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The average cost of benefits per hour was slightly more than 30 percent of the total cost of compensation.

California employers of all sizes have a bit less than a year to prepare for a new law to take effect that requires them to provide paid sick leave to employees.

Movement to delay questions about criminal records on job applications picks up steam.

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week to a two-month high, interrupting a steady decrease to the lowest level since before the last recession.

Theres a major opportunity for productivity and employee engagement, but according to new research from Oxford Economics, most companies are unprepared to capitalize on it.

"There are too many people on the bench who want to get into the workforce, and who want to get back into the workforce," says Labor Secretary Thomas Perez.