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Welcome to investinwork.org, a Federal Reserve System initiative with the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University, the Ray Marshall Center of the Lyndon B. Johnson School at the University of Texas, and the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. Investinwork.org is administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (the "Atlanta Fed") on behalf of the partner organizations.

Acceptance of Terms of Use
By accessing, viewing, downloading, or otherwise using this website or any web page, content, or feature available through the website, or any related emails, newsletters, or services (hereinafter collectively the "Services"), you signify that you have read, understand, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. Your use of the Services may also be subject to additional terms, conditions, agreements and privacy policies of third parties providing services or content on the website, including those of Google Analytics.

If you do not agree with any portion of these Terms of Use, you may exit the website and not continue the session or make use of any Services. However, if you continue to use the website or the Services, you consent to these Terms of Use.

Reproduction of Content
You may reproduce any information or reports that are part of the Services if you do not distribute the reproduced information for the purpose of private gain and appropriately credit investinwork.org, the author of the cited work, and the institutions with which the author is affiliated.

Publications or presentations that use data from the book Investing in America’s Workforce: Improving Outcomes for Workers and Employers should be cited as follows: Source: Investing in America’s Workforce: Improving Outcomes for Workers and Employers. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.

The general policy above does not apply to other websites that may be linked to or from the website; these are governed by the individual policies of the relevant providers. In addition, some of the images or other content on the website may be copyrighted by others and you must obtain permission to use such copyrighted material from the copyright owner and not from the Federal Reserve.

All third-party materials that are part of the Services are provided "as is," and all express or implied warrantees and all liabilities, damages, indemnities, and obligations of any kind with respect to such materials are disclaimed. To the extent any license for such materials grants a licensee rights to use, copy, or modify such materials that are broader than the rights granted herein, then such rights shall take precedence over these Terms of Use.

Warranties
The Federal Reserve System provides no warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy, timeliness, completeness, merchantability, fitness for any particular purpose, title, quality, or noninfringement of the Services or any information contained on the website in any form or manner whatsoever.

Eligibility
The Services are not intended for users under the age of 13. By using the Services, you warrant that you are at least 13 years of age.

Third-Party Services
Software of third parties or links to third-party websites are provided through the Services as a convenience to users. The Federal Reserve is not responsible for any third-party software or for the content of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site, and cannot attest to the accuracy of information that such links provide. You acknowledge and agree that your use of any third-party software or links is at your own risk. Linking to another website or providing third-party software from this website does not constitute or imply an endorsement or recommendation by the Federal Reserve. Reference to any specific commercial product, process, or service does not constitute or imply an endorsement or recommendation by the Federal Reserve.

Accessibility
The Atlanta Fed is committed to making every page on this website accessible to the widest possible audience, including people with visual disabilities using screen-reading software. Many of the documents on the website are in HTML and are usually accessible to screen-reading software. There are also a large number of documents in Adobe Acrobat* Portable Document Format (PDF), which reproduces the exact look of a printed page. PDF documents are displayed through Adobe's free Acrobat Reader, which may require additional steps to become accessible to screen readers. Learn more about Adobe's free Acrobat Reader. *Acrobat and the Acrobat logo are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

Other Means of Obtaining Documents
If you are seeking a document that is not accessible to you through this website, and want to obtain a paper copy of it, you may submit a request by email to investinwork@atl.frb.org.

The website has been created to be viewed in commonly used browsers. The Atlanta Fed has tested the website with many browser and printer combinations. However, it is impossible to test all possible configurations.

Changes to Terms of Use
Only the Atlanta Fed may amend these Terms of Use, and we reserve the right to update, modify, or change them from time to time without notice. You understand and agree that your continued use of the Services, including the website, after the date on which these Terms of Use have changed constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms of Use. If a modification is unacceptable to you, you may terminate your agreement by ceasing to use the Services.

Limitation of Liability
THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE OR SERVICES, FOR ANY INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS CONTAINED ON OR MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, WHETHER BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, TORT, OR OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY, EVEN IF THE FEDERAL RESERVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSS AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSS IS FORESEEABLE. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES IS THE FEDERAL RESERVE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY AMOUNT.

Release and Waiver
To the maximum extent permitted by law, you hereby release and waive all claims against the Federal Reserve and their officers, agents, and employees from any and all liability for claims, damages, costs, and expenses (including litigation costs and attorney’s fees) of every kind and nature, arising from or in any way related to your use of the Services. You understand that any fact relating to any matter covered by this release may be found to be other than now believed to be true and you accept and assume the risk of such possible differences in fact. In addition, you expressly waive and relinquish, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any and all rights and benefits that you may have under any other state or federal statute or common law principle of similar effect.

Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Federal Reserve and its officers, agents, and employees from and against any and all claims, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including litigation costs and attorneys' fees) arising from or in any way related to your use of the Services, including any liability or expense arising from all claims, losses, damages (actual and/or consequential), suits, judgments, litigation costs, and attorneys' fees, of every kind and nature.

Invalidity of Specific Terms
If any provision of these Terms of Use is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, you agree that the other provisions remain in full force and effect.

Location of Lawsuit and Choice of Law
These Terms of Use and the relationship between you and the Federal Reserve are to be construed and enforced in accordance with the federal law of the United States and, in the absence of controlling federal law, with the laws of the State of Georgia. The exclusive jurisdiction for any legal action or proceeding regarding these Terms of Use shall be the United States district court for the Northern District of Georgia located in Atlanta, Georgia, and you agree to irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction and venue of that court in any such action or proceeding.

Dated: August 30, 2019

 

Investing in America's Workforce is a Federal Reserve System initiative in collaboration with the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University, the Ray Marshall Center of the Lyndon B. Johnson School at the University of Texas, and the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.

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