Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis is making available approximately $98.5 million through the Workforce Innovation Fund to back employment and training services.

The National Labor Relations Board is delaying for a second time a rule that requires employers to display worker's rights, including the right to organize a union.

The U.S. Department of Labor is implementing new minimum hourly wage rates for H-2A workers in an effort to ensure wages of similarly employed U.S. workers are not adversely affected.

Members of California Nurses Association and National Nurses United today are holding a one-day strike at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center and Miller Children's Hospital, California's second largest private hospital and one of its most profitable corporate hospital chains, to dispute patient care protections and corporate hospital demands.

Sometimes a job candidate can look great on paper. The job candidate may have the right education, skills and experience necessary to perform in the position, but often that is not enough, says Tom Davenport, senior consultant at Towers Watson, a global professional services company in New York City.

With all the staff reductions many employers have done over the recent years, fewer people are left with more responsibilities, and this can lead to performance issues, particularly among managers, says Jason Carney, director of human resources at WorkSmart Systems Inc., a professional employer organization in Indianapolis.

Human resources managers play an integral role in the overall effectiveness of a company's performance, according to a recent global study by the University of Michigan Ross School of Business and RBL Group.

According to a recent report by the Society for Human Resource Management, 83 percent of U.S. employees are satisfied with their jobs, but only 40 percent of them are content with their career development and advancement opportunities.