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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....

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SPECIAL REPORT Downturn May Limit Lump-Sum Pension Payments

Because of chaos in the financial markets, many employers are discovering that they may...

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Publisher Freezes 401(k) Match

Media General Inc., which publishes 24 daily newspapers and owns and operates 19 networ...

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Study More People Struggle With Prescription Costs

Nearly 14 percent of nonelderly Americans went without a prescription drug in 2007 beca...

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Dear Workforce How Do We Reduce Our Starting Pay Without Compromising Recruiting

We want to reduce our starting salaries without compromising our ability to recruit top...