31.   High-tech employers want Congress to double the number of visas to fill a labor shortage.

32.   His employer wanted to contract his services again, but Bagwell declined.

33.   If an employer wants to tape its employees, it should warn them, said Ted Meyer, an employment lawyer.

34.   If employers really wanted to make it safe to give references, they need a law that gives them immunity from reference-related lawsuits, Wray said.

35.   If employers want a quicker answer, they can turn to a seven-minute test.

36.   If employers want to attract and keep good people, they have to respect that those people have lives outside work.

37.   If employers want workers to remain motivated, concludes Towers Perrin, they must share monetary rewards and benefits and offer opportunities for growth.

38.   If a resume is hard to read, an employer may not want to bother to investigate further.

39.   If aging workers want to stay on the job and employers want to keep them, everything should work out fine.

40.   If, for example, the employer wants to know if the applicant is old enough to hold a work permit.