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  SHRM, ACIP optimistic on immigration reform

  By Allen Greenberg  |  June 17, 2013

  A big hurdle in Congress would require Homeland Security to certify an apprehension rate of 90 percent of illegal crossers at the border.

• Patriot, union exchange jabs during bankruptcy

  By Jim Suhr  |  June 14, 2013

  Top executives of a bankrupt coal producer and the nation's biggest miner's union are trading public jabs over bargaining meant to stave off a strike against a company given a court's go-ahead to slash health care and pensionbenefits to thousands of workers and retirees.

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  Attention turns to vote-counting on immigration

  By Erica Werner  |  June 12, 2013

  Backers of far-reaching immigration legislation are turning their attention to courting support and counting votes after the Senate pushed the contentious bill over early procedural hurdles.

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  Obama exhorts Congress to act on immigration

  By Erica Werner  |  June 11, 2013

  President Barack Obama prodded Congress Tuesday to send him a bill by fall remaking the nation's immigration laws, even as the Senate prepared to cast its first floor votes on the landmark measure opening a door to citizenship for millions.

• Boehner insists Congress can do immigration now

  By Erica Werner  |  June 11, 2013

  With the Senate ready to cast the first floor votes on a landmark immigration bill, House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday he thinks there's a good chance the legislation can be signed into law "by the end of the year."

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  Want more time off?

  By Sam Hananel  |  June 10, 2013

  Some companies allow their workers to buy and sell vacation time, a perk that gives workers more flexibility in managing their time off.

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  Automakers about to go on hiring spree

  By Tom Krisher  |  June 10, 2013

  The auto industry is about to go on a hiring spree as car makers and parts suppliers race to find engineers, technicians and factory workers to build the next generation of vehicles.

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  Whole Foods, 2 NM workers clash over suspension

  By Russell Contreras  |  June 7, 2013

  Two employees at a Whole Foods Market store in Albuquerque say they were suspended last month after complaining about being told they couldn't speak Spanish to each other while on the job.

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  Obama pitches PPACA in California

  By Darlene Superville  |  June 7, 2013

  President Barack Obama is making a personal plea to Californians, Latinos and young people to sign up for coverage under the new health care law.

• Don’t overlook employee assistance programs

  By Marty Traynor  |  June 3, 2013

  In the EAP world, much more than usual, traumatic events prompt people to look for resources to help cope with stress and worry.