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NEWS ABOUT: employers

employers stories: 15 news summaries

40% of Employers to Hike Health Plan Costs Next Year

Another 8% to drop coverage entirely, survey reveals

Sep 16, 09 9:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Many Americans are happy with their employer-sponsored health care plans and eager to keep them, but they won't be keeping them at the current price, the Washington Post reports. In a survey released yesterday, some 40% of employers said they expect to increase the amount their employees paid for... More »

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health care costs • health insurance • Kodak • Business Roundtable • employers • health insurance premiums • health care reform • survey

Nearly Half of Employers Screen Social Media Profiles

HR departments use Facebook, MySpace as source of information on candidates

Aug 19, 09 4:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - It’s becoming increasingly likely that a prospective employer will check your Facebook, MySpace or LinkedIn profile, Mashable reports. A recent survey found that 45% of human-resource departments search the social-media profiles of prospective employees, with another 11% planning to institutionalize a social-networking screen in the near future. And recruiters... More »

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social networking • MySpace • Facebook • LinkedIn • employers • Recruiters • employees • Jay-ZTV • social media

CBO: Dems' Health Plans
Will Raise Costs

'Maybe what he should do is run for Congress,' snaps Reid

Jul 16, 09 5:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - The health care reform bills being pushed by House Democrats and the Senate health panel would not cut costs as advertised, says the director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. In fact, Douglas Elmendorf believes they would raise costs, the Washington Post reports. “We do not see the sort... More »

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Harry Reid • Democrat • employers • health care reform • Max Baucus • tax breaks • senator • Obama administration

 Job Hunters Take 
 Pitch to TV 

TV ads newest way to reach employers

Apr 4, 09 2:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - This may be the age of YouTube, but good, old-fashioned TV still has the edge in one field: job hunting, the AP reports. Unemployed professionals are turning to the original tube to reach employers through television commercials—proving that “TV, in spite of all the technology, is still the... More »

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television • unemployment • employers • job

 Surfing on Company Time 
 Boosts Productivity 

May we suggest Newser.com?

Apr 2, 09 12:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - If your boss catches you reading this article, don’t sweat it. A little recreational internet use on the job makes for more productive employees, according to a new Australian study. The study surveyed 300 people, 70% of whom engaged in a little WILB—“workplace Internet leisure browsing.”... More »

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Internet • Facebook • employer • employers • productivity • employee • employees • workplace

Sinking 401(k)s Raise Debate
on How to Save

Accounts tumble by up to 11%, but backers
still love them

Oct 12, 08 8:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tumbling stock markets have cracked open the piggy bank that many Americans use to store retirement savings—401(k) accounts—sparking fresh debate about how best to save money, the Washington Post reports. Supporters argue that 401(k)s offer bigger rewards than traditional pensions, which are less exposed to market turbulence. But... More »

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pensions • retirement • investment • employers • 401k • financial crisis

 US Health Costs 
 to Rise 5.7% in '09 

Insurance costs go up for 4th straight year

Sep 4, 08 1:45 PM CDT
(AP) - Get ready for another increase in co-pays and deductibles. A survey being released today found that 59% of employers intend to keep down rising health care costs by sharing them with workers. Costs will go up by an average 5.7% for both parties next year, rising faster than inflation... More »

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health care costs • health insurance • employers • health insurance premiums • Mercer study

OPINION

NRA Guilty of Poor Aim in
Fla. Guns-at-Work Case

Second Amendment does not trump property rights for private companies

Aug 25, 08 10:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Florida’s "take your guns to work” law seems like it’s upholding the right to bear arms (which is what the National Rifle Association wants us to believe), but in fact it’s a violation of property rights, Steve Chapman argues in Reason. The law allows permit-holders to... More »

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property rights • gun control • employers • Second Amendment • National Rifle Association • firearms • workplace safety • guns

Big Brother Boss Turns
Eye on Home Workers

Employers take screenshots and photos

Jul 31, 08 11:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Think working out of a home office means wearing your jammies and watching YouTube? Not unless you want the boss to see what you watch in your Mickey Mouse PJs. As telecommuting rises, employers are tracking their workers by taking screen snapshots, recording keystrokes, and even taking pictures of workers... More »

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business • worker efficiency • employers • employee • telecommuting

Cash-Strapped Businesses Battle Immigration Crackdown

Some states now responding to employers' need for low-cost labor

Jul 6, 08 6:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

analysis

 Many Retirees
 Will Have
 Less Than
 They Think 

Economist compares direct-benefit to direct-contribution plans

Jun 16, 08 5:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Big Unions Cut Secret Deals With Employers

Confidential pacts speed organizing, but raise rights questions

May 10, 08 6:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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,... More »

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

Rule Threatens Retiree Health Benefits

New regulation allows bosses to dump health insurance for those over 65

Dec 27, 07 5:00 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Medicare • discrimination • retirees • AARP • employers

No-Frills Chain Has CEO
to Match

Costco's Jim Sinegal wins loyalty of his workers, customers

Dec 2, 07 9:05 AM CST
(Newser) - 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 ... More »

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

Employees Go Lean for Green

Forget the vegetables: people lose weight to fatten their wallets, study finds

Sep 11, 07 12:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new study shows that paying people to lose weight works, a possible boon to employers and employees beset by the high costs of obesity. Researchers separated participants, who weren’t given a specific weight loss program, into three groups—two of which would be paid either $7 or $14... More »

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obesity • work • heart disease • weight loss • cholesterol • money • blood pressure • stroke • overweight • medical bills • employers

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