Ninety-one percent of chief financial officers say previous work experience for entry-level accounting and finance professionals is important to gaining employment, according to a new survey by Accountemps, a specialized staffing agency for accounting, finance and bookkeeping professionals.

The election season is in full swing, and like every potential presidential candidate, President Obama and his administrations policies are under scrutiny.

Despite reducing sales staff in 2011, 50 percent of big pharma companies report still being overstaffed as opposed to just 5 percent of companies in the entire life sciences industry, according to Hay Group's 2011 Pharmaceutical Sales Force Effectiveness Study.

The U.S. Department of Labor has received a summary judgment ordering the defunct West Chester, Pa.-based Compass Capital Partners Ltd. and owner, Harris M. DeWese, to restore $661,206 to the company's retirement plan.

Regardless of the economy, family-owned businesses are optimistic about hiring and retaining employees, according to a Family Enterprise USA survey.

For the past three decades, employer-sponsored health coverage has declined among all workers, but the steepest fall has been for low-wage workers, the report finds.

Although the Society for Human Resource Management agrees with the goal of hiring individuals with disabilities, it submitted comments stating that the proposal by the Department of Labor to revise federal contractors affirmative action plans a burden that will increase costs without ensuring further opportunities for people with disabilities.

According to The Harris Poll by Harris Interactive, the overall attitude regarding the economy and job market, which remain two of the more important political issues, is improving to its highest level since 2008 on a number of fronts.