Small businesses seem to be the ones most willing to give back to the community and their employees, and by not supporting them were not really paying forward that generosity. Just look at 401(k) contributions.

Congressional negotiations over a bill extending a payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits can begin as soon the Senate rejects a version the House approved despite a White House veto threat, the Senate's top Democrat said Wednesday.

The number of young adults lacking medical coverage has shrunk by 2.5 million since the new health care overhaul law took effect, according to a new analysis the Obama administration is to release Wednesday.

Since the economic fallout of 2008, more employees have been picking up extra work since departments have been slashed; however, many of these employees are often left untrained for their new tasks, says Sharon Sellers, president of SLS Consulting in Summerville, S.C.

Transamerica Retirement Services ranked as one of the top retirement plan providers in a nationwide survey of 401(k) plan advisors.

The number of workers financially unprepared for retirement is at crisis levels, according to 78 percent of African American small business owners.

Western European employees typically have the most statutory paid holiday globally while employees in Asia Pacific have the lowest, according to research by Mercer, a human resources consulting firm.

There is a large gap between employee goals and how they comprehend their benefit plans, finds a new survey by the ADP Research Institute, a provider of human resources management, payroll and benefits administration services.