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Montana's Department of Transportation and the union that represents its heavy equipment operators have reached a tentative contract agreement, ending a strike threat by snow plow drivers, officials said Friday.

Millions of Americans will continue to receive long-term unemployment benefits under legislation approved Friday in Congress, but the scope of the program is being scaled back to cover fewer people by the end of the year.

A united House Republican leadership surrendered crisply and cleanly on legislation to extend expiring payroll tax cuts for 160 million Americans, skipping most if not all of the self-defeating drama that accompanied their far noisier retreat on the same issue late last year. In doing so, they helped avert an...

Congress has passed legislation renewing a payroll tax cut for 160 million workers and jobless benefits for millions more, backing the main items on President Barack Obama's jobs agenda in a rare burst of Washington bipartisanship.

A round-up of the weeks employee benefits news, reports and controversy from around the web

Fifty-nine percent of employers report that the scarcity of local talent possessing the necessary technical skills is the biggest challenge for human resources departments in emerging markets, according to Mercers HR & Mobility Challenges of Emerging Markets Survey.