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Three women who once worked at a Nebraska meatpacking company have sued their former employer, saying it violated a federal law aimed at protecting workers during mass layoffs or plant closings.
The shock of being laid off barely had time to set in before Jim Wessel began looking for another job.
A woman who sued an Omaha-based regional retailer arguing she and others weren't properly notified before being laid off has dropped her legal fight.
In an April 2 story about job loss protection programs offered to homebuyers, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Keller Williams Realty Inc. is offering such a plan in South Florida. The plan is being offered by Keller Williams South Florida, an independently owned and operated franchise.
A nurse was called out of surgery so a manager could tell her she was being laid off. Dean Health said the surgery was minor and the patient wasn't affected, but the manager who summoned the nurse from surgery violated medical protocol. Dean Health spokesman Paul Pitas said the incident happened at Dean's West Clinic in Madison on Wednesday or Thursday.
The Fox network is letting employees of some troubled small businesses decide which one of their colleagues will be laid off and turning the results into a reality show.
Free granite countertops, swimming pools and landscaping aren't going to convince anyone who's afraid of losing a job to buy a home. But what about a promise to pay your mortgage if you get laid off?
About 150 people carrying folders stuffed with resumes streamed into a job fair as it opened Tuesday to meet with about 30 potential employers in a basketball arena.
The morning after she lost her job, Patty Powers expected to wake up with that feeling of dread you get when you realize that something bad has happened, like a death in the family.
Jim and Renee Fellows, who have been married for 20 years, won’t be going out for a romantic dinner this Valentine’s Day.
Looking back, many Americans may remember January 2009 as the month when the recession really hit home.
For nearly a year, Suzanne Beckstrom watched warily as employee after employee was laid off in her office at a small Southern California housing development. One by one, she said goodbye to construction workers, sales staff, administrative help — even the marketing manager who oversaw Beckstrom’s work.
Dubai isn't known for soup lines. But at least one hotel in the glitzy tourist spot is offering visitors left jobless by the economic slump a free meal anyway.
If I am laid off, will I get paid for accrued vacation time? What about the expenses I put on my personal credit card for a company business trip? Is my employer required by law to give me notice of a mass layoff?
The numbers are grim enough to make anyone wince. Last month the unemployment rate in the United States reached 6.5 percent, its highest level in 14 years. Even worse, many economists are predicting that the jobless rate will climb all the way to 8 percent in 2009.
Rumors flew, security guards pawed through lunch bags and people inside started crossing days off their calendars. That's what Karen Davis's office was like before it closed last year.
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We had a layoff, reduction, downsize... whatever the proper terminology might be at my place of employment this week. About a third of the work force was let go. This happened with no forwarning from the management and was implemented in about 4 hours. My poll question is this.
With October layoffs, jobless rate hits 10% for the first time since 1983The economy is growing but jobs aren't? Awesome. From the AP: The unemployment rate has hit double digits for the first time since 1983 - and is likely to go higher.
Can you get unemployment insurance after being fired?As the unemployment rate in the US continues to skyrocket, the issue of unemployment benefits has become very important to a large number of people.
Sacramento County Lays Off 128 DeputiesSACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. -- The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department officially laid off more than 100 men and women in uniform Saturday.
Midway Games lays off nearly half of its staff while investor makes a 4,900% returnMidway Games has cut 46% of its 520 employees in the last few days, including about 100 developers in its San Diego office who have been working on a wrestling game under a license with TNA.
Russell Simmons: 'Millennial Generation' is hardest hit by economic crisisHip-hop mogul Russell Simmons and Maya Enista, CEO of Mobilize.org, explain how The Millenial Generation is being disproportionately affected by the economic crisis in America.
6 things you MUST-DO to ensure your family survives a job lossNobody takes pleasure in suddenly becoming unemployed. Just the 'prospect' alone can be very overwhelming and stressful. Often the worry or anxiety comes from feeling you have no control over the situation.
Out-of-work bachelors struggle in dating game - Personal finance- msnbc.comNow that the tablers are turned and more men have been laid off, how will a woman accept a broke and out of work man. It is an issue that most men would rather not deal with.
District trustees stick with 73 teacher layoffs despite federal cash infusionZein Stearman says losing her teaching job because of budget cuts doesn't make sense – especially after the federal government is giving her school district $5.4 million to preserve teaching jobs.
$3.1-billion economic stimulus windfall offers a chance to reform California schools, top education official saysAs California received billions of dollars Friday to stave off widespread teacher layoffs, the state's highest elected education official pledged to reform schools, aligning academic standards with other states, rewarding teachers who work in the most challenging classrooms and i …
Fox Plans Layoff Reality ShowThe Fox network has to be put in their place. I mean come on, to plan a LAYOFF REALITY SHOW? What kind of foolishness is that when we're in the midst of very real economic pressures that heads of families are killing themselves and their families over? Certainly, people w …
IBM Cuts and Outsources 5,000 Jobs... Then Seeks Stimulus MoneyReports of deep job cuts at International Business Machines (IBM) come at a potentially delicate time for the company—just as it is hoping to secure money from the federal stimulus package. The company will lay off as many as 5,000 U.S.
St. Louis-based Belden's Midlothian manufacturing plant employees 45 local workers who make connectors and components for industrial automation. In December 2008 Belden announced that it would cut its global workforce by 20% (around 1800 people) by late 2009.
Corporate uses recession to replace American workers wth cheaper overseas laborI.B.M.'s American employment down to 29 percent its work force in Brazil, Russia, India and China had climbed to 113,000. These are markets with faster growth than the United States, and less expensive skilled labor.
Yes, the job scene is bad for America. 650,000 jobs were lost in February alone. The economy is in a tailspin and confidence is low, if not non-existent. The pundits and experts continually want to argue about the measuring stick. As a writer, I have done the same.
A Slowdown That May Slow Us DownRecessions have a way of upending the established order of things. For decades, Americans have worked longer hours, with fewer vacations, than people in most other industrialized countries. Now, suddenly, those who have managed to avoid unemployment are being asked to work less.
Pilgrim's Pride Plans Plant ClosingsPilgrim's Pride has announced that it will close 4 plants in a small US region. The plant in El Dorado, Arkansas will close by mid-May, and plants in Farmerville, Douglas, and Georgia, Louisiana, will shut down within 60-75 days.
California farms lose main water source to droughtCalifornia's main source of irrigation water is expected to go dry this year for most of its growers due to drought, idling at least 60,000 workers and up to 1 million acres of farmland, federal officials and experts said on Friday.
Arizona DES orders workers to take unpaid time off - MSNBC Wire Services - msnbc.comPHOENIX - The state's big social-welfare agency announced Thursday it has ordered unpaid time off for 9,000 workers in response to recent midyear budget cuts made by the Legislature.
If my company laid off retail employees tomorrow, I wouldn't be let go. I've achieved a level of success in my current position that contributes heavily to the company's bottom line. This doesn't mean, however, that the layoffs wouldn't affect me (or you) directly.
On January 28th, IBM CEO Sam Palmisano was in the East Room at the White House taking part in the stimulus show. Standing shoulder to shoulder with President Obama and an all-star cast of CEOs representing entities such as Xerox, Kodak, Google, Motorola, and Applied Materials.
Add "The Entire Republican National Committee Staff" To the February Unemployment Total. The GOP is Cleaning House.A Republican source says newly elected Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele has requested the resignations of the entire RNC staff and signaled a dramatic turnover at the party organization.
Fitch places Harley, HDFS ratings on negative watchFitch Ratings said Friday that it has placed Harley-Davidson Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Harley-Davidson Financial Services Inc., on rating watch negative, an action that affects $3.2 billion of debt at HDFS and $182 million of debt at the parent company.
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