While the economy is showing signs of improvement, workers' compensation could face different directional trends, resulting in a complex mixture of improvement and further deterioration, according to a new study by Conning Research & Consulting.

Forty-one percent of chief financial officers report that a lack of communication between staff and management is the most common mistake companies make in managing their teams, according to a new Accountemps survey.

Fifty-four percent of employers say they intend to hire recent college graduates, marking an increase from 46 percent in 2011, 44 percent in 2010 and 43 percent in 2009, according to a new study from CareerBuilder and CareerRookie.com.

The U.S. Department of Labor filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in an attempt to recover losses from participants in the Parrot Cellular Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

As questions continue to loom around health care reform and its future remains uncertain, Rina Tikia, president of Tikia Consulting in Metairie, La., understands that her clients need a knowledgeable, dedicated partner more than ever.

When it comes to enrollment, Brandon Scarborough, co-founder of Power Group worksite division and PowerEnroll at Power Group Companies in Overland Park, Kan., has his hands full.

Forty percent of information technology leaders expect increases in permanent positions while 37 percent anticipate growth in temporary positions, according the quarterly IT Executive Outlook survey by staffing firm TEKsystems.

Across all areas in North America, the hiring outlook is improving for administrative as well as commercial jobs, according to a recent hiring trends survey conducted by staffing company Express Employment Professionals.