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Nearly Half of U.S. Workers Believe Wages Will Never Catch Up to the Cost of Living
Delayed life decisions, worsening stress, and deep pessimism point to an American workforce struggling with long-term financial insecurity.
August 12, 2014
Employee vs. Independent Contractor: Do You Know the Rules?
When you’re running a business and someone works for you or provides a service, you pay them. That’s easy. What isn’t always so easy is determining how you should treat those payments. Before you enter into a business relationship, it’s important to establish the type of relationship – is this person providing services as an…
August 8, 2014
Most Americans Still Worried Obamacare Health Exchanges Will Fail
As the implementation of the new healthcare law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (better known as Obamacare) continues, a new survey shows that most Americans think that the exchanges that are designed to provide health insurance will fail.
August 6, 2014
Insurance Rebates On Way to Many Consumers and Businesses
California is just one of many states where health insurers owe refunds to thousands of consumers and businesses under requirements of the federal healthcare law. For California alone, the total refunds equal about $11.9 million.
August 5, 2014
Paychex Introduces New Payroll Debit Card Service
For small and mid-sized employers who have workers who are "unbanked" or just prefer to receive their paycheck in a non-check format, payroll, human resources and benefits company Paychex has launched its new Skylight PayOptions Program.
August 5, 2014
Report: Florida Tourism Thriving, Creating More Jobs
Tourism was a big job creator in Florida in 2013, according to a report released Monday from Florida TaxWatch.
August 5, 2014
How Workplace Etiquette Affects Career Prospects
When employees were asked to name the biggest breach of workplace etiquette in this type of office environment, using a speakerphone or talking loudly on the phone topped the list (36 percent); loitering or talking around a colleague's desk ranked second (23 percent).
August 5, 2014
Online Medical Records Close to Reality in California
Nearly a quarter of all Californians could soon have their medical histories accessible to doctors and emergency rooms all over the state with just a few strokes on the keyboard.
August 5, 2014
Pennsylvania Commuter Tax Shows Need for Pension Bill, Legislator Says
Scranton's adoption of a 0.75 percent commuter tax shows why state lawmakers need to pass legislation to curb municipal pension benefits for future police and firefighters, the sponsor of a key House bill said Monday.
August 4, 2014
July Job Growth Falls Short of Expectations
July was the sixth straight month that the economy added more than 200,000 net new jobs, which hadn't happened since the early dot-com boom in 1997.
July 31, 2014
Millennials are Super Savers, New Study Shows
Whatever you may think of Millennials, they are natural born savers. A new report from the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies shows that since many of these workers entered the workforce at about the same time as the Great Recession, they've been more proactive in saving for perilous employment times.
July 31, 2014
Army Veteran and CPA Shares Stuggle Over Finding Civilian Job
Army Sgt. Jody Thrasher had a lot more to worry about than a tough job market when he got back from Iraq in 2007. The first step was finding his place in the civilian world.
July 30, 2014
Intuit Report Shows Small Businesses Adding Jobs at Healthy Level
U.S. small businesses added 15,000 jobs in July, bringing the number of new jobs added over the last six months to more than 90,000. While 610,000 jobs have been added since the small business recovery began in March 2010, small business employment remains 870,000 jobs below its peak in March 2007.