Even if a flat tax rate would impact payments in 2012, 48 percent of business owners say they would not prefer one while 27 percent say they would prefer one and another 25 percent say they are indifferent, according to a recent survey by the Small Business Authority.

In an effort to strengthen employees' voices in the workplace, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is moving its Office of the Whistleblower Protection Program so that it now reports directly to the agency's Office of the Assistant Secretary rather than its Directorate of Enforcement Programs.

As limits are being imposed on flexible spending accounts starting in 2013, more employers are turning to health savings accounts.

While 77 percent of IT professionals say workplace mobile devices help achieve business objectives, 76 percent also say these devices put their organizations at risk, according to a new Websense survey conducted by the Ponemon Institute.

Thirty-six percent of workers say they discuss politics at work, and 43 percent plan to address this years presidential election with co-workers, according to a national CareerBuilder survey conducted by Harris Interactive.

While health coverage is certainly important, this often leaves ancillary benefits, such as dental plans, as an afterthought.

Executives expect hiring in professional fields to continue rising in the second quarter but at a slower pace than projected for the first quarter, according to a new Robert Half survey shows.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has mandated that Interline Logistics Group LLC immediately reinstate a Sauk Village, Ill., truck driver who was terminated after reporting safety concerns regarding the brakes on his truck and refusing to breach the U.S. Department of Transportation rules for allowable...