10 Jobs Expected To Get A Pay Raise In 2010: Report
In a recent look at the IT and finance industries, Robert Half researchers identified 10 fields where pay overall is steady or rising, and starting sa...
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Bonuses At Small Companies Make A Comeback
AP | JOYCE M. ROSENBERG | Posted 12.02.2009 | Business
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NEW YORK — Bonuses are starting to reappear at small companies as business shows signs of picking up. Many companies had to eliminate employee ...
Park Slope Restaurants Found To Violate Labor, Wage Laws
Posted 11.20.2009 | New York
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More than 20 restaurants in Brooklyn's tony Park Slope neighborhood have been found to be in violation of labor laws, State Labor Commissioner M. Patr...
What Ails Black Women, Part 1: Work and Wages
Philip N. Cohen | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living
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For the first time in a long time, White women are more likely to have jobs than Black women. Why are Black women falling further behind?
14 Best Cities For Jobs: The Milken Institute
Posted 11.13.2009 | Business
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Job seekers take heed, the best cities to find work may be in Texas. The Milken Institute, a nonpartisan economic think tank, released its annual Best...
Investors: Beware the Quackery of Economic Goats, Whitewashers and Charlatans
Ann Pettifor | Posted 11.13.2009 | Business
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Today -- as global trade lies dead, as unemployment rises, as wages and incomes plummet, as US consumption and investment falls -- share prices zoom upwards and commodity prices rock.
Ford Workers Reject Contract changes
AP | DEE-ANN DURBIN and TOM KRISHER | Posted 10.31.2009 | Business
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DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. workers have overwhelmingly rejected contract changes that would have allowed the automaker to cut labor costs, leaving...
Slicing and Dicing at GM and Chrysler
James P. Hoffa | Posted 10.31.2009 | Business
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When it comes to carhaul drivers, automakers are failing to meet their end of the bailout bargain and taxpayers should hold them accountable.
Women's Wages Rose Faster Than Men's During Recession
Wall Street Journal | SARA MURRAY | Posted 10.17.2009 | Business
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The wages of the typical woman who had a job during the worst recession in decades rose faster than those of the typical man, new data from the Bureau...
Recession Creating A Lost Generation; Young People Can't Find Jobs
BusinesWeek | Peter Coy | Posted 10.11.2009 | Business
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Bright, eager -- and unwanted. While unemployment is ravaging just about every part of the global workforce, the most enduring harm is being done to y...
Forgetting Sarah Marshall's Generation
Laura Chapin | Posted 11.28.2009 | Denver
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Why the 'lost decade' of young workers may fare worse than their parents.
Rutgers Report: More Jobs Lost, But Wages Increase
AP | BETH DeFALCO | Posted 10.22.2009 | Business
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TRENTON, N.J. — Despite the nation's highest jobless rate in 26 years, American workers are seeing some encouraging trends this Labor Day, accor...
Unemployment Rate Hits 9.7 Percent As Economy Sheds 216,000 Jobs In August
HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business
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The national unemployment rate rose to 9.7 percent -- the highest level since June 1983 -- as the U.S. economy shed 216,000 jobs in August, the govern...
The Key to the Fall Debate: Staying Focused on the Economy
Simon Rosenberg | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics
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A "new economy" is emerging in America, and it has not been kind to most Americans. This fall is the time for the president to make it clear that he has a strategy to ensure their success in this new economy.
Low-Wage Workers Constantly Being Cheated Out Of Pay: Study
New York Times | STEVEN GREENHOUSE | Posted 10.18.2009 | Business
Low-wage workers are routinely denied proper overtime pay and are often paid less than the minimum wage, according to a new study based on a survey of...
Priorities: Afghanistan Versus Worker Pay Hikes
Jonathan Tasini | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics
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Should federal workers get pay hikes or should we continue to waste lives and money on another foolish, dangerous war?
Want The World's Best Wages? Move To Switzerland
Reuters | Miral Fahmy | Posted 09.27.2009 | Business
It pays to work in Switzerland: employees in Zurich and Geneva have the highest net wages in the world, a study by banking group UBS shows, while thos...
Doing More For Less
Max Fraad Wolff | Posted 09.12.2009 | Business
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If we are working fewer hours, getting lower wages and unable to borrow more, what comes next? New BLS data seriously questions the strength and endurance of the present economic rally.
Is Housing a Barometer for Economic Recovery?
Jill Schlesinger | Posted 08.29.2009 | Business
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It's amazing what qualifies for good news during the nation's longest post-War recession on record.
Millions of Americans Will Benefit From Minimum Wage Increase Today
Rep. George Miller | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics
Unlike tax cuts for the wealthy, a higher minimum wage increases consumer spending on local businesses, which is good for everyone.
Are IKEA, Outlet Malls, Wal-Mart, and Whole Foods Really Bargains?
Anis Shivani | Posted 08.23.2009 | Green
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American consumers are being taken for a ride.
Solving the Problem with Jobs and Wages
Rob Shapiro | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics
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The way to ensure the next expansion will create jobs is to make medical cost containment the center of health care reform the development and broad use of alternative fuels the center of energy policy.
Who Is at the Table?
Dave Johnson | Posted 08.16.2009 | Business
Progressives believe in a "we're all in this together" philosophy while conservatives follow a "you are on your own" philosophy. The differences betwe...
Here's Why Nice Work Pays Much Better
Christina Patterson | Posted 08.12.2009 | Business
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Politicians basically agree with the bankers. They think that the most highly educated people in our society are the ones most likely to operate on a base level of animal greed.
Healthcare and Government's Role in the Economy
Stephen Herrington | Posted 08.11.2009 | Politics
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The unsung dirge of this health care nightmare is that health care increased in pricing even while their customers paychecks did not increase. And that is the real issue.
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