Unemployments remained more or less stuck around the 8 percent mark for months now with incremental dips along the way. But for those with jobs, salaries are stalled out, as well.

If theres one thing Im constantly reminded of, its that writers and readers are often on very different pages.

It occurred to me most conversations with HR occur because youre in trouble or youre getting bad news about money. So, if any of us do harbor ill will toward our HR managers, its a classic case of shooting the messenger.

So now that the show's over, let me address the elephant in the room. Or in this case, the donkey.

Guess it's tough being a CEO these days especially at Yahoo where their latest chief executive is out after a paltry four months.

As we get together deep in the heart of Texas this week for Benefits Selling Expo, health care's all over the news. We've got a lot of ground to cover, and I've got a trade show to get back to, so let's run through the headlines.

Employee handbooks are funny things. (Actually, no theyre not, and thats part of the problem.)

Weve just witnessed a milestone in the history of the Supreme Court