According to the 2012 Linux Jobs Report, there is a growing demand for Linux skills; however, finding talent is challenging, which is resulting in higher salaries and bonuses for Linux professionals.

Sixty-two percent of workers want the opportunity to telecommute while 83 percent of workers believe telecommuting is becoming more popular, according to a survey by TeamViewer, a provider of remote control and online meetings software, and Harris Interactive.

In a panel at the GE What Works Summit on American Competitiveness, policy and business leaders recognized that the 200,000 middle-market companies in the U.S. have untapped potential to create jobs and grow the economy.

Chief financial officers have a strong understanding that employee health has an impact on a companys financial performance, and they are playing a larger role in health care benefits decisions, according to new research by nonprofit Integrated Benefits Institute.

Sixty-one percent of private employers offer long-term incentives while 95 percent provide short-term incentives, according to a recent study by WorldatWork and Vivient Consulting.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration and its Wage and Hour Division have announced the final rule to better the H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker program.

As flu season is under way, hospitals and health care facilities should consider mandating that all of their employees receive influenza vaccinations, maintains the National Business Group on Health, a nonprofit organization that is focused on representing large employers' perspective on national health policy issues.

Former employees of Omnicare Inc., a provider of long-term pharmaceutical care for seniors, are suing the company as they claim they were unlawfully underpaid during their employment.