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Google recently decided to expand employee benefits for its gay and lesbian workers. This benefit, extra pay that will be retroactive from the beginning of the year, covers a tax that these workers must pay to allow their partners to receive health benefits and is only applicable to workers in the United States....

If you saw 'Sex and the City 2,' you're probably still overwhelmed by the outrageously luxurious accommodations on the jet the girls flew to Abu Dhabi: individual "suites" rather than seats, a full-service bar, showers, consummately gracious and elegant flight attendants, etc. Was that real or Hollywood magic?...

There's no way around it: This news is going to make a lot of readers angry. There are major hiring wars going on, along with giant companies giving nearly 20 percent raises to their entire staff -- in India. They're doing this in order to have enough employees to handle the myriad jobs outsourced from the...

These days, the term "humble civil servant" can be a bit of a misnomer. The U.S. Dept. of Labor (DOL) currently has more than 100 job openings -- and some of them, like the Information Technology Specialist in Washington, D.C., and the Mine Safety and Health Specialist in Arlington, VA, come with six-figure...

As the 2010 census forms hit 120 million American mailboxes this week, the U.S. Census Bureau is currently looking for part-time, temporary employees to help them collect information. With the existing climate of the job market, many anticipate that 3 million to 4 million applicants will apply for one of the...

CBS News Release An amusement park empire, a national plumbing company, a top internet retailer and a national florist will be the remaining four companies participating in the first season of Undercover Boss. The series airs Sundays (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS. The remaining Season One companies are:

The world of TV news may sound exciting and glamorous, but it just got a little less so. ABC News announced that it's cutting its staff up to 25 percent, and over the next couple of days, letters will be sent out to as many as 400 employees' homes, offering them a voluntary separation package. Should they...

The corner of Duane Street and Reade Street in New York City will never be the same now that Walgreens has announced plans to purchase Duane Reade, a New York-based drug store chain for $618M. While Walgreens plans to operate Duane Reade stores under their current name and keep their senior management team, they...

USA Today Reports More Bad News For Employees USA Today Publisher Dave Hunke was the bearer of more bad news when he sent a February 11th memo to his more than 1,000 employees, detailing how they need to take an unpaid leave of absence sometime in the next six months. The memo follows on the heels of a round of...