Employee Participation

Consumers spent a little more in August despite seeing their incomes drop 0.1 percent, the Commerce Department said Friday.

More effectively communicating the value of disability income protection to younger workers can obviously help them understand their needs but can also help in meeting employers employee retention and productivity objectives.

The economy is showing signs of modest improvement not enough to reduce high unemployment but enough to ease fears that another recession might be near.

According to a Globoforce survey, 38 percent of employed Americans are considering leaving their jobs, regardless of the current economic climate and job prospects.

Factory workers at General Motors have overwhelmingly approved a new four-year contract with the company that includes profit-sharing instead of raises for most workers and promises thousands of new jobs.

Consumers' confidence remained weak in September after dropping to a post-recession low during the month before. That's left economists to wonder just what it'll take to get Americans feeling good about the economy again.