Senate Kills Unemployment Compensation Extension

The U.S. Senate on Thursday killed a bill that would have extended payment of unemployment compensation benefits through Dec. 31, 2010. As a result, says the Wall Street Journal, some 1.3 million unemployed Americans will almost immediately lose their assistance. The American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010 (H.R. 4213), stalled when Senate Democrats failed to get the 60 votes needed to […]

More Workers Quitting Their Jobs

In TV-land, people may get their hustle on, trying to impress a boss like Donald Trump. But in the real world, large numbers of Americans aren’t waiting around for someone to say: “You’re fired!” Instead, an increasing number of U.S. employees are quitting their jobs, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The Journal […]

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