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In Focus: Clinton’s First 100 Days
If elected president, Hillary Clinton has vowed that in her first 100 days the country "will make the biggest investment in new good-paying jobs since World War II."
In Focus: Donald Trump’s First 100 Days
President-elect Donald Trump's proposed first 100 days as president could mean big changes for the Affordable Care Act and other workplace policies
Employers Are Facing the Worst Talent Shortage Since 2007
Employers across the globe are facing the most acute talent shortage since the Great Recession, according to ManpowerGroup’s latest Talent Shortage Survey
How to Recruit, Prepare Leaders for a VUCA World
Executives allude to VUCA in strategy presentations, but rarely work at realigning their internal reality—structure, processes, information flows, culture and talent—to the demands of their volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous…
Job Cuts Fall to 5-Month Low Before Election Day
Layoffs in October fell 31 percent from the previous month in the final job cuts report before Election Day 2016
Promote Retirement Savings for ‘America Saves Week’
America Saves Week, Feb. 27–March 4, 2017, can be an excellent reminder to encourage workers to start saving through their workplace retirement plan as early as possible and, if they can, to…
Proposed New York Wage Orders Would Substantially Raise Exempt Salary
Proposed amendments to New York state wage orders could ultimately raise the salary threshold for exempt employees in the state beyond the federal increases that are slated to go into…
Cook County Minimum Wage will Rise to $13 an Hour
The Cook County Board recently passed an ordinance that will raise the minimum wage to $13 an hour by 2020. Here's what Chicago’s suburban employers need to know
Nevada Supreme Court’s Trio of Cases Resolve Minimum Wage Questions
On Oct. 27 the Supreme Court of Nevada issued decisions in a trio of cases resolving important questions about the state minimum wage amendment
As Election Nears, Searches For Jobs In Canada Jump 58%
The number of Americans searching for jobs in Canada has increased 58% this year compared with all of last year, according to job search engine Monster Worldwide