Benefits Manager

A united Senate emphatically approved legislation Thursday intended to help unemployed veterans and companies doing business with the government, endorsing a measure that includes the first small slice of President Barack Obama's jobs plan that is likely to become law.

Ninety-six percent of millennials feel highly confident about their benefits choices, compared to 66 percent of Generation Xers and 64 percent of baby boomers, according to research from The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, an employee benefits provider.

Global work forces are continuing to see low points of employee satisfaction and engagement, which remains at the lowest level since 2008, according to a new analysis by Aon Hewitt, a global human resources consulting and outsourcing business.

Assuring military veterans that "America has your back," first lady Michelle Obama announced commitments from companies Thursday to hire 100,000 veterans and military spouses by 2014.

A united Senate is ready to emphatically approve legislation aimed at helping unemployed veterans and companies doing business with the government, a measure that includes the first, tiny slice of President Barack Obama's jobs plan that is likely to become law.

The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week fell to the lowest level since April, which suggests employers could be stepping up hiring.

Resounding voter support this week for pension reform measures in San Francisco and Modesto offered some reassurance to leaders of other California cities also struggling to deal with ever-tightening budgets partly due to the costs of generous retirement plans for their employees.

In todays business landscape, organizational change is a constant affair. Between mergers, acquisitions and leadership changes, the days of a stagnant work environment are gone, says John T. Mooney, principal of Consultive Source, a human resources firm in Dallas.