The Federal Reserve Bank came out with its “Beige Book” — describing which parts of the country are likely to see a rise, or a drop,  in activity. More…

Amid the arguments over how to pay for healthcare reform comes an old idea in a new package: taxing fatty foods. More…

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission just came out with a document that some are calling “How to Sue Your Employer.” Rather than cursing (and hiding) the document, employers might be better served by using its contents to avoid a lawsuit. More…

Yes, we realize this is the HR equivalent of watching a car wreck, but we can’t help ourselves when it comes to lists of dumb things people say in interviews. More…

A woman was fired from her job as the CIO for a nonprofit organization. So what’d she do? More…

If it came out that a top exec at your firm was married to someone in a controversial profession, how do you think the company would react? More…

Whenever a company switches benefit plan carriers, there’s always the potential for unexpected problems during the changeover. More…

We’ve all put our foot in our mouth at one time or another, but you’d think job applicants would know better. More…

Alert your Finance people: New international banking regulations that take effect in September affect how direct deposits are handled. More…

What happens when a company fails to quickly respond to a complaint from an employee or customer? In this case, more than three million people got to hear about it — in detail. More…