I would ask the gentleman if it was the intention of the authors of the 1996 welfare reform law that workfare participants be considered employees, and thus covered under at least 25 labor laws, including prevailing wages, unemployment compensation, and social security taxes and benefits, none of which previously applied to workfare?
Questioning the implications of the 1996 welfare reform law regarding workfare participants.
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