Associated PressAugust 6, 2021
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U.S. economy continues to recover, as unemployment rate improves again.
Tag: employers
Associated PressAugust 6, 2021Associated PressJuly 30, 2021
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For the 2nd consecutive quarter, wages rose at least 1%.
Associated PressMarch 5, 2021
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Unemployment rate fell to 6.2%.
Associated PressJune 15, 2020
7min514
6-3 decision on a landmark case over LGBTQ discrimination
Scott PowersDecember 11, 2018
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Republican state Rep. Thad Altman filed a bill Tuesday to require employers to check the citizenship and immigration status of potential employees through E-Verify before hiring them, with the prospect that the state could then investigate complaints. Altman introduced HB 89, the Verification of Employment Eligibility Bill, saying it is intended to prevent the hiring of […]
Guest AuthorAugust 23, 2017
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In the current debate over health care, employers, unions, and government programs all agree on the need to provide prescription drug coverage at lower costs while increasing the quality and clinical value of pharmacy benefits. That’s why the companies and public programs providing prescription drug coverage hire pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs. Through their expertise […]
Guest AuthorNovember 10, 2016
6min358
Ahh, the Sunshine State — where it’s just another day in paradise and theme parks whisk visitors to fantasies where dreams come true. Problem is the reality isn’t so fancy for the many unemployed Floridians with a disability. Statistics from the Florida Scorecard Research report show that 63 percent of residents with a disability who […]
Guest AuthorSeptember 26, 20134min254
Education continues to be contentious in Florida and for good reason. Public education has failed miserably to adequately prepare most graduates for the workplace. I say most because students in the top 10 to 15 percent of their class do well. But the rest are at best mediocre. I’m a well-taught product of Florida’s public […]