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For-profit colleges face ‘gainful employment’ rule
For-profit colleges with graduates unable to pay back their student loans could soon face scrutiny by the federal government.
Applications for U.S. jobless aid tick up to 287,000
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits rose slightly last week, but remained at historically low levels that signal a strengthening job market.
Unequal Pay: Must be a lot of good karma out there
Don't ask for a raise. Keeping quiet will give you “superpowers” that will translate into employer trust and other “good karma” that will eventually come back around to your purse.
Bechtel moving some Frederick, Md., jobs to Va.
Bechtel Corp. says it's moving a substantial number of jobs from Frederick, Maryland to Reston, Virginia.
U.S. jobless rate falls to 6-year low of 5.9 pct.
U.S. employers added 248,000 jobs in September, a burst of hiring that helped drive down the unemployment rate to 5.9 percent, the lowest since July 2008.
U.S. CEOs less optimistic about hiring, spending
Optimism among chief executives at the largest U.S. companies fell in the July-September quarter after reaching a two-year high in the previous quarter.
About that raise… U.S. execs feeling tight-fisted
The corporate executives who decide whether U.S. workers get meaningful raises have looked at the broader economy and have a message: Don't expect a pay increase anytime soon.
With ‘for-cause’ clause, can’t fire just because
Employers beware: Do not include the phrase “for cause” in employment contracts if you want to retain your right to terminate employees “at will.”
Mass jobless filing for laid-off casino workers
One of the region's largest mass-filings for unemployment and other benefits will begin next week for newly laid-off Atlantic City casino workers in an outreach effort so large it had to book part of the city's convention center.
Ford converting plant for aluminum F-150
Ford Motor Co., the second-largest U.S. automaker, has begun an eight-week closure of its Dearborn, Michigan, F-150 pickup plant to overhaul it for a new, aluminum-bodied version of the top-selling vehicle line in the U.S.
Newly acquired contractor to leave NASA Goddard site
Vencore Services will be exiting its location at the NASA Goddard Space Center in Greenbelt.
Unemployment up in Maryland
Maryland lost 9,000 jobs in July, according to new federal data, and the state unemployment rate increased to 6.1 percent from 5.8 percent in June.
