<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:title>Inquiry Regarding Cost-of-Living Adjustment for Oklahoma Employment Security Commission Employees</dc:title><dc:date>1977-08-23</dc:date><dc:creator>unknown</dc:creator><dc:rights>http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/</dc:rights><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:identifier>http://congressarchives.org/record/CAC_CC_017_3_170_5_0009</dc:identifier><dc:description>The United States Department of Labor is responding to a letter from Congressman Glenn English regarding the approval of a cost-of-living increase provision under the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission's retirement plan. The Department explains that they have already updated and improved the retirement plans for Oklahoma employees, but providing a cost-of-living increase would require significant additional funds that they cannot currently provide. They also mention that other states are requesting similar benefits and emphasize the importance of focusing on job creation rather than funding future employee benefits.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>