Benefits Manager

The number of U.S. jobs openings fell in January from a three-and-a-half year high. The modest decline suggests hiring could continue at its healthy pace but may not accelerate.

Shares of pharmacy benefits mangers Express Scripts Inc. and Medco Health Solutions Inc. both rose higher than the broader market Tuesday morning, a day after the companies said they now expect their combination to close early in the second quarter.

Republicans in the Massachusetts Legislature have formally introduced a series of bills they say will create jobs and encourage economic growth in the state.

Shares of drugstore operator and pharmacy benefits manager CVS Caremark Corp. are approaching their full value according to a BMO Capital analyst who lowered his rating on the stock to "market perform" from "outperform."

Ninety-one percent of employers in Californias Silicon Valley say they plan to increase or keep employment levels at the same numbers, according to an economic survey by West Valley Staffing Group.

U.S. employers say they are more optimistic about hiring across all industries and geographies, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey released by ManpowerGroup.

Minnesota Republican senators got a taste Monday of the fight over labor rights that gripped other Midwestern statehouses in the last year, with a committee narrowly passing legislation to curb union power even as hundreds of demonstrators chanted and yelled just feet away.

Due to the extension of the effective date of the final 404(a)(5) rule, plan administrators for calendar year plans now must make the initial annual disclosure of plan-level and investment-level information (including associated fees and expenses) to participants no later than what date?