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  2. Seward's Day - Wikipedia

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    Seward's Day is a legal holiday in the U.S. state of Alaska. This holiday falls on the last Monday in March and commemorates the signing of the Alaska Purchase treaty on March 30, 1867. [ 1 ] It is named for then- Secretary of State William H. Seward , who negotiated the purchase from Russia .

  3. Alaska Purchase - Wikipedia

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    The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of Alaska from the Russian Empire by the United States for a sum of $7.2 million in 1867 (equivalent to $129 million in 2023) [1].On May 15 of that year, the United States Senate ratified a bilateral treaty that had been signed on March 30, and American sovereignty became legally effective across the territory on October 18.

  4. List of International Labour Organization Conventions

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    Termination of Employment Convention: 1982 C158: Requirement for employers to give a good reason before dismissing a worker. No conclusions on revision. 36 4. Fair dismissal: Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Disabled Persons) Convention: 1983 C159: 83 3. Equality: Labour Statistics Convention: 1985 C160: 50 5. Administration

  5. File:Czar's Ratification of the Alaska Purchase Treaty - NARA ...

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    This file was provided to Wikimedia Commons by the National Archives and Records Administration as part of a cooperation project.The National Archives and Records Administration provides images depicting American and global history which are public domain or licensed under a free license.

  6. Eduard de Stoeckl - Wikipedia

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    Stoeckl signed the Alaska Treaty in March 1867. [5] For successfully carrying out the negotiation, Tsar Alexander II rewarded him with US$25,000 and an annual pension of $6,000. [6] Due to declining health, Stoeckl resigned in 1869 and was made a Knight of the Order of the White Eagle on 20 April 1869.

  7. Labour Tribunal - Wikipedia

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    Labour Tribunals are tribunals in Sri Lanka formed under the Industrial Disputes Act No.62 of 1957, to handle labour disputes and termination of employment. [1] [2] It is also the name of an institution in Hong Kong. In 1997 the court was centralised in Mong Kok, Kowloon. [3]

  8. Termination of employment - Wikipedia

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    A less severe form of involuntary termination is often referred to as a layoff (also redundancy or being made redundant in British English). A layoff is usually not strictly related to personal performance but instead due to economic cycles or the company's need to restructure itself, the firm itself going out of business, or a change in the function of the employer (for example, a certain ...

  9. Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development

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    Within the Department of Labor and Workforce Development are the Alaska Workforce Investment Board, the Alaska Vocational Technical Center, the Division of Employment and Training Services, the Labor Relations Agency, the Division of Labor Standards and Safety, the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, and the Division of Workers' Compensation. [1]