A 78-year-old grandmother who urged a repeal of Ohio's overhaul of collective bargaining rights is suddenly at the center of a high-stakes battle over the future of public labor unions in the state.

In light of the new legislation, much of it being made up as time goes along each day, it behooves all stakeholders to step back before the end of this calendar year to analyze what may work best for the potential outcomes and what is already in place.

Public pension assets declined more than $726 billion for state and local public employee retirement systems in 2009, according to a new report by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Fewer human resource professionals feel positive about the fourth-quarter jobs market in comparison to 2010, finds a report by the Society for Human Resource Management.