The economy lost far more jobs than expected in June, bumping the national unemployment rate up from 9.4 to 9.5 percent, its highest level in 26 years. [more]
Am I Entitled to Show-Up Pay?
Whether or not you’re entitled to receive show-up pay due to lack of work, depends on whether or not you are working under an agreement, company policy or state wage and hour law (or a related rule, regulation, or order) that requires your employer to pay it to you. [more]
Mass Layoffs Report - Monthly
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that employers initiated 2,933 mass layoffs in May 2009, causing at least 312,880 additional workers to lose their jobs to the recession. Both numbers were the highest on record. [more]
Obama Grants Federal Job Benefits to Gay Partners
President Obama issued a directive in the form of a Presidential Memorandum late yesterday afternoon, instructing the Secretary of State and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to “legally” extend employment benefits to the same-sex domestic partners of gay federal workers. [more]
Hiring Outlook
According to the results of the latest Employment Outlook Survey by Manpower, employers anticipate little to no change in hiring in Quarter 3 2009 from Quarter 2. [more]
