US Labor Department Announces Guidance to State Unemployment Insurance Agencies on Implementing Short-time Compensation or ‘Work Sharing’
By The U.S. Department of Labor WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced guidance to state agencies responsible for Unemployment Insurance regarding short-time compensation, commonly referred More...
President Obama to Congress: “Get to Work”
In his weekly radio address, President Barack Obama urged Congress to act on a package of long-stalled proposals he said would stimulate hiring, citing the sluggish economic growth that let to Friday’s poor unemployment More...
Declining Gas Prices, Better Job Stability Could Spark Increased Travel, More Jobs
By: Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. CHICAGO, May 21, 2012 – A recent decline in gas prices and improving job security could entice more Americans to take advantage of vacation days during the upcoming peak More...
NELP: To Help Jobs Picture, Raise the Minimum Wage
May 04, 2012|By Christine Owens, Special to CNN A basic premise of work in America is that your paycheck will inch up over time to reflect hard work, experience and rising living costs. But a lot of people aren’t More...
Tepid Growth Continues in April, as Economy Added Just 115,000 Jobs
By: National Employment Law Project Washington, DC – The economy added 115,000 jobs in April, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ monthly jobs report released today. April marks the second straight More...
Report: Americans are Making Less Than a Year Ago, as Real Value of Wages Falls
By: The National Employment Law Project A new report examines how wage growth has slowed down, jobs are paying less, and the lowest-paid need a raise. New York— Americans are earning less today than they did a More...
Secret Service Agents Providing Security for President Relieved of Duty Amid Allegations of Misconduct Involving Prostitution
About a dozen Secret Service agents sent to Colombia to provide security for President Barack Obama were relieved of duty and returned home amid allegations of misconduct that involved prostitution, reported CNN More...
President Obama Signs JOBS Act, Potential Game Changer for Small Business
President Barack Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Start-ups (JOBS) Act, Thursday in the Rose Garden of the White House. The JOBS Act includes key initiatives the President proposed last fall to help small More...
Gallup Poll Shows U.S. Hiring Increased in March
A new Gallup poll shows that hiring at U.S. workplaces increased in March, with the monthly job creation index rising four percentage points – the highest since mid-2008. Gallup’s Job Creation Index rose from More...
The Obama Administration Expects Stronger Job Growth for 2012
America is on the road to economic recovery, the White House said Friday, with stronger job growth expected this year. The theme for the Economic Report of the President prepared by the Council of Economic Advisers More...
