Employer-paid

• Career development leads to employer loyalty

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  May 17, 2013

  Among total rewards professionals, they believe training and developmental opportunities are important to leading to long-term loyalty, according to a recent report by WorldatWork.

• Problems surface over Arizona’s 2007 immigration law

  By Jacques Billeaud  |  May 17, 2013

  The immigration debate in Arizona reached a boiling point in 2007 when the state passed a groundbreaking law targeting those often blamed with fueling the nation's border woes: Employers who hire immigrants living in the U.S. illegally.

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  Funeral planning popular as workplace perk

  By Allen Greenberg  |  May 17, 2013

  For employers that offer health insurance, free parking and even child or elder care referral services, offering coverage for funeral services just seems like an easy add-on.

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  Employers will keep coverage, despite PPACA, survey finds

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  May 17, 2013

  Health insurance in the workplace won’t go away because of PPACA. But it will be different.

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  Tech, labor spar on immigration

  By Anne Flaherty  |  May 16, 2013

  The Senate immigration bill — the result of months of quiet negotiations among eight influential senators — is on track to nearly double the number of highly skilled foreign workers allowed to work in the U.S. under what's called an H-1B visa.

• Wage gain improvement unlikely

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  May 16, 2013

  Annual wage gains are not expected to improve in the near future for the private sector, according to the preliminary second quarter Wage Trend Indicator by Bloomberg BNA.

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  More employers plan to make summer hires

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  May 16, 2013

  This year is expected to bring better numbers from the recession regarding summer hiring, according to CareerBuilder's annual Summer Jobs Forecast.

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  Jobless claims hit highest level in weeks

  By Christopher S. Rugaber  |  May 16, 2013

  The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose 32,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 360,000, the most since late March. The jump came a week after applications had reached a five-year low.

• Willingness to negotiate can determine final compensation

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  May 15, 2013

  Upon receiving a job offer, failing to negotiate salary could hurt the job candidate’s final compensations, according to a recent survey by The Creative Group.

• Justices review $100 million award for home care workers

  By Gene Johnson  |  May 15, 2013

  Justices on the Washington Supreme Court are considering whether the state should have to pay a $100 million verdict awarded to some 22,000 home care workers who were shortchanged by a rule that was in effect from 2003 to 2007.