Employee Participation

Vice President Joe Biden will head to Atlanta this week to promote the need for an immigration overhaul during a naturalization ceremony for new U.S. citizens.

Perhaps more interesting is the survey's finding that 42 percent of respondents dont care which gender their boss is. And isnt that what workplace equality is really all about?

The U.S. economy added 204,000 jobs in October, an unexpected burst of hiring in a month when the government was partly shut down for 16 days. And far more jobs were added in August and September than previously thought.

The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits fell 9,000 to a seasonally adjusted 336,000 last week, bringing applications to pre-recession levels.

Starting on Jan. 1, the SSA will raise the maximum amount subject to its employee payroll tax to $117,000.

More than half of U.S. adults who are potentially eligible for health coverage under PPACA, but who haven't yet signed up for a plan, say they will likely try to enroll or find out about financial help by the end of March 2014, according to the Commonwealth Fund.