The job market in the legal industry experienced a slight 0.7 percent growth in 2012 with a net increase of 7,800 jobs, according to new analysis.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division and Iowa Workforce Development have come to an agreement that prevents the misclassification of employees as independent contractors by employers.

Employee health can hold a major influence on an organizations productivity.

The Department of Labor is making available a $75 million grant to fund YouthBuild, which creates programs to help out-of-school youths finish high school or General Educational Development programs as well as develop occupational skills in industries such as construction, health care and information technology.

For many obese employees, being productive in the workplace can be difficult. With the health issues these employees often face, they tend to miss more work or take disability leave, but employers can help improve productivity among these employees by providing ergonomic options, says Brian Kost, program manager for workplace...

Although 76 percent of nurses report feeling satisfied or very satisfied professionally, 72 percent of nurses say they believe troubles are ahead, such as workload increase, nursing shortages, and greater liabilities and litigation regarding nursing.

Eighty-five percent of employers report finding it difficult to very difficult when it comes to finding new hires with the proper skill sets to perform the open positions.

Of employees who have ever worked on teams, 68 percent say they were part of a dysfunctional unit at some point, according to a new University of Phoenix national survey.