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March 8, 2010 (Click date to view stories in this section)

President signs short-term funding measure for UI Benefits, COBRA
Social Security offers consent-based SSN verification service
Five reasons employers should focus on pay equity in 2010
The Conference Board says U.S. labor market faces bumpy road from recession to recovery
Internal movement accounts for more than half of "new hires" in 2009, annual survey finds
Survey finds more than seven in ten workers age 60+ are putting off retirement due to financial restraints
Planned job cuts fell in February, to lowest level since 2006, survey shows

More than one billion mobile workers worldwide by year's end, according to IDC
Survey shows two-thirds of U.S. workforce worried about 2010 stress and workload
More employers eye changes to health benefits to control costs, improve worker behavior
Survey reveals more flexibility at work boosts employee health
January mass layoffs show first hike in months
Consumer prices rise slightly in January
Real earnings as a whole unchanged in January, but fall 0.1 percent for production workers

DOL issues final H-2A temporary agricultural worker program rule, reverses Bush-era changes
Internet use poses litigation risk for employers, provides litigation tool for attorneys
Employers are using strategic workforce planning to help manage HR issues as economic recovery progresses
Survey reveals more flexibility at work boosts employee health
Survey finds more than four in ten workers over the age of 35 currently work for a younger boss
Pew study shows U.S. state pension funds have $1 trillion shortfall

Model notice made available to comply with Medicaid or CHIP premium assistance notification requirements
Expert describes how companies should prepare for the evolving workplace over the next decade
Salary increase budgets at lowest level in more than two decades, The Conference Board reports
Despite treatment, employees with depression generate higher absentee costs, study shows
Many companies planning to restore 401(k) match in 2010
2009 sees lowest number of work stoppages on record
January unemployment dropped unexpectedly from 10.0 to 9.7 percent