Mar 14th, 2010 · The United Auto Workers brokered a deal between casino employees at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe. This was the first union contract to be negotiated under tribal law without reference to federal labor laws.
Mar 4th, 2010 · The proposed tax on high-cost insurance plans could make it more difficult for small businesses to purchase health coverage. Even though many of these businesses don't offer rich benefits, their plans may be costly because the covered employees are predominantly older, sicker or female — three categories that currently result in higher premiums.
Feb 26th, 2010 · Insurance giant AIG admits no guilt in the pension fund settlement. It did agree to pay Oregon's pension fund $8 million for inflating its share price between 2000 and 2005. The state is getting back about 50 cents on the dollar. The agreement is good for state employees, whose pensions get shored up.
Feb 26th, 2010 · General Motors hopes to turn thousands of its workers into off-hours advocates for the company's products. GM is letting employees at its Renaissance headquarters in Michigan check out new cars, trucks and SUVs, and drive them for a weekend. GM workers can also volunteer for special advocacy training.
Feb 25th, 2010 · Corporations spend millions to attach themselves to the Olympics, boosting the corporate image and getting exclusive rights in return. They use the Olympic brand in ads and use the games to reward star employees, important customers and clients.
Feb 23rd, 2010 · ABC News President David Westin said up to a quarter of the 1,400-person workforce would be cut as the network re-engineers the way it produces news in the digital age. Voluntary buyouts are being offered to nearly all full-time news employees who are not under union contracts or personal services contracts.
Feb 18th, 2010 · The first of three Congressional hearings on Toyota's problems with sudden acceleration gets underway next week. Toyota has production plants in a half dozen states, and directly employees some 36-thousand workers. Thousands more are employed by parts suppliers. Lawmakers have to weigh how hard to push the company over the safety of the cars many of their constituents drive, versus protecting the high paying manufacturing jobs the company provides many others.
Feb 18th, 2010 · Many states have been skimping on the payments they are supposed to make to state employee pension funds. That's according to a report released by The Pew Center on the States on Thursday. Pew says many states are accruing large liabilities that will require big tax increases in the future.