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Training Is Taking a Beating in Recession, Studies Find

One report notes the U.S. corporate training market shrank from $58.5 billion in 2007 t...

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Sprint Nextel Suspends 401(k) Match

The suspension of the match is one of several cost-cutting moves, including laying off ...

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Event Calendar July—September, 2009

Event Calendar July—September, 2009

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State Street 401(k) Plan Losses Being Probed

The firms are looking into whether plan fiduciaries knew or should have known their sta...

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New York Suffers Worst Job Loss in Five Years

The city lost 49,100 jobs in 2008, and its December unemployment rate shot up to 7.4 pe...

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COBRA Expansion Approved by House Panel

Under the legislation, employers would have to extend the coverage for older employees ...

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Senate Panel to Consider Nine-Month COBRA Subsidy

Economic stimulus legislation to be considered by the Senate Finance Committee next wee...

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Furloughs & Pay Cuts: A Sign of the Times–Unless You’re in the UAW

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Desperate times call for desperate measures....