Benefits

Ford Revs Up Pension Plans with $100 Million Contribution

Later this week, Ford will use cash to pay off the remaining $3.6 billion of debt it ow...

Workplace Culture

Tattoos in the Workplace Drawing Big Online Response

Body art in the workplace is a hot topic on the Internet, with several websites, blogs ...

Workforce News

Benefits

Verizon Wireless Gets a Strong Signal on Tuition Reimbursement

In measuring the bottom-line impact of its tuition assistance program, Verizon Wireless...

Staffing Management

Caterpillar Adds 9,000 to Flexible Workforce

The flexible workforce includes workers from staffing firms as well as part-time and te...

Compliance

Court Fired Workers Get More Than Six Months to File Comp Claim

Oklahoma’s Legislature enacted a law cited by the employer to curtail fired workers fro...

Compliance

FedEx to Pay $2.3 Million Over Independent Contractors

The settlement follows a yearlong investigation by Montana that found FedEx Ground driv...

Benefits

New York Council Speaker Opposes Mandatory Paid Sick Days

Christine Quinn sides with business opponents of controversial measure to require five ...

Legal

Appeals Court Rules Against Independent Contractor

Employers are advised to carefully evaluate applicable legal standards to determine whe...