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SEC Denies Union’s Bid for Proxy Access at Five Companies

The Securities and Exchange Commission has permitted several companies to exclude proxy...

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Hollywood Writers Vote to End Strike, But Business as Usual Is Unlikely

After three months of acrimony, an armistice between Hollywood’s writers and the Allian...

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IBM Channels Workers to Public Sector

A new program IBM will launch in July is designed to persuade employees and retirees to...

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Employee Benefits Menu Boosted by Mix of Voluntary Options

More U.S. employers are offering voluntary benefits to their employees for two main rea...

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N.Y. Fines Businesses $4 Million for Misclassified Hourly Workers

New York state Labor Commission officials said Monday, February 11, that they have fine...

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Companies Offer Housing Assistance to Retain Employees

Employers that sponsor housing assistance programs see them as a popular benefit that f...

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Lawsuit Says City’s Sick-Leave Policy Breached Medical Privacy

Police radio dispatchers in Columbus, Ohio, allege in a class-action lawsuit that the c...

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Proposed FMLA Rules Resolve Key Issues

Newly proposed Labor Department regulations governing the Family and Medical Leave Act ...