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Business executives are optimistic about hiring, especially for the third quarter, according to Robert Half’s Professional Employment Report.

Cash, checks and direct deposit are the only official ways to pay employees, but a bill approved by the state Assembly would add payroll cards to that list.

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

A new survey suggests employers are looking to employees to help cut rising health care costs, some offering incentives to encourage healthier behavior, or in an opposite defense, implementing penalties if goals are not met.

South Carolina workers will have their maximum unemployment benefits slashed from 26 weeks to 20 under a measure headed to Gov. Nikki Haley's desk.

A month before a potential lockout, there was some reason for optimism about the NBA's labor situation.

The union representing Atlantic City, N.J. casino service employees is encouraging workers at Resorts Casino Hotel who took pay cuts last winter to apply for food stamps.

Where did all the workers go?