The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration is proposing two rules as part of the Affordable Care Act to protect small businesses and workers who have health benefits through multiple-employer welfare arrangements.

According to the November CBIZ Small Business Employment Index, which examines hiring trends among companies with 300 or fewer employees, the rate grew by .35 percent in November after decreasing by 1.28 percent in October.

Thirty-nine percent of employees say managing their workloads can be difficult during the holiday season, and 41 percent of employees say their workloads are already too heavy, finds a new survey by Accountemps, a specialized staffing firm for temporary accounting, finance and bookkeeping professionals.

According to a monthly survey by the Society for Human Resource Management, recruiting difficulty and new-hire compensation continue to grow, and hiring in December among the manufacturing and service sectors are expected to drop as job cuts rise.

Employers believe hiring for professional-level positions will grow in the first quarter; however, they are still concerned that finding qualified candidates could be difficult, according to a new survey by Robert Half, a specialized staffing firm.

New Jersey and New York rank as the two states with the highest average gross pay for state employees in 2010, according to an analysis of recent U.S. Census of Governments data by CGR Govistics, a project of the Center for Governmental Research.

With todays pricey health care, more emphasis is being placed on wellness programs in an effort to improve health and reduce costs. While wellness programs have proven to do just that, employers should not simply implement a one-size-fits-all mentality, says Cathy Tripp, managing consultant at Aon Hewitt. Instead, wellness programs...

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