Payroll
Take It or Leave It? Several Factors Impact Retirement Plan Rollovers
When a worker changes jobs, what do they do with their 401(k) or other employer-based retirement savings? That's a question of increasing interest and concern to policymakers and employers alike.
Worker at Texas Subway Sues Over Payroll Debit Card
Jake Branson earns $7.25 an hour making sandwiches at a Subway in Leander, Texas, a suburb of Austin. Those wages used to come in the form of a paper check. Starting last month, though, he began receiving his pay on a prepaid Visa card. Most of it, that is.
Bay Area Workers Pushing for $15 Minimum Wage
At $10.74 an hour, San Francisco already has the nation's highest big city minimum wage. But it could soon have company, as labor and community activists in cities from Richmond to Sunnyvale push wage increases that could turn the Bay Area into a high-wage hub.
AAA Predicts Increase in Memorial Day Travelers
As you put the final touches on your travel plans for the Memorial Day weekend, keep in mind there might be a bit more traffic this year.
4 in 10 Workers Don’t Use All Their Vacation Days
As summer approaches, employees are busy planning long-awaited vacations. But a new Robert Half survey shows 39 percent of workers won't use all the paid vacation time they're given. The reasons: 38 percent are saving days in case they need them later, while 30 percent fear falling behind at work.
Florida Sees Gain of 34,000 Jobs in April
Unemployment in the Tampa Bay region fell below 6 percent last month, as the state added 34,000 jobs in April, matching a national improvement in jobs.
Resume Mistakes? HR Managers Becoming More Forgiving
Even in an era of typo-ridden texts and tweets, making a goof on your resume can still prove costly, according to a recent survey by Accountemps. Sixty-three percent of senior managers said just one or two resume mistakes would eliminate an applicant from consideration for a job.
Report Shows the Best Cities for Young Professionals to Start a Career
With many employers adopting a wait-and-see approach to both the economic recovery and Obamacare and many young people refusing to adjust expectations in the face of stiff competition, the effective unemployment rate for Americans ages 18 - 29 is currently 15.5 percent.