Employee Participation

Rough economic times are forcing Americans to put health care on hold.

The discouraging new unemployment numbers present President Barack Obama with a sobering reminder that an uneven recovery from the recession can be a fragile argument for his re-election. It's all deepening his anxiety over the political and economic threat posed by the European debt crisis.

Six Occupy Albany demonstrators were charged with misdemeanor trespassing in New York's Capitol on Thursday in a demonstration aimed at raising the minimum wage.

U.S. employers created only 69,000 jobs in May, the fewest in a year, and the unemployment rate ticked up.

Although U.S. worker confidence slightly fell in May by 1.1 points, it remains above a positive level at 53.2, according to the latest Randstad U.S. Employee Confidence Index.

According to a new report from Families USA, employees will have a better understanding of their benefits once the new summary of benefits and coverage requirements are implemented in September.