In California's Silicon Valley, an increasing number of workers do not have traditional, full-time 9 to 5 jobs. One out of three Silicon Valley workers works non-traditionally. The 40-hour work week has all but disappeared in the opposite direction. See more about telecommuting in the Learn To Work columns, accessible from the Education Information Center page. An ombudsman is a community volunteer trained to be a problem-solver, facilitator or peacemaker between individuals and government or agencies.
Some ombudsmen specialize in certain areas.
Onondaga County has a long term care ombudsman program for residents of nursing homes. Answer provided by the InterReligious Council of CNY who conducts the training for local ombudsman volunteers. The second two answers are from the latest version of the software.