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Employers may get break on jobless insurance increase
Boston :: MA :: USA | about 10 hours ago
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T he Patrick administration is hoping to soften the blow of a planned unemployment-insurance rate increase, in exchange for boosting employers’ contributions to a nearly bankrupt health-care fund. The state’s unemployment insurance system, which is almost...
Tags: businesses groups, Patrick, Boston, Health Medical Pharma, Unemployment benefits, Unemployment, Business Finance, Social Issues, Employment law, Macroeconomics, Labor economics, Recession, Insurance, Labor, Types of insurance
Jobless claims dip, spending up
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 16 hours ago
Credibility In a hopeful sign for the economy, the number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits fell below 500,000 last week for the first time since January. Consumer spending also picked up in October, and new-home sales hit their highest...
Tags: jobless claims, consumer spending, Labor Department, newly laid, workers filings, highest pointed, U.S, unemployment benefits, spending rose, sales hit, Washington, Business Finance, Business cycle, Macroeconomics, Recessions, Late 2000s recession in Europe, Unemployment, Labor, Economic history of the United States, Late 2000s recession in Asia, economics, United States Treasury security, Freddie Mac, Bonds, Economy of the United States, Government debt, Banking, the United States, Car Allowance Rebate System, Government spending, Federal Reserve System
Health perks for the unemployed
Atlanta :: GA :: USA | about 20 hours ago
Credibility You could be eligible for free health services like flu shots and prescription drug refills. For those who say they cannot afford or cannot access health insurance, there is a welcome reprieve in the form of health-related freebies from the government...
Tags: health insured, unemployment benefit, prescription drug, taking care, unemployed workers, Atlanta, Health Medical Pharma, Healthcare, Health economics, Unemployment benefits, Unemployment, Social Issues, Employment law, Health insurance, Health policy, Labor, CVS/pharmacy
Ottawa to put $63M toward carbon pipeline
Ottawa :: Canada | 1 day ago
Credibility ET The Canadian Press Ottawa says it plans to invest $63 million in a large-scale carbon capture and storage project in Alberta. Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt says the Alberta Trunk Line project will create jobs when they're needed the most,...
Tags: Alberta Trunk Line, Rexall Edmonton Indy, Canadian Press Ottawa, Canada, Ottawa, Business Finance, Alberta, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Environment, Politics, Climate change, Carbon capture and storage, Employment, Gross domestic product, Franchises, Carbon, Economist, Rexall, Market trends, Unemployment benefits, Business cycle, Employment law, Macroeconomics, Insurance, Labor, Ontario, Recessions, Recession, Carbon dioxide
A way to avoid layoffs
Monterey :: TN :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility In Monterey County, the unemployment rate went from 9.9 percent in September to 10.6 percent. The good news is that more than half of the states added jobs in October. More than likely, the majority of the jobs were temporary, but it is still a positive...
Tags: insurance benefit, Work Sharing Unemployment Insurance, Monterey County Business Council, Monterey, Termination of employment, Employment, Unemployment benefits, Unemployment, Temporary work, Employment law, Employment compensation, Employment classifications, Labor
Unemployment tax adds pressure Looming increase worries many local small businesses
Bradenton :: FL :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility Small businesses in Manatee County are bracing for another financial strain that lies ahead. As a result of statewide unemployment conditions, businesses will see an increase in unemployment compensation taxes starting in January. The growing jobless...
Tags: raising price, Bradenton, George Bushong, unemployment compensation, trust fund, tax increase, Kathy Burnett, unemployment benefits, Florida, unemployment tax, Professional employer organization, Tax, Bradenton Florida, Employment, Types of unemployment, Business Finance, Labor economics, Employment law, Unemployment, Labor
Canadian jobless claims up 7.1 percent
Ottawa :: Canada | 2 days ago
Credibility The number of Canadians receiving federal jobless benefits rose 7.1 percent on a monthly basis in September to 818,000, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday. Disbursements of Employment Insurance increased by 54,300 after two months of declines, the report...
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EU business activity makes uncertain comeback
Brussels :: Belgium | 2 days ago
Credibility reading for the 16-member eurozone rose to 53.7 this month, up from 53 in October. The data is based on a survey of the bloc's business managers, with scores over 50 indicating an expansion in economic activity. Manufacturing was the main contributor...
Tags: European Union, European Commission, Belgium, Brussels, Index, Eurozone, Rust Belt, Unemployment, Euro, Business Finance, Recessions, Markit Group, Purchasing Managers Index, Labor, Macroeconomics, Labor economics, Employment law, Unemployment benefits, Late-2000s recession, Green-collar worker, Business cycle
Filing begins today for extended unemployment benefits
Indianapolis :: IN :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility Hoosiers who have previously exhausted their unemployment benefits and remain jobless may file online for the new federal unemployment extension beginning today. Federal legislation provides up to 20 weeks of additional unemployment benefits in Indiana.
Tags: unemployment benefits, Indianapolis, Unemployment, Social security, Deutscher Wetterdienst, Welfare economics, Social systems, Employment law, Labor, Hoosier, Employment, Labor economics
Call to protect income
Melbourne :: Australia | 2 days ago
Credibility OFF workers would receive far higher unemployment payments under a controversial plan to divert increases in superannuation into an income protection scheme. Unions have been critical of Australia's low unemployment payments and want workers without jobs...
Tags: ACTU, Australia, Melbourne, Unemployment benefits, Unemployment, Asbestos, Rudd Government, Trade union, Business Finance, Welfare economics, Employment law, Politics of Australia, Labor
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