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Benefits consultants: employer-mandate delay brings mixed reaction
Area businesses with 50 or more full-time employees now have an extra year to make sure they are ready to meet the national health-care reform law’s mandate to provide health insurance for employees. Employee-benefits consultants have been busy in the last few weeks making sure their employer clients understand what the delay involves. The Obama […]
New York’s initial jobless claims drop 12 percent
The number of people applying for new unemployment-insurance benefits in New York state in the week ended July 13, fell by 4,743, or 12 percent,
The Travelers to cut 180 jobs in Syracuse field office
The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV), a Hartford, Conn.–based insurance company that operates a field office in Syracuse, on July 23 announced plans to cut
CNY unemployment rates decline by one percent or more in June
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Binghamton, and Utica–Rome regions fell by at least one percentage point in June when compared to the same month in
State unemployment rate dips slightly in June to 7.5 percent
New York state’s unemployment rate fell 0.1 percent in June to 7.5 percent, the lowest level since February 2009, according to preliminary figures the New
New York’s initial unemployment claims jump by 62 percent in latest week
The number of people applying for new unemployment-insurance benefits in New York state in the week ended July 6, soared by 15,163, or 62 percent,
State approves rates for 17 health insurers in upcoming benefit exchange
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo today announced that the Department of Financial Services (DFS) has approved health-insurance plan rates for 17 insurers seeking to offer
Lockheed Martin announces 300 layoffs companywide
SALINA — Defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) today announced it is cutting 300 jobs in its Mission Systems and Training business in the
Ask yourself the following two questions: 1) Is your organization’s retirement plan compliant with the myriad IRS and Department of Labor regulations? 2) Is your
Planned job cuts rise 8 percent in June compared to May, Challenger report says
U.S. employers announced workforce reductions totaling 39,372 jobs in June, up 8.2 percent from 36,398 job cuts in May and almost 5 percent higher than
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