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President Obama is scheduled to announce steps Thursday designed to improve working conditions for employees of federal contractors.

Ever wish you could rent employees for a few months, take them for a test drive and then return them no questions asked if things don't work out as hoped? Thats the strategy behind probationary periods for new hires.

By 2030, the U.S. standard of living could decline by as much as 9 percent, dropping it back to the 2000 level, Accenture says.

Companies added 218,000 workers in July, exceeding the average for the year and showing improving demand is bolstering the U.S. job market, a private payrolls report showed today.

McDonald's objected to the decision, saying it would unfairly change the rules for thousands of small businesses, along with other corporations that rely on franchising.

A new study finds that more than one-third of employees surveyed including 34 percent of directors and 38 percent of managers said they would change companies for an employer that embraces flexible work.