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WellPoint Refuses to Pay for Medical Mistakes

WellPoint Inc. is changing its provider reimbursement strategy to withhold payment for ...

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Same Judges to Rule Again on San Francisco Health Law

The San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance does not require employers to adopt an...

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Lawyers Warn Facebook a Risky Tool for Background Checks

A survey in October 2007 by Vault.com found that 44 percent of employers use social net...

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Recruiters Weather Massive Month of Job Cuts

Since January, the economy has lost 232,000 jobs. Yet, recruiting experts say that tale...

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Homeland Agency May Expand High-Skill Foreign Student Stay

A preliminary regulation would extend the time that foreign graduates in science, techn...

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3M’s Defined-Benefit Pension Plan Not Sticking Around

Employees hired on or after January 1, 2009, will be covered by a new 401(k) plan, to w...

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Unemployment Claims Way Up; Initial Claims Highest Since September 2005

Forget those reports showing a surprising improvement in the labor market. The Labor De...

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Republicans Meet Resistance in Sending H-2B Bill to House Floor

Democratic leadership opposes action; foreign nationals who claim exploitation by emplo...