Published: April 26, 2012
Tags: Dan Danner, DOL, health care, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, National Federation of Independent Business, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, osha, taxes, U.S. Department of Labor
Dan Danner never expected to end up in the middle of the health care debate. Or, for that matter, in politics.
Published: February 8, 2011
Tags: jobs, Labor Department, National Federation of Independent Business, unemployment
By Christopher S. Rugaber AP Economics Writer Washington — Employers posted fewer jobs in December, the latest evidence that businesses are not ready to step up hiring. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that employers advertised nearly 3.1 million jobs in December, a drop of almost 140,000 from November and the second straight monthly decline. That’s [...]
Published: May 11, 2010
Tags: High Frequency Economics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover survey, jobs, Labor Department, Lehman Brothers, National Federation of Independent Business, Power Curbers, recession
By Christopher S. Rugaber AP Economics Writer Washington (AP) — New hiring rose in March to its highest level in more than a year while job openings moved up slightly, signs the U.S. job market is slowly improving. Employers hired 4.24 million people in March, up from 4 million the previous month, according to the [...]
Published: March 17, 2010
Tags: jobs, jobs bill, National Federation of Independent Business, Obama, Social Security, U.S. Senate
By Andrew Taylor AP Writer Washington — U.S. companies that hire unemployed workers will get a temporary payroll tax holiday under a bill that easily won final congressional approval Wednesday. The bipartisan 68-29 vote in the Senate sends the legislation to the White House, where President Barack Obama has promised to sign it into law. [...]
Published: March 4, 2010
Tags: Assembly, Department of Commerce, jobs, Kristen Dexter, National Federation of Independent Business, Seidel, Sheridan, small business
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrats in the Wisconsin state Assembly said bills passed on Thursday will help bolster the state’s struggling economy, while Republicans argued not enough was being done to create jobs. “Wisconsin is open for business,” Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan, D-Janesville, said at a news conference before [...]