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employer stories: 9 news summaries

Employer Bails Out Madoff-Hit Employees

Mass. businessman donates $5M for workers' retirement

Jul 18, 09 1:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Massachusetts businessman has ponied up $5 million of his own money to replace his employees’ retirement savings, which were wiped out by the collapse of Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, the Boston Globe reports. Robert I. Lappin, who made his money in vacuum cleaners, knows their pain because he,... More »

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business • retirement • Massachusetts • employer • Salem • Ponzi scheme • employees • Bernard Madoff

Obama Targets Employers in Immigration Crackdown

Worker raids give way to audits of companies

Jul 2, 09 11:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama administration is cracking down on illegal immigration using a new approach: pursuing employers rather than the immigrants themselves, the Wall Street Journal reports. Immigration officials announced yesterday they’d begun auditing 652 companies; hiring breaches could mean fines or civil and criminal charges. The new method runs counter... More »

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immigration reform • employer • illegal immigration • Immigration and Customs Enforcement • Obama administration • President Obama

(Newser) - President Obama has a big new supporter in his push for health-care reform: Wal-Mart. The nation's largest private employer reversed course today and told the White House it supports the idea of requiring large employers to provide health insurance to workers. Most large corporations, along with the US Chamber of... More »

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health insurance • employer • health care reform • Wal-Mart • Service Employees International Union • retailers • President Obama

Supremes Make Age-Bias Suits Harder to Prove

Ruling puts burden of proof on workers

Jun 19, 09 9:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Workers who sue their employers for age discrimination will find their cases much harder to win under a Supreme Court ruling issued yesterday, the Los Angeles Times reports. The court, in a 5-4 decision, ruled that it is up to employees who believe they were fired or demoted because of... More »

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employer • bias • US Supreme Court • age discrimination

 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

Prez Won't
Fight Tax on
Health Benefits

Plan echoes McCain proposal slammed by campaigning Obama

Mar 15, 09 7:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Despite attacking John McCain for the idea on the campaign trail, President Obama will not oppose taxing some worker health benefits to fund health care reform, reports the New York Times reports. On the stump, Obama called a similar plan “the largest middle-class tax increase in history.” While... More »

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John McCain • health care costs • employer • health care reform • Obama administration • taxation • President Obama

Startup Site Wants to See Your Paycheck

Glassdoor.com gives users dirt on others in exchange for theirs

Jun 11, 08 2:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ever wonder how much people at Google or Microsoft really make? Just-launched Glassdoor.com wants to tell you, TechCrunch reports. Essentially, the site collects self-submitted compensation reports and reviews for as many jobs at as many firms as possible. Open to everyone are full details for Googe, Yahoo, Microsoft, and... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Microsoft • Apple • employer • Cisco • compensation • Glassdoor

Feds Get Tough on Employers of Illegals

Raids, deportations expected as Washington tightens rules

Aug 8, 07 5:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Immigration officials are set to step up raids on employers across America suspected of hiring illegal immigrants, the New York Times reports.  The tough enforcement action will back up new rules to be announced this week requiring bosses to fire workers who use false Social Security numbers, which are... More »

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immigration • illegal immigrant • homeland security • employer • raid • AFL CIO • Social Security

Immigration Bill Alarms Employers

Businesses call employee verification program an unfair burden

May 22, 07 5:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - The new immigration bill now on the Senate floor puts a massive burden on employers, the Wall Street Journal reports, requiring them to verify the papers of all 146 million workers in the US, and stiffening penalties for violations. "It's like throwing a huge net to catch a few... More »

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immigration • immigration reform • privacy • legislation • reform • employer

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