Workers can collect unemployment benefits pro-rated according to their hours when their employer submits an approved work-sharing plan, while the federal government compensates the states for a portion of the set-up costs. At last count, 24 states have begun adapting their unemployment-insurance systems to take advantage of the measure.
事实上，美国已经在这方面有所行动了：这是一个被称为“短时补偿”（Short-Time Compensation）的项目。在雇主提交一份得到批准的工作分享方案之后，劳动者们可以领取依照其工作时间分配的失业补贴，而联邦政府则会补偿各州政府的一部分项目构建启动成本。而迄今为止已经有24个州开始对自身失业保险系统进行调整以利用这一政策。