The Free Top Tens of Employee Engagement – Will Arrive Thursday July 22 The Employee Engagement Network is releasing a new e-book:  The Top Tens of Employee Engagement . This 95 page book is loaded with hundreds of brilliant engagement ideas from 32 different contributors. It will be released Thursday July 22. Click on the cover to see a larger version of the cover with the names of all… Read the rest

by wstera2
Congress gave final approval Thursday to the most ambitious overhaul of financial regulation in generations, ending more than a year of wrangling over the shape of the new rules and shifting the government’s focus to the monumental task of implementing them.
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Congress gave final approval Thursday to the most ambitious overhaul of financial regulation in generations, ending more than a year of… Read the rest

by infomatique
As early as Monday, the US Senate could vote to extend unemployment benefits to people who are out of cash and can’t find work. There are an estimated 200-thousand Floridians who would qualify. But, without a change in state law, the extension wouldn’t help struggling Floridians.
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Wednesday that the Senate would vote to reauthorize… Read the rest

by roberthuffstutter
The unemployment rate for Broome and Tioga counties is creeping downward but does not account for residents who have stopped actively looking for work or have moved.
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Kentucky’s unemployment rate fell to 10 percent in June, down from 10.4 percent in May, but beh
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German unemployment falls from 7.7% to 7.5% in June, as its exports… Read the rest

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Unemployment benefits claims’ sharp drop is largely due to automakers skipping summer shutdowns.
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The state’s unemployment rate fell for the third straight month, dropping to 8.9 percent in June.
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The state’s unemployment rate fell for the third straight month, dropping to 8.9 percent in June. State officials said Tuesday that the jobless… Read the rest

by bobster855
WASHINGTON D.C. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – The Senate appears closer to voting on a bill that would extend unemployment benefits for millions of Americans. Majority Leader Harry Reid says it could happen on Tuesday.
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid plans to hold a procedural vote on extending unemployment benefits next Tuesday and a vote on the financial reform bill next Thursday.
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So I wrote this column for MSNBC.com recently on how women can be bitchy to each other and I got a lot of nasty comments on how I’m perpetuating a stereo type. Well, recent comments by a comedian I have enjoyed and respected in the past prove that bitchy is alive and well in gal land. Kathy Griffin, the comedian, actually called the two young daughters of Scott Brown… Read the rest

Workplaces often get described as a battle of good and evil. A demanding boss or a jealous co-worker who make your professional existence miserable. These people are actively harming you, and your career can suffer because of them. Yet, not all co-workers who get on your nerves are bad people. These colleagues are often nice and the kind of people you wouldn’t mind hanging out with during happy hour… Read the rest

As the health care field continues to grow, a larger number of job opportunities will be available for workers of all education levels and backgrounds. To service the growing number of health care workers, CareerBuilder recently launched MiracleWorkers.com , a new resource for those employed in — or searching for employment in — the medical field. Besides providing job listings, the site serves as a resource and information center.… Read the rest

Every time I write about job scams, there are always a bunch of people who get on their high horses: “What morons,” they say. “How could a smart person fall for such a scam?” This pompous attitude is why we have such a hard time eradicating scams in this country. Everyone is just too smart to be duped. If no one can be duped, then there’s no problem, right?… Read the rest