Employee Participation

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.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell 10,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 340,000, a sign that employers are laying off very few workers.

The Society for Human Resource Management says three-quarters of respondents to a survey about various plans did not know the key differences.

Prospects for comprehensive immigration legislation this year grew murkier on the eve of an all-out push by a coalition of business, religious and law enforcement to persuade the House to overhaul the decades-old system.