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  • July 2008

    • Cash-Strapped Businesses Battle Immigration Crackdown

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 6, 08 6:57 AM CDT

      Cash-Strapped Businesses Battle Immigration Crackdown

      As state and federal authorities crack down on illegal immigration, businesses are fighting back, the New York Times reports. Employers, stung by aggressive new measures that would revoke the licenses of those found to have hired illegals, say their very existence is threatened. A few states are responding to the fears, and revising or rejecting tougher immigration laws. More »

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      immigration  • immigration reform  • Michael Chertoff  • illegal immigration  • employers  • businesses

  • June 2008

    • Many Retirees Will Have Less Than They Think

      newser  |  Economist  |  Jun 16, 08 5:21 PM CDT

      Many Retirees Will Have Less Than They Think

      Many employees will enter retirement with a much smaller income than they expect, the Economist reports. By 2014, the amount of money saved in direct-contribution retirement plans—ie 401Ks—will outpace than the amount saved in old-fashioned direct-benefit plans. But workers set contributions to their DC schemes at lower levels than might have been set aside in DC schemes.  Add poor investment decisions, and many pensioners could end up with half the retirement income they would’ve drawn under DB. More »

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      hedge fund  • retirement  • investment  • income  • pensions  • employers  • pension funds

  • May 2008

    • Big Unions Cut Secret Deals With Employers

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  May 10, 08 6:25 AM CDT

      Big Unions Cut Secret Deals With Employers

      Two of America's biggest unions have made secret deals with major employers that let the companies choose where workers can organize and how many of them can do so, the Wall Street Journal reports. The unions, SEIU and Unite Here, say the confidential agreements have gotten more workers into unions, and they defend not letting their members know about them. More »

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      labor unions  • union  • employers  • SEIU  • workers' rights

  • December 2007

    • Rule Threatens Retiree Health Benefits

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Dec 27, 07 5:00 AM CST

      Rule Threatens Retiree Health Benefits

      A new policy will let employers cut or drop medical benefits for retirees once they pass the age of 65 and qualify for Medicare. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has created a specific exemption from age discrimination rules that will allow employers to create two classes of retirees with different benefits, the New York Times reports. More »

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      discrimination  • Medicare  • retirees  • AARP  • employers

    • No-Frills Chain Has CEO to Match

      newser  |  Seattle Post-Intelligencer  |  Dec 2, 07 9:05 AM CST

      No-Frills Chain Has CEO to Match

      With his hot-dog lunches, second-hand desk, and disdain of ties, Jim Sinegal of Costco is not your typical Fortune 500 CEO. But the 71-year-old's steadfast devotion to the company's no-frills business plan and generosity to employees has helped make Costco a formidable player in the retail business, writes the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. More »

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      Wall Street  • wages  • Costco  • Sam's Club  • employers

  • September 2007

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