U.S. Job Market Sputters in July
August 6, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The nation’s unemployment rate held steady at 9.5%, but the U.S. economy...
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SURVEY SAYS: Who Gets In First?
August 5, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - It will come as no surprise to NewsDash readers that I’ve always been something...
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Weight Discrimination Still Affecting Hiring
August 4, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A recent BLR poll found that just over one-quarter of respondents (26%) had been influenced...
CA High Court Says Minority Preferences in Public Contracting are Banned
August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Supreme Court has rejected much of San Francisco's legal justification for the continuing...
TRIVIAL PURSUITS: How Did President Reagan Strike Back at the Striking Controllers?
August 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - On this day in 1981, 13,000 members of the U.S. Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO)...
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HR Managers Wary of Fidgeting Job Candidates
July 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Job seekers with shifty eyes, reluctant smiles, or fidgety limbs during an interview may be...
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CareerBuilder Unveils Health Care Jobs Site
July 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Internet job site CareerBuilder has launched MiracleWorkers.com to help health care organizations find qualified...
Court Finds Northwest Had Good Reason to Fire Pilot
July 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Northwest Airlines Inc. did not illegally retaliate against a pilot by firing him after...
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Employers Turning to Career Development to Prevent Job Churn
July 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Most U.S. organizations are increasingly focusing on career development as a way to retain...
SURVEY SAYS: How Long Did it Take You to Land That First Job?
July 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - We’ve got a newly minted college graduate in my household – and yes, the job...
CFOs Looking for a “Softer” Side in Staff
July 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As CFOs and their staff become more engaged in organizational decisionmaking, soft skills such as critical...
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Exterminator Forced Pregnant Employee to Take Leave, then Fired Her
July 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Major exterminator Terminix International will pay $80,000 to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by...
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Forty Percent of Execs See Future Hiring Hikes
July 7, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Forty percent of executives surveyed anticipate an increase in hiring over the next 12...
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Woman Walks off with $113K Jury Award against Lucas
July 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A San Francisco woman who says Lucasfilm Ltd. canceled a job offer after learning she...
NY Court Beats Back Age-Related Firing Challenge
July 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A New York state appellate court has ruled that a 62-year-old executive located in...
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American Economy Loses Jobs in June
July 2, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – For the first time this year, the American economy lost jobs last...
Lawsuit Filed over Walmart Firing of Medical Marijuana User
June 30, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A man who uses medical marijuana to treat symptoms of an inoperable brain tumor and...
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Employers Eye Talent Management As Downturn Eases
June 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – As more and more employers shift gears out of recession mode into a period...
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Employer Only Seeking Other Companies’ Workers?
June 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent job posting told unemployed candidates not to apply.
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Creativity in Job Applications Rising
June 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – More job applicants are going the extra mile in trying to get noticed these days,...