Approximately 700 United Steelworkers members joined nearly 2,000 other union activists and supporters at the Indiana Statehouse on Indiana AFL-CIO Lobby Day to protest against state Republicans' attempt to pass right-to-work legislation.

As the year winds down and the holidays are getting under way, many employers are preparing for their company holiday parties, which offer employees a chance to kick back and reflect on the year, says Sheryl Kovach, president and CEO of Kandor Group, a human resources consulting firm in Houston....

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division is overseeing an enforcement initiative that is concentrating on the gas station industry in New Jersey after it discovered extensive noncompliance problems with the minimum wage, overtime and record-keeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

According to a recent survey by the Society for Human Resource Management, 73 percent of employers do not provide training to employees who are responsible for social media duties.

Job postings for higher education positions grew 16.5 percent in the third quarter of 2011, compared to 63.2 percent in 2010, according to a recent report from HigherEdJobs, a source for academic jobs and career information.

According to Arnold Kling, a former economist for the Federal Reserve Board, employment trends could be moving to extreme economic restructuring, calling for new approaches to career planning as well as skill development, and this could put clerical positions, which have been a key part of the U.S.s economy for...

Spending on talent acquisition grew 6 percent to roughly $124 million in 2011, with a greater portion of those funds being used on professional networks, social media and customer relationship management technology, rather than job boards and recruiting agencies, according to a study by Bersin & Associates, a human resources...

Forty-six percent of established small businesses created new jobs, and 57 percent increased revenue over the last year, finds a new report by Interise, a nonprofit that specifically focuses on the growth and success of established small businesses.