Tag: Fresno County

18.12.2009 07:32:33 Jobs program falls short for employers

Gordon Webster Jr. Nobody likes to look a gift horse in the mouth, but just because something is free (or nearly free) doesn't necessarily make it useful or effective. Case in point is Fresno County's new 80-20 Program. Funded with federal recovery funds, the 80-20 program will pay 80 percent of employers' cost for qualified new hires through Sept. 2010. The only hitch is the qualification — the applicant must be on some sort of public assistance program through CalWORKS supportive services (food stamps, Medi-Cal, child care assistance, etc.). Tags: 80-20 program | Fresno County | unemployment | job creation Comments 2 | Hits: 146 | Read more...