Employee Participation

Just two days after Ohio voters overwhelmingly rejected a state law curbing collective bargaining rights, a tea party coalition said it will push an amendment to the state's constitution that would prevent workers covered by union contracts from being required to join unions or pay dues.

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.

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.