approximately &#8532;</font></td>
          <td width="15%" align="center" valign="top"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">2.0%</font></td>
          <td width="15%" align="center" valign="top"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">2.6%</font></td>
          <td width="15%" align="center" valign="top"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">2.4%</font></td>
          <td width="15%" align="center" valign="top"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">2.9%</font></td>
          <td width="15%" align="center" valign="top"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">1.1%</font></p>
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