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Eaton Lays Off More Than 5,000 Employees Worldwide

Employees will be told in the next few weeks whether their jobs are being cut. Those af...

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WellPoint Plans to Eliminate 1,500 Positions

The cuts represent about 3.5 percent of the Indianapolis health insurer’s workforce.

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Wachovia Employees Whacked by Wells Fargo

In an almost unheard-of move, the employees that Wells fired include Wachovia registere...

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to Cut 1,000 Jobs in 2009

In addition to the layoffs, it will cut senior executive pay, freeze wages and reduce s...

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The Brave New World of Electronic I-9s

Nearly three years ago, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued an interim rule...

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Nissan Will Continue Four-Day Weeks

The Japanese automaker began operating some lines on four-day weeks in April and moved ...

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Bill Would Offer COBRA Subsidies, Extend Eligibility

The federal government would pay 65 percent of COBRA health care continuation premiums ...

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Best Practices in Documenting Employee Discipline

If companies use performance as one criterion for layoffs, it’s critical that employee ...