And since employment is spread across this time structure with relatively few working in final retail stage, savings and investment changes have dramatic impacts on employment.

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One of the biggest impacts may come in employment law, where class-action attorneys are pressing lawsuits on behalf of thousands and even millions of employees over wages, hours, discrimination and working conditions.

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