By Jon on
8/20/2009 1:30 PM
With unemployment at the highest level in decades employers should be having no problem filling open positions with top quality applicants, right? Not necessarily.
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By Charles on
7/22/2009 7:56 AM
On July 24 th, the Federal Government is completing a 3 phase increase of minimum wage over three years that amounts to a 29% increase. According to LaborLawCenter.com, in May of 2007, Congress approved the Federal Minimum Wage increase and former President Bush signed it into law. Each phase would be a $0.70 increase for a total of $2.10. The final increase is July 4 th, 2009. The most recent Minimum Wage increase was in 1997!
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By Jon on
7/9/2009 8:03 AM
Krispy Kreme and American Apparel both face large fines after ICE audit finds they hired illegal workers. Fines mark a shift in ICE enforcement policies from going after workers to employers. More Audits to come.
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By Blake on
7/1/2009 2:16 PM
South Carolina's new legislation requiring private employers to verify the employment eligibility of newly hired employees with E-Verify or with a South Carolina-issued driver's license goes into effect today. Governor Sanford's recent Buenos Aires tryst will not change this, contrary to the hopes of some employers.
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By Jon on
6/24/2009 10:00 AM
Information released in the past few weeks seems to show that the economy may finally be on the rebound, or at least, have hit bottom.
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By Blake on
6/14/2009 5:54 PM
The effective date of the final rule requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to use E-Verify has been delayed a fourth time until September 8, 2009, thus further damaging the credibility of the program.
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By Jon on
6/12/2009 10:24 AM
33.2 million individuals or one in nine Americans received food stamps in the month of March 2009
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By Blake on
5/27/2009 1:35 PM
BK's "the King" pays JobApp a visit after hearing that over 600 BK restaurants have embraced JobApp
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By Blake on
4/30/2009 7:21 AM
In December 2008 (yes, 2008!) the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) issued a press release that, lo and behold, the United States economy was, in fact, experiencing a recession that began (officially) in December 2007.
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By Blake on
4/20/2009 10:16 AM
Since December 2007, when the current recession began, a bit over 30 million Americans have actually filed first-time jobless claims.
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