Benefits Manager

Some of the states that have drained their unemployment insurance funds are cutting the number of weeks that a laid-off worker can count on those benefits.

Prominent labor leaders, frustrated that Democrats in Washington aren't aggressively pursuing the union agenda, are threatening to limit their campaign support for Democrats, an act that would hamper the party's bid to regain control of the House next year and keep a majority in the Senate.

Unemployment rates fell last month in more than three-quarters of the nation's states, adding to evidence that companies are feeling more confident in the U.S. economy.

Unemployment rates fell last month in more than three-quarters of the nation's states, according to a report from the Labor Department on Friday.

Vacations can be frustrating for a small business owner who's focused on getting the work done. Just when business is picking up, staffers are asking for time off. Even new ones.

The international benefits market consists of both individual and group products for a host of needs.

A Robert Half Legal survey shows that after a few years of salary freezes and layoffs, employees in the legal field may once again be awarded bonuses and raises.

Deep budget cuts mean 37,000 elderly and disabled adults are slated to lose adult day care services in California unless legislators move to save the program.