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Lawmakers Eye COBRA Premium Subsidy

Few details of the proposals are known, though lobbyists say their understanding is tha...

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Sun-Times Media Group Asks Unions for 7 Percent Pay Cuts

The company, which operates the Chicago Sun-Times and dozens of suburban papers, tells ...

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It’s Tough All Over for Employment Prospects

The number of jobs posted online is shrinking, the market for temp jobs is even more un...

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Analysis Big Pension Plans Lose $469 Billion in 2008

The unprecedented drop was the result of a huge decline in the value of assets held in ...

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Cigna to Cut Jobs; Recession Cited

The company says it will provide more details on cost-cutting measures at its first-qua...

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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...

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Dear Workforce Which Résumé Is Preferable?

Which résumé is preferable — short and to the point with a direct reference to the job ...

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Report Health Care Spending Growth Rate Slowed in 2007

Overall, health care spending reached $2.2 trillion, or $7,421 per person, the U.S. Cen...