Employee Participation

Before an employee is even brought on board, the likelihood of retention already has begun.

The National Association for Business Resources says it is against Yahoo and Best Buys decision to end telecommuting and encourages other employers to think about the consequences before pulling the same move.

A Maryland Senate panel has voted against raising the state's minimum wage to $10 an hour by 2015.

A measure of the U.S. economy's health over the next six months increased in February from January, a sign that growth could be improving.

The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid barely changed last week, while the average over the past month fell to a fresh five-year low. The decline in layoffs is helping strengthen the job market.

Long-term open jobs are leading to lower revenue and productivity among employers in the 10 largest global economies.

America's lower-income workers have posted the biggest job gains since the deep 2007-09 recession but few are bragging.

Forty-five percent of organizations offer telecommuting arrangements, a jump from 35 percent in the past few years, but as major employers, such as Yahoo and Best Buy, have ended their telecommuting arrangements, it might cause others to consider a similar move.