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Health Care Proposal: Religious Nonprofits Won’t Pay For Birth Control

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Health Care Proposal: Religious Nonprofits Won’t Pay For Birth Control

By JENNY GOLD, KHN— After a year of lawsuits and public outcry, the Obama administration proposed Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, a way for women who work at nonprofit religious institutions to get free birth control without requiring their employers to pay for it. Instead, institutions that insure themselves, such as hospitals and universities, could use a third party to find […]

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‘Olive Garden’ Company Sees Steep Sales Drop After Fighting Obamacare

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‘Olive Garden’ Company Sees Steep Sales Drop After Fighting Obamacare

Darden Restaurants, the company that owns the Red Lobster and Olive Garden chains, saw its net income plunge by 37% in the wake of bad publicity about its policies regarding the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. According to the Associated Press, “revamped menus and new ad campaigns” fell flat as the corporate giant […]

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Fake Skills Shortage: Workers Have Skills But Lack Jobs & Fair Wages

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Fake Skills Shortage: Workers Have Skills But Lack Jobs & Fair Wages

Fake skills shortage: American business is finding it harder to hide behind the excuse that there simply aren’t enough workers with certain skills. Writing in the New York Times Magazine, Adam Davidson (founder of the Planet Money podcast and NPR radio show) deconstructs the so-called “skills gap.” Turns out it’s a fake skills shortage. Reasons […]

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Union Membership in the U.S. Takes Another Big Hit In 2012, At 76-Year Low

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Union Membership in the U.S. Takes Another Big Hit In 2012, At 76-Year Low

Opponents of labor union membership in the United States had a very successful couple of years during 2011 and 2012. Union membership nationwide reached a 76-year record low, during 2012, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Jan. 23, 2013. In 2012, the union membership rate — the percentage of wage and salary workers who […]

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In U.S. Unemployed Far Outnumber Job Openings In Every Sector

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In U.S. Unemployed Far Outnumber Job Openings In Every Sector

Slack demand for American workers seems to be at the root of lack of new job openings in the United States and not a purported “skills gap,” a new economic analysis shows.. This low demand for demand for American workers is somewhat conspicuous in light of what appears to be an economic recovery. As many […]

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Women’s Earnings By Occupation For 2011 In The United States

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Women’s Earnings By Occupation For 2011 In The United States

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has just published it’s study of women’s earnings by occupation for the year 2011. It comes as no surprise that women who worked in the C-suite or those with advanced information technology skills were the best paid. The study also show that nursing and health care remain a highly […]

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Freedom From Workplace Bullies Week – 14 – 20 October 2012

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Freedom From Workplace Bullies Week – 14 – 20 October 2012

Freedom From Workplace Bullies Week, 14 – 20 October 2012. Workplace bullying is a systematic campaign of interpersonal destruction that jeopardizes your health, your career, the job you once loved. Workplace bullying is a non-physical, non-homicidal form of violence. Because it is abusive it causes both emotional and stress-related physical harm. This event is organized […]

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US Public More Positive About The Economy, Views Of Job News Improve

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US Public More Positive About The Economy, Views Of Job News Improve

From the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press— Americans are hearing less negative news about the nation’s economy than they were just a month ago. Perceptions of news about other economic sectors – notably, the job situation – have improved as well. Most Americans continue to hear a mix of good and […]

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Infographic: Do Employers “Like” Social Media?

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Infographic: Do Employers “Like” Social Media?

Social media has gone to work to stay and many companies are still trying to figure out what to do about it. Some forward-looking industries are embracing social media. Others are at least starting to put policies in place to make sure the use of social media by employees remains appropriate. A smaller group hopes […]

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Two Reports Show Influence Of Social Media & The Internet On The Workplace

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Two Reports Show Influence Of Social Media & The Internet On The Workplace

Two new reports show the growing influence of social media and the Internet on the workplace. In the U.S., 75% of employees access social media at least once a day from their personal mobile devices while at work. More than half of U.S. companies do not block access to the Internet. These are some of […]

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