News and Advice

NY toughens penalties for vindictive employers
Workers who want to report they’ve been underpaid or mistreated on the job are getting stronger protection against retaliation by their employers under a new state law that goes into effect this week. (Boston Globe)

Despite high unemployment, skilled jobs hard to fill
Even with the country’s unemployment rate at its highest in decades, some companies are having trouble hiring highly skilled employees. (By Katie Johnston Chase, Boston Globe)

Survey sees slow jobs recovery in early 2010
NEW YORK - The joblessness that has weighed down the economic recovery will slowly start to abate in 2010, economists say, but they predict consumers will continue to keep a tight rein on spending, according to a survey. (By Emily Fredrix, Boston Globe)