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Republicans are maneuvering to short-circuit an effort by Democrats on the National Labor Relations Board to approve rules that would quicken the pace of union elections.

Recruiters and hiring managers are expecting to see modest job gains during the first six months of 2012, according to a national survey conducted by Dice Holdings Inc., a provider of specialized career websites for professional communities.

A jobs training bill for unemployed residents is unlikely to survive Gov. Chris Christie's veto pen so long as New Jersey's revenue collections continue to sag.

The Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether pharmaceutical sales representatives can bill their employers for overtime, a case that could affect the pay of tens of thousands of people.

Employment and income fraud are up 8.8 percent from third quarter 2010 and up 50 percent from third quarter 2009, according to a quarterly report by Interthinx.

Congress' failed deficit-cutting supercommittee has faded away, but a stack of expensive economic problems facing lawmakers has not.