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For contract workers, saving for retirement can be daunting. Here's how to get started.
Yahoo Finance via AOL· 2 hours agoContract workers often struggle to save for retirement. And there are droves of them — now making up...
Amazon is breaking the law by putting warehouse workers at risk for back and joint injuries, federal...
Business Insider via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoWorkers at an Amazon Fulfillment Center in Tracy, California, November 29, 2015.Reuters/Fred Greaves...
Lawmakers advance bills mandating salary transparency, community college credit parity
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSPRINGFIELD – As the General Assembly prepares to wrap up its spring legislative session this week,...
Caterpillar CEO Doug Oberhelman: Why we decided to invest and grow jobs in Illinois
Journal Star via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCaterpillar has deep roots in Illinois. Over the years we’ve employed tens of thousands of Illinoisans, including the 23,000 working and raising their families here today.
Health care providers warn 'poison pill' in workers' comp bill could jeopardize needed PTSD coverage
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMADISON – Health care providers are raising concerns about what they're calling a "poison pill" inside a set of bills that would make a number of widely supported changes to the state's workers ...
15 States With the Most Federal Workers in the US
Insider Monkey via Yahoo Finance· 3 months agoIn this article, we will look at the 15 states with the most federal workers in the US. We have also discussed the job satisfaction levels of the federal...
Push to build CO2 pipelines & store more of the gas in Illinois raises alarms about safety
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 11 months agoFor years, the carbon dioxide pipeline snaked through the fields and forests of Yazoo County,...
UAW Strikes: How does autoworker union pay compare to other hourly jobs?
USA TODAY via Yahoo Finance· 8 months agoWith no slowdown in sight, thousands of members of the United Auto Workers Union are entering their...
Workers, employers assess state's minimum-wage increase
Rockford Register Star via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAmanda McGovern remembers the days when she worked for minimum wage and wasn't able to make ends meet. And now that the Illinois minimum wage is at $14 per hour as of Jan. 1, she still doesn't ...
Strong US worker productivity keeps labor costs in check in fourth quarter
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoU.S. worker productivity grew faster than expected in the fourth quarter, keeping unit labor costs...