Salary News Selection 2008 on Paycheck, Income, Tax, Healthcare costs, Unemployment insurance, Minimum Wage

SALARY NEWS SELECTION 2008
Thursday, May 8 2008
>America's most overpaid athletes (Forbes) Topic: V.I.P. Salaries
>4 cardiologists settle with government over UMDNJ salaries (NewsDay)
>Iowa's elected officials are overpaid (DesMoinesRegister)
>Salary.com reports that Moms in US earn less than moms in Canada (BW)
>Perk of good job; aging mind is sharp (CBS)
>The brighter sight of green (Forbes) Topic: Career Tips
>Firm handshakes help grab jobs; study (Reuters) Topic: Career Tips
>The Slump: it's a guy thing (BW) Topic: Salary Calculator and Career Tips
>MBA class of '98 proves resilent (USAToday) Topic: Career Tips
>Workers turn passions into second jobs (NBC)
>Seven ways not to get hired (PRNewswire) Topic: Career Tips
>Study: higher skills jobs to move offshore (ITBusiness) Topic: Salary Polls
>Enforce pay laws (Spectrum) Topic: Salary Calculator
>6 Tips for getting yourself to do something you don't want to do (HuffingtonPost) Topic: Career Tips
>what's behind my measle raise? (BW) Topic: Career Tips
>Jobless claims fell last week, but remain at high levels (WSJ)

Wednesday, May 7 2008
>MA Newton's mayor asks for 28% raise (Boston.com)
>Minnesota legislators strike deal to raise minimum wage (startribune) Topic: Minimum Wage
>NJ lawmakers question massive OT in key agency (Newsday) Topic: Overtime Pay
>Nonexempts going wireless (ExecOnline)  Topic: Overtime Pay Exemptions
>Closing pay gap could help reduce poverty (Coloradoan) Topic: Close the Gender Pay Gap
>Butte-Silver bow employee wins age discrimination complaint (GreatFallsTrib) Topic: Discrimination
>Tips for job search (Tigerweekly) Topic: Career Tips
>Morgan Stanley to eliminate about 1,500 jobs mostly in US (HeraldTrib)
>House votes on Iraq funds this week (Time)
>Five ways to recession proof your career (ksdk) Topic: Job Search in Recession
>6 tips for handling rejection (Americanchron) Topic: Career Tips

Tuesday, May 6 2008
>Starting salaries decline (NYTimes) Topic: Salary Calculator and Salary Survey
>Youngsters talk dirty - about money (TheTimes) Topic: Salary Survey
>School superintendent to take a voluntary pay cut (Missourian)
>School superintendent gets statte's biggest pension (Newsday)
>Random job hunting doesn't work (Send2Press) Topic: Career Tips
>Working well with executive recruiters (WSJ) Topic: Career Tips
>Monster survey of high school grads reveils strong work ethic, desire to stay close to familiy (BW)
>Senate passes Connectivut's minimum wage increase (Newsday) Topic: Minimum Wage
>Disabled gays suffer double discrimination (theLantarn) Topic: Discrimination
>House passes measure aiming to remake Minnesota property tax picture (StarTribune)

Monday, May 5 2008
>Web salary charts tell all, and we love it (SFGate) Topic: V.I.P Salaries
>FEI Study: Financial Executives salaries up 5% (SunHerald) Topic: CEO Salaries
>How much do you make? (ABC) Topic: Salary Survey and Salary Calculator
>Overtime, sick leave lucrative for some correction officers (ChigacoTribune) Topic: Overtime Pay
>New Jersey paid $250M in overtime for 2007 (CPO) Topic: Overtime Pay
>Ex-assistant assessor will fight dismissal (Boston.com) My Dismissal Rights
>US Congress makes genetic discrimination illegal (EconomicTimes) Topic: Discrimination
>Consulting firm settles H-1B discrimination case (Etimes) Topic: Gates wants geeks
>Bloomberg LP's maternity discrimination suite widens (Newsday) Topic: Discrimination
>The rich pay a bigger percentage of taxes (DallasNews) Topic: Income Tax
>McCains health-care plan also makes sense (BostonHerald)
>Getting from college to do before you join the real world (AmericChon) Topic: Career Tips
>This career is on 'paws' (NY) Topic: Career Tips
>Careers and happiness (Gather) Topic: Career Tips
>Getting out of prison and into a job (MSNBC) Topic:Career Tips
>How the hell do I get that job (PhillyBurb) Topic: Career Tips
>Are you prepared if you lose your job? (ChicagoTribune) Topic: Career Tips
>Job safety remains a deadly serious issue (VOANews)
>US Part-Time work increases, pushing down unemployment rate (Bloomberg)
>Helping the unemployed (NYTimes)


Friday, May 2 2008
>US sheds fewer jobs than expected (NYT)
>McCain health plan could mean higher tax (NYT) Topic: Income Tax
>Child care workers in US averaged $18,820 in 2006 (Seattlepi) Topic: Salary Calculator
>Minnesota governor chides minimum wage bill (StarTribune) Topic: Minimum Wage
>American issues no-tip policy for skycaps at Boston Airport (WP) Topic: Minimum Wage Tip Receivers
>Fairness shortage (BaltimoreSun) Topic: Minimum Wage
>Immigrants and jobs: a closer look (CNN) Topic: Minimum Wage and Gates wants Geeks
>Lawsuit alleges Tyson Foods failed to pay Overtime (Arkansasbusiness) Topic: Overtime Pay
>Immigration rally to support tomato pickers (SingonSanDiego)
>Congresses pushes anti-genetic discrimination to President Bush (MoneyTimes) Topic: Discrimination
>The backward plight of the working woman (Boston.com) Topic: Discrimination
>Paycheck transparency at work (Time) Topic: Discrimination and Salary Survey
>54 more women accuse Bloomberg firm of Bias (NYTimes) Topic: Discrimination

Thursday, May 1 2008
>Salary information request not so simple for Anderson County (IndepMail)
>Salary Guide 2008 (DiamandBack) Topic: Salary Survey
>Presidential salaries growing exponentially at college level (DailyTexan)
>Idea of 2% pay cuts school employees hits resistance (Tampabay)
>Top paid CEO's (Forbes) Topic: CEO Salaries and $1 Salary Club
>Study: Brooklynites spend half their paycheck just on rent (DailyNews)
>Transition to business owner can be hard (MLive)
>where did employee's ovetime go (OrlandoSentinel) Topic: Overtime Pay
>The world's best paid soccer players (Forbes) Topic: Soccer Player Salaries
>Weak labor market leads to sharp drop in online job ads (TMCNet) Topic: Job Search in Recession
>Jobs growth has 'ground to a halt (Reuters) Topic: Job Search in Recession
>April job cuts in US jump 27% from year ago (Bloomberg)
>Job searching? How to stay ahead of the competition in a tight market (Diversity) Topic: Job Search in Recession
>Economy likely shed 80,000 jobs in April (Reuters)
>Black teens feel the chill of 'bilingual preferred (BlackVoiceNews)
>Tips: where they go (Chicagotribune) Topic: Minimum Wage Tip Receivers
>Dreaming of career success? Eight steps toward fullfilment (Hamptonroads) Topic: Career Tips
>Managing family and work (Sheknows)
>Career success with a chronic Illness (HealthBulletin) Topic: Minimum Wage Workers Disabilities
>US weekly claims up 35,000 to 380,000; cont. claims highest in 4 years (Forbes)
>Reshaping Health Care (NYTimes)

Wednesday, April 30 2008
>Working hard for the money, but are you treated right? (DC) Topic: Salary Survey
>McCain, Clinton pay women better than Obama (crosswalk) Topic: Discrimination
>Secret bonuses: Sandy officials hide pay from public (SLT)
>Are H-1B Tech workers highly-skilled or just low paid? (WSJ) Topic: Bill Gates wants Geeks
>Presidential candidates and your money (wway3)
>Tips for using the federal jobs site (HeraldNet) Topic: Career Tips
>How to write a formidable Resume (Recorder) Topic: Resume Writing Tips
>Surviving the evolving job market (CNN) Topic: Job Search in Recession
>Hello, would you like a new job (InformationWeek) Topic: Career Tips
>McCain unveils health care plan (WP)
>Schwarzenegger to try health care fix again (AP)
>Poll: 7% of Americans marry for health care insurance (Chron.com)

Tuesday, April 29 2008
>Federal reserve reports on salaries for bank chiefs (Startribune) Topic: CEO Salaries'
>Tax rebates: a clue to co-workers salaries (CNN) Topic: Salary Survey
>Governor Iowa to approve big salary hike for himself (RadioIowa) Topic: V.I.P. Salaries
>Dishing about salary and benefits with friends (USNews) Topic: Salary Survey
>How long does it take to find a new job? (WSJ) Topic: Career Tips
>Techies get a pay cut (WSJ) Topic: Salary Calculator
>The feminist's corner: equal pay litigation is justice, not an inconvenience (ThePost)
>US congress urged to defer minimum wage hikes (Pacific) Topic: Minimum Wage
>10 tips for landing a federal job (Ohmygov) Topic: Career Tips
>Recession proof job: personal adviser (CNN) Topic: Job Search in Recession
>Returning home from war in Iraq, jobs not easy to come by (reformer)
>Welcome to the job market jungle - part 1 (Crescentnews) Topic: Job Search in Recession
>$81 million for reserve of teachers (NYT)
> Career expert offers interview tips (APP) Topic: Career Tips
>Massachusetts spared from national regional jumps in unemployment rates (BBJ)
>Study warns job losses will strain government health programs (NYT)
>Dueling ads take on McCains health care plan (CBS)

Monday, April 28 2008
>Best entry-level salaries for new grads (CNN) Topic: Salary Survey
>Is CIO Salary increase a good thing or a bad thing (ITBusiness) Topic: Salary Calculator
>Secret salaries: bonuses (SaltLakeTribune)
>Money manners & the last taboo (Boston.com)
>Despite job forecasts, some industries are looking (Courant) Topic: job search in recession
>Pay gap fuels worker woes (CareerJournal) Topic: CEO Salaries
>What do you earn? Younger workers drop taboo (US.World) Topic: Salary Survey
>Principal asks to remain at school even for $1 (CBS) Topic: $1 club
>Fair pay and fair play (RockyMountainsNews) Topic: Discrimination
>Sick of your job? There's a right way to find something else (Boston.com) Topic: Job Search in  Recession
>House passes minimum wage hike Connecticut (Conntact) Topic: MInimum Wage
>Change focus from minimum wage to what's a living wage (DesMoinesRegister) Topic: Minimum Wage
>US Labor Department secures more than $688,000 in Overtime Back Wages for 238 employees of  Quest Diagnostics Inc. Nationwide (PRNewsWire) Topic: Overtime Pay
>Teachers take 2nd jobs to help make ends meet (TheState)
>Soon-to-be college grads find economic climate makes job hunting tougher (PostGazette) Topic: Job Search in Recession
>Older workers looking more glamorous to recruiters (SeattleTimes) Topic: Career Tips
>IT Experience for newcomers (AmericanChronicle) Topic: Career Tips
>Switching jobs: tap existing skills when changing your career (DesertNews) Topic: Career Tips
>Help wanted: when you quit, return company items (Newsday)

Thursday, April 24 2008
>Salary data show lag in University compensation rates (MinnesotaDaily)
>What do area public employees make? (KansasCity)
>To turnover and higher pay (WSJ)
>White house threatens to veto discrimination bill (WP) Topic: Discrimination
>Missouri house bill would cut minimum wage tipped employees (LakeExpo) Topic: Minimum Wage
>House backs minimum wage change Missouri (NewsLeader) Topic: Minimum Wage
>New Workbook reveals 10 tips for creating a powerful career portfolio (PRWeb) Topic: Career Tips
>What to do and not at a new job (Seattlenwsource) Topic: Career Tips
>Schwarzenegger lobbies for unemployment insurance (ABC)
>US weekly jobless claims fall 33,000 to 342,000; cont. claims drop 65,000 (Forbes)

Monday, April 21 2008
>How much money do you make? (SFGate) Topic: Salary Calculator
>Manager has right to disclose employees' salaries (Chicagotribune) Topic: Ask Paywizard
>The gender pay gap is shrinking, but women need to get aggressive (ArizonaRepublic)
>State starts new job training program in Wisconsin Works in June (WKBT)
>For many, a dream job is one that isn't a nightmare (Baltimoresun) Topic: Career Tips
>Obama's change unwelcome for paycheck (Argusleader)
>Economic downturn time to re-evaluate priorities (Pantagraph)
>Financial fundamentals: planning key to early retirement success (Shreveporttimes)
>New career, same employer (WSJ) Topic: Career Tips
>Recession-proof your career with 8 trust tips from NYT (EMP) Topic: Job Search Tips during Recession
>Campus gives college tips to high school students (Guardian) Topic: Career Tips
>Tips on keeping insured, afloat if job loss occurs (AZStarNet)
>Ask the experts; business jobs in the game industry (Gamasutra)
>US weekly jobless claims up 17,000 to 372,000 (Forbes)
>Quit whining and get a job? It's not that simple (UNLV) Topic: Job Search Tips during Recession
>Maine governor signs minimum wage increase (AAP) Topic: Minimum Wage

Thursday, April 17 2008
>Council votes to give themselves mayor raise (SanDiegoNews)
>Faculty salary disparity favors private over publice universities (DailyTexan)
>UK vs. US game salaries - fight! (Develop) Topic: Salary Calculator
>Primary care doctors find better job market (Timesunion)
>Obama's income soars with presidential bid (LAT) Topic: Presidential Candidate Salaries
>Paying taxes like an ordinary American (Dailybreeze) Topic: V.I.P. Salaries
>Second day of teacher strike at Catholic schools (Recordonline)
>Maine minimum wage hike bill sent to governor (Fosters) Topic: Minimum Wage
>Friends, family often serve as career consultants (WSJ) Topic: Career Tips
>Ebay offers resume writers a market to sell their wares (WSJ) Topic: Resume Writing Tips
>Lily plans to cut as many as 500 Indianapolis jobs (Bloomberg)
>Health care playpens (WT)

Tuesday, April 15 2008
>Salaries up, but new fms down (Facilityblog)
>Search all available Cisco jobs by salary (Cisco) Topic: Salary Survey
>US salaries above average, below for research schools (Tuscon Region)
>Survey details game developers salaries (Shacknews) Topic: Salary Calculator
>What the yankees could put on the field for the price of Jason Giambi (Bleacher) Topic: Baseball Player Salaries
>Tips for successful interviewing (FOX) Topic: Career Tips
>Tips for training your boss to be a better manager (WSJ) Topic: Career Tips
>Crying at work and other career killers (WPTV) Topic: Career Tips
>Job seekers are recognizing importance of finding a green workplace (SYS) Topic: Career Tips
>'Tell me about yourself' doesn't mean 'Tell it all' (WSJ) Topic: Career Tips
>Time Warner to cut 450 jobs from New Line Cinema (Reuters)
>Baby boomers facing health care crisis (Mercury)


Monday, April 14 2008
>Options grant boosts CBS chief's pay (AP) Topic: CEO Salaries
>How much do professors make: a brief overview (MD) Topic: Salary Calculator
>Salary study: many are school employees make more than $50,000 (Goupstate)
>What people earn: local government edition (NN)
>Chief judge suing state over pay (Auburnpub)
>Persistent  pay gains: a survey overview (WSJ) Topic: CEO Salaries
>What Utahns earn: analysis of wages shows education pays off - usually (DN)
>IRS offers tips to beat tuesday's tax filing deadline (TMC) Topic: Last Minute Tax Tips
>Career recruiting hits the beaches (PRNewswire) Topic: Career Tips
>90 days: acing your first post-college job (WJS) Topic: Career Tips
>Some employers fear minimum wage hike (Delewareonline) Topic: Minimum Wage
>Healthcare, education professionals among best paid in state (NaT) Topic: Salary Calculator
>Maine Senate gives initials ok to minimum wage hike (MaineToday) Topic: Minimum Wage

Friday, April 11 2008
>Salary of UMass Medical CEO causes outrage (Necn) Topic: CEO Salaries
>Survey: some AppDev pay may have peaked (IDN) Topic: Salary Survey
>Obama to take on McCain over bloated CEO Salaries (TPM) Topic: CEO Salaries and Presidential Candidate Salaries
>MLS Salary list reveals bargains and the overpaid (MLS) Topic: Soccer Salaries
>The rich get richer (FOX) Topic: V.I.P. Salaries'
>Scoring a last-minute internship (Forbes)
>Valley average wage leads US (MercuryNews) Topic: Salary Survey
>Quit complaining, get a job (RebelYell)
>The 10 highest paid managers in football (Bleacherreport)
>N.H. rent increases among tops in nation (NHBR)
>Gap between rich, poor families in state still widest in nation (DailyGazette)
>Newsman gives students job tips (Hofstadchr) Topic: Career Tips
>Starting out? consider these recession proof careers (Topic) Career Tips
>Jobs stimulus plan just might work (Masslive)
>Best and worst cities for jobs (Forbes)
>Upcoming graduates anticipate unsteady economy, job market (thenews)
>1,400 Christian jobs (Eurweb)
>Tips for last-minute tax filers (CBS) Topic: Income Tax
>BLS documents unemployment of Gulf War veterans (ReliablePlant)
>Health care horror stories (NYT)
>Survey: health care, economy (Napsnet)


Thursday, April 10 2008
>Tax rule holds many base salaries around $1m Topic: Income Tax and CEO Salaries
>Mo. House revives plan to boost minimum teachers' salaries (BND)
>D.C.-area salaries among the highest in nation (BJ) Topic: Salary Calculator
>Compared to some states, NMI pays its justices, judges higher salaries (mvariety)
>North county teachers join in salary protest (TJ)
>University Kentucky proposed 9% tuition (Courierjournal)
>Nursing grads looking at big dollars (Setonion)
>The 20 highest paid player in footfball (Bleacherreport) Topic: Soccer Salaries
>Survey: what your employees want (Chiro)
>Ohio's new minimum wage laws (InjuryBoard) topic: Minimum Wage
>Study finds third of city's income on the top rung (NYT)
>Gap between NM's rich and poor widens (Forbes)
>Four tips: how to recession-proof your career (RTH) Topic: Career Tips
>Optimizing Linkedln for job hunting (TechRepublic) Topic: Career TIps
>Microsoft pitches IT careers to high school girl (eWeek) Topic: Career Tips
>Dress for success: tips and shopping list (FOX) Topic: Career Tips
>Plugged in: some tips on e-mail etiquette (Scabee) Topic: Career Tips
>Ways to land your first consulting job (About.com) Topic: Career Tips
>Quitting your job? Do it the right way (TMJ)
>Need a job? Talk to the animals (CNN)
>U.S. initial jobless claims feel to 375,000 last week (Bloomberg)
>Bank of America launches innovative approach to managing health care (CNN)

Wednesday, April 9 2008
>Salary increase at several colleges (DailyPrinceton) Topic: Salary Calculator
>Five surprising salaries (CNN) Topic: Salary Calculator
>St.Louis employees average salary hits $20.28 per hour (SLBJ) Topic: Salary Calculator
>The Senior Pay cut (Insidehighered) Topic: Career Tips
>Profit performance does pay (PRNewswire) Topic: CEO Salaries
>Real Salt Lake: Team has 10 players making at least 6 figures (MN) Topic: Soccer Salaries
>Keep public salaries public (CCT)
>German minimum wage should be low enough to prevent job losses (Forbes) Topic: Minimum Wage
>NY's lowest-paid worker's wages increase faster than average (wcaxtv) Topic: Minimum Wage
>How to file for extension on your 2007 tax return (Record) Topic: Income Tax
>Make the most of your tax rebate (Kiplingers) Topic: Tax Rebate
>Choosing a career is a matter of matching (DV) Topic: Career Tips
>Learning curves - tips on handling a new job (Onrec) Topic: Career Tips
>RiseSmart CEO offers 5 interview tips for landing your first $100K job (BW) Topic: Career Tips
>Job worries not affecting professionals making $100K and up (BJ)
>From Trump to Jobs: Billionaire comebacks (ABC) Topic: V.I.P. Salaries
>Fewer construction jobs, less demand for laborers (Gazette)
>Don't fall into an unemployment rut (FOX)
>Lack of health care killing Utahns (Daily Herald)
>Elizabeth Edwards backs Clinton's health care plan (CNN)


Tuesday, April 8 2008
>Plastic surgery is the next must-have career tool. Maybe. (Pen.Trunk) Topic: Career Tips
>MLS Salary structure is a matter of  'rich man, poor man' (NYT) Topic: Soccer Salaries
>Paid sick leave best for workers, employers (MHerald)
>The best ways to bulletproof your job (CNNMOney) Topic: Career Tips
>Presidents deserve better pay (Scrippednews) Topic: Politician Salaries
>US lawmakers ask for delay in minimum wage hikes (Pacific) Topic: Minimum Wage
>Report: it costs a lot to live in Connecticut (Conpost)
>National Survey: importance of goal setting in order to achieve dreams (BW) Topic: Career Tips
>Four tips to being a good manager (BJ)
>Last minute tax tips (KSFY) Topic: Income Tax
>Check your tax return to avoid these common errors (USAToday) Topic: Income Tax
>How to keep your job in a recession (BW) Topic: Career Tips
>Amazon.com to add jobs to keep up with demand (FOX)
>Part-timers won't get Md. unemployment (Forbes)
>Study reveals health care woes of Asian Americans (AN)


Monday, April 7 2008
>Right salary level pays off for both worker, employer (TST) Topic: Ask Paywizard
>Beckham tops MLS Salaries (AP) Topic: Soccer Player Salaries
>The cultural differences of living and working in the gulf (Flightglobal)
>Wife's beer fortune cheers McCain (TTG) Topic: Presidential Candidate Salaries
>Barcelona forward, Henry is best-paid French athlete (LAT) Topic: Soccer Player Salaries
>The $100 million couple (TDV) Topic: Politician Salaries
>Executive Pay: the bottom line for those at the top (NYT) Topic: CEO Salaries and the $1 Salary Club
>IRS Tips for tax filers on economic stimulus payment (Huliq) Topic: Tax Rebate
>Will Illinois change its income tax? (Chicagois) Topic: Income Tax
>Cleaning rooms for a living is no easy task (TIJ) Topic: Minimum Wage
>What's in your wallet? Probably not cash (Creditcards) Topic: Minimum Wage Tip Receivers
>Bartenders sets tip etiquette (Redandblack) Topic: Minimum Wage Tip Receivers
>For many, pay takes back seat to passion (BuffolowNews) Topic: Career Tips
>Universal health care insurance: just don't get sick (Webcommentary)
>Dieting for dollars (Newsweek)
>80,000 jobs lost: democrats urge new aid package (NYT)

Friday, April 4 2008
>80,000 jobs cut in March; unemployment rate rises (NYT)
>Ford CEO 2007 salary was $2 mil up from $667,667 (CNN) Topic: CEO Salaries
>Highly paid state employees face salary freeze pending audit (Mercurynews) Topic: Salary Calculator
>M.L.S. by the numbers, $$$ numbers that is (NYT) Topic: Soccer Salaries
>Motorola to slash 2,600 more jobs (WSJ)
>Job searchers face a new reality (Whiotv) Topic: Career Tips
>Senior US managers finding jobs harder to come by (MI)
>Presidential candidates on job losses (Reuters)
>Who is the NBA's least valuable player? (Deadspin)
>Taking care of tax business for small business owners (Forbes) Topic: Minimum Wage
>10 Tips for busy taxpayers (QCTimes) Topic: Income Tax
>Voodoo health economics (NYT)
>Research reveals companies more involved in health of workforce (FOX)


Thursday, April 3 2008
>Jobless claims: highest since Katrina (CNN)
>Lincoln National pays CEO $16.3 million (CNN) Topic: CEO Salaries
>Schwarzenegger restricts raises for state supervisors (Sacbee)
>NYSE Euronext CEO's '07 pay is $7.6M (CNN) Topic: CEO Salaries
>Pay judges fairly (WDT)
>Survey says head to middle east for top IT pay (eweeks) Topic: Salary Calculator
>Go beyond your resume and visualize your perfect job (Gaywired) Topic: Career Tips
>10 Secrets for searching for a job during recession (CIO) Topic: Career Tips
>Obama campaign faults Clinton for unfulfilled upstate job promise (BN)
>Google cutting 300 jobs at DoubleClick's US operations (AJC)
>Cover letter tips by Microsoft's Warren Ashton (FOX) Topic: Cover letter tips
>Prepare for battle: career fair tips (ABC) Topic: Career Tips
>Tips for paying taxes if you're self employed (DN) Topic: Income Tax
>Checklist: tips to help young filers (CPO) Topic: Income Tax
>Report: too many kids lack health care (BH)
>Study: most doctors back national health care insurance (SS)
>State funding improved health-care links (BF)
>Elizabeth Edwards issues a challenge to McCain on health care (WP)
>How to reduce health care costs (Forbes)'
>US initial jobless claims rose 38,000 to 407,000 (Bloomberg)


Wednesday, April 2 2008
>A-Rod's Salary: $28 mil; Marlin's payroll: $21 mil. (Courant) Topic: Baseball Player Salaries
>You pay more at pump, and Chevron's CEO gets a salary bump (TNT) Topic: CEO Salaries
>Macy's CEO takes $2 mil pay cut (BC) Topic: CEO Salaries
>OP-ED: teachers need bigger salaries (SUUNews) Topic: Salary Calculator
>Texas retains top ranking in high-tech job creation (BizJ)
>Massive job cuts in space program likely (AP)
>US March job cuts rose 9.4% from year ago (Bloomberg)
>Clinton proposes $7 bil program to spur US job creation (Bloomberg)
>Working poor still losing ground (Bloomberg)
>Author finds moms affect job succes (IndyStar)
>CCIE job search considerations (ITWorld) Topic: Career Tips
>Survey of managers shows jobs picture isn't exactly rosy (USAToday) Topic: Salary Survey
>CBS News operations to cut jobs, including highest paid anchor (Reuters)
>The tax debate we need to have (CNN) Topic: Income Tax
>Tax tips: how to get a copy of an old tax return (walletpop) Topic: Income Tax


Tuesday, April 1 2008
>Syntax-Brillian CEO takes $1 base salary (CNN) Topic: CEO Salaries
>Utilities industry pays older workers largest salary (BJ) Topic: Salary Calculator
>Hollywood's highest paid divas (IndiaTimes) Topic: Actor Salaries
>Finding a green energy job just got easier (FOX) Topic: Career Tips
>Dell closing Austin plant, cutting 900 jobs (ABJ)
>2008 hot job list (FOX) Topic: Career Tips
>Facebook, careerbuilder in job ads agreement (BJ) Topic: Career Tips
>Looks 'do matter' in job interviews (NZHerald) Topic: Career Tips
>Kids & familiy: talking job loss (Minyanville)
>Pregnant at a new job (THP) Topic: Ask Paywizard
>Shuttle retirement could cost thousands of jobs at Kennedy Space Center (CFNews)
>Study says investment in NanoCenter would create more than 5,000 jobs (WKTV)
>Tips for retaining millennials (HRonline)
>Help employees reduce stress (HRonline)
>Some tips while waiting for your tax rebate check (Firstcoachnes) Topic: Tax Rebate
>Take a stand: inconvenient truth about minimum wage (LJworld) Topic: Minimum Wage
>US doctors support universal health care - survey (Reuters)

Monday, March 31 2008
>Actors unions butt heads over negotiations (Reuters) Topic: Unions
>With 'personal reference', employer may be attempting to limit liability (Boston.com) Topic: Ask Paywizard
>111 Newsweek staffers take buyouts (Folio)
>Cities paying high salaries, even amid financial crisis (Mercury) Topic: Salary Calculator
>The ABC's of school salaries: web site lists local teachers' pay (Herald)
>IT salaries rise despite economic slowdown (HealthcareIT) Topic: Salary Calculator
>Summer job crunch looms amid shaky economy (BaltimoreSun) Topic: Minimum Wage Youth
>Job review best way to communicate with employees (Chicagotribune)
>Job hopping an option for young people (Boston.com) Topic: Career Tips
>Is new job worth move? (MiamiHerald) Topic: Min.Wage per State and Overtime pay per state
>After losing job, first look inward (APP) Topic: Career Tips
>MIsinformation makes finding jobs tough for physically disabled (Herald)
>Ex-offenders find job hunting hard (Star)
>Swiss among the best paid worldwide (Allheadnews)
>Paulson-stimulus to create up to 600,000 jobs (Reuters)
>Manhattan home market slows as Wall Street cuts jobs (Bloomberg)
>Ford to re-open Ontario Engine-plant; restore 300 jobs (CNN)

Friday, March 28 2008
>Want to earn more? Move abroad (Reuters) Topic: International Salary Checks
>Survey: Houston salaries to rise for some job seekers (BJ) Topic: Salary Calculator
>Afghan aid money spent on high salaries (AP)
>Logistics management salaries in 2008 (SCMR) Topic: Salary Calculator
>State cops taking home six-figure pay checks (Herald) Topic: Salary Calculator
>State transportation department to increase pay for engineers (Wboy)
>Stop teacherstrikes profiles 120,000 Pennsylvania teacher names and salaries (Fox)
>Industry switching poised to surge: tips on changing careers (MWB) Topic: Career Tips
>In pictures: career-fair plan of action (Forbes) Topic: Career Tips
>Income rises, spending weak (CNN)
>The IRS is gearing up for 'Super Saturday' (Boston.com) Topic: Income Tax and Tax Rebate
>Do unions still shape the healthcare debate (USNews) Topic: Unions
>GM to idle Detroit plant due to American Axle strike (Reuters)
>Texas job growth weakens unemployment declines (Dallasnews)
>State: unemployment up in Albany,NY (Bizjournals)
>D.C. Minimum Pay rises (WP)

Thursday, March 27 2008
>Sears ex-CEO gets $1M salary through '10 (BW) Topic: CEO Salaries
>Waste Management CEO gets $6.2 M in compensation (Chron.com) Topic: CEO Salaries
>Search WIsconsin teacher salaries (Postcrescent) Topic: Salary Calculator
>Cumberland's top earners at schools (Projo.com) Topic: Salary Calculator
>Companies strive to find true stars for raises, bonus (WSJ) Topic: Salary Calculator
>Public employees: who makes the most? (WesternStar) Topic: Salary Calculator
>Fitz gets a new four year deal (AZCardinals) Topic: NFL Salaries
>Salaries jump for security-cleared technology jobs (BJ) Topic: Salary Calculator
>Tips for fitting grad school into your life (USNews) Topic: Worklife Balance
>Recession-Proof careers (Kiplinger) Topic: Career Tips
>Review went badly? Stay cool, find a fix, or look to move on (WSJ) Topic: Career TIps
>Five hottest skills for your networking career (NetworkWorld) Topic: Career Tips
>Houston city council signs union contract, $10 minimum wage (Chron.com) Topic: Minimum Wage and Unions
>Starbucks sued again for improper tip-sharing (Fox) Topic: Minimum Wage tip receivers
>American Axle strike to impact GM car plant in Ohio (Mlive)
>Who really pays for health care? (ChicagoTribune)
>Health Care in crisis; who's listening? (PA)
>IT leader's pay increases, but job satisfaction plummets (InfoWorld)
>New unemployment claims fall (CNNMoney)

Wednesday, March 26 2008
>Google's Brin and Page get $1 Salary (AP) Topic: CEO Salary
>How does Manny manage on his salary (Bostonchannel) Topic: Baseball player Salaries
>Obama releases seven years of tax returns (CBS) Topic: Income Tax
>New York Times CEO's total compensation down 38% on a technicality (WP) Topic: CEO Salaries
>Be prepared when you go to a job fair (StCharlesJournal) Topic: Career Tips
>Survey says summer job market will be tough for teens (BJ) Topic: Youth Minimum Wage
>Wall Street may cut 20,000 jobs over 2 years: report (Reuters)
>Pennsylvania lost 78,000 jobs to China, group says (BT)
>Millions of jobs of a different collar (NYTimes)
>Riding out the recession: insurance helps (Dentalplans)
>Union: United outsources too much work (Forbes) Topic: Unions
>Analyst: Axle strike a waiting game (BF) Topic: Unions
>Candidates diverge on health care plans (USA Today)

Tuesday, March 25 2008
>It's ok to pay yourself when starting a business (KansasCity)
>Washington Post CEO gets $400K again (CNN) Topic: Salary Calculator
>College grad job outlook still rosy (Hreonline)
>Registered nurses approve contract with UC medical centers (BJ) Topic: Salary Calculator
>With $13,5M in pay, Cephalon CEO tips rivals at Pfizer (WSJ) Topic: CEO Salaries
>Strike american Axle against wage cutting completes first month while CEO salary rise to $10.2M (Indybay) Topic: CEO Salaries and Unions
>The double hit on women's salaries (Insidehighered) Topic: Salary Calculator
>PepsiCo CEO gets paid $14.7M in 2007 (Forbes) Topic:CEO Salaries
>Recent grads will be hardest hit by looming recession (BW) Topic: Career Tips
>How to juggle family and job (Timesonline) Topic: Career Tips
>Missteps can kill a job interview (Postcrescent) Topic: Career Tips
>House republicans happy with lowest-in-nation wage (BlogKansas) Topic: Minimum Wage
>Fitial agrees with US lawmakers on labor report (SaipanTribune) Topic: Minimum Wage
>Study: One-in-Five New Jersey families 'poor' (Bloomberg) Topic: MInimum Wage
>Delaware; minimum wag bill passes senate (DailyTime) Topic: Minimum Wage
>Helping low income taxpayers get their due (Yahoo) Topic: Income Tax
>Survey: fewer jobs, higher pay for 2008 college grads (BizJournal)
>Click here for the best health care (CNN)
>Workers, companies squeezed by rising health care costs (US news)
>Federal disaster unemployment assistance in Georgia (WRDW)
>From you're fired to you're hired (DailyNews)


Monday, March 24 2008
>Salary issue in job interview (Newsday) Topic: Career Tips
>Nonunion workers get large boost in salary (TimesHarald) Topic: Salary Calculator
>Pay gap between men and women remains a reality in work force (WSJ) Topic: Salary
Calculator
>Review: some state employees getting two pensions plus salary (WWSB)
>Tigers give Cabrera $152 M deal (Courierpress) Topic: Baseball player Salaries
>How much do I make? Wouldn't you like to know? (Suntimes) Topic: Salary Calculator
>Long Island has many top-paid school managers (Newsday) Topic: Salary Calculator
>Fewer jobs but higher pay for college grads, Monster says (Boston.com)
>Want to work on commission? Make sure you have a nest egg (WSJ) Topic: Career Tips
>Want to work with the Feds? Tips from employees who cracked the code (Ohmygov) Topic: Career Tips
>12 deadly sins that kill a job search (BusinessWire) Topic: Career Tips
>Finding a last-minute summer-job (Chicagotribune) Topic: Minimum Wage Students
>Internet your way to a new job - how to really find a job online(PRweb) Topic: Career Tips
>Managing your online image (gazette) Topic: Career Tips
>How to get your tax rebate quickly (SeattleTimes) Topic: Tax Rebate
>Taxpayer alert! Dirty dozen tax scams (Fox) Topic: Income Tax
>Wall Street firms cut 34,000 jobs, most since 2001 dot.com bust (Bloomberg)
>Washington adds 27,600 jobs (BJ)
>Job prospects remain rosy if position is high-paying (SanDiego)
>Rising health costs cut into wages (WP) Topic: Salary Calculator
>Jobs health care on the rise (Newsday) Topic: Salary Calculator

Friday, March 21 2008
>Study shows MBA's lead to higher salaries in IT sector (Examiner) Topic: Salary Calculator
>Danvers top op 50 town salaries in 2007 (wickedlocal)
>New lawyer starting pay hits $120,000 (Sanatoniobizjournals) Topic: Salary Calculator
>Starbucks ordered to pay back $100 mln in tips: court (AFP) Topic: Minimum Wage Tip Receivers
>Warner's Lyor Cohen gets a Raise, world officially insane (Idolator) Topic: CEO Salaries
>Collection agencies add scarce jobs in hard-hit region (NYregion)
>Retirement may not hurt Favre's advertising appeal (Northwestern) Topic: NFL Salaries
>Student set on raising $1million to aid lowest university wages (Redandblack) Topic: Minimum Wage
>Don't cut cops (NYPost) Topic: Salary Calculator
>Bank of America boss takes pay cut (BusinessSpectator) Topic: CEO Salaries
>Tips for finding a summer job or internship (Observer) Topic: Minimum Wage Young workers and Students
>Shifting careers? Some tips for making a good job jump (Midwestbusiness) Topic: Career Tips
>Effort to raise minimum wage falters in kansas house (Primebuzz) Topic: Minimum Wage

Thursday, March 20 2008
>S.F. mayor orders all city departments to slash salary expenses (MercuryNews)
>MetLife CEO paid $14.26M in 2007 (CNNMoney) Topic: CEO Salaries
>Muscovites' salary 4 times less than New Yorkers (RussiaIC)
>Clayton schools chief finalist wants $275.000 salary (AJC)
>Tax-filling time is also for immigrants (NYDaily) Topic: Income Tax
>Man works for 14 year after retirement without salary (TheHindu)
>Job hopping can hurt your paycheck (ChicagoSunTimes) Topic: Career Tips
>Five resume tips for when you can list only one employer (WSJ) Topic: Resume Writing Tips
>5 tips for surviving this taxing time of year (MSNBC) Topic: Tax Rebate
>Clinton talks jobs on stump in Indiana (UnitedPress)
>Citigroup cuts 2,000 banking, trading jobs (Reuters)
>Unemployment claims surge in last week (CNNMoney)

Wednesday, March 19 2008
>Women fear they lack money for retirement (DailyHerald)
>Is IT labor shortage a 'self-serving myth'? (ITBusiness)
>Four tips for fitting in an office (WSJ) Topic: Career Tips
>How to make a killer first impression (DiversityInc) Topic: Career Tips
>To make your resume shine (WSJ) Topic: Resume Writing Tips
>Seniors hear about tax rebates (baltimoresun) Topic: Tax Rebate
>Tax deadline approaching; common tax mistakes (kfyrtv) Topic: Income Tax
>Delta moves to cut 2,000 jobs (BaltimoreSun)
>Qwest announces plan to cut jobs (BJ)
>More visas, more jobs (WSJ) Topic: Salary Poll
>Massachusetts invests in 'green jobs' (Vedior)
>Statewide payrolls up; jobless rate holds steady (SeattleTimes)
>210 die each year beceause they lack health care coverage (CharlestonGazette)


Tuesday, March 18 2008
>Calif. state workers protest salary database publication (Gov.Techn.)
>Most working women will struggle to retire (PRNewswire)
>Overpaid teachers may not get help (Ledger) Topic: Overtime pay
>Tips for recruiting veterans with service-connected disabilities (CCH) Topic: Minimum Wage workers with disabilities
>Conflict at work: six tips for managers (WSJ)
>10 ways to screw up a job interview (FedSmith) Topic: Career Tips
>Aishwarya highest paid Bollywood actress (ThaIndiannews) Topic: Actor Salaries
>CBS CEO Les Moonves still sweet on Katie Couric, TV's highest paid news anchor
>Taxpayers make plans for rebates (AZCentral) Topic: Tax Rebate
>Clinton, McCain delay on making tax returns public (AJC) Topic: Income Tax
>State's tax incentives expected to create more than 3000 jobs (MLive)
>US economy declines but to add 500,000 jobs (USDaily)
>New Jersey to consider health plan to cover all (NYTimes)

Monday, March 17 2008
>No offense, but you don't deserve your salary (SFGate)
>Asian firms boost salaries to secure IT talent (ZDNet) Topic: Salary Poll
>IBM chief's salary hits $20,9M Topic: CEO Salaries
>IT salaries rise despite economic slowdown (Health-careit)
>Jobs you can do in paradise (ABC) Topic: Career Tips
>Boeing CEO pay dropped to $19M last year (SeattleTimes) Topic:CEO Salaries
>Can you ever really be financially ready to have a baby (SavingAdvice)
>Young workers must worry about future of pensions (RedOrbit)
>Sen. Obama earmarks million dollar for wife (Conservativevoice)
>Make sure that potential job's worth the move (Dallasnews) Topic: Salary Calculator
>Taxes, three ways: what is the best return? (NYTimes) Topic: Income Tax
>Bear Stearn staff fear for jobs (Reuters) Topic: CEO Salaries
>Buffett, deputy at Berkshire kept '07 salaries at $100,000 (USAToday) Topic:CEO Salaries
>LSU's Miles signs new contract (AP) Topic: Soccer Salaries
>IRS details rebate rules for stimulus check (NewsDay) Topic: Tax Rebate
>A roth IRA can help you avoid paying some taxes (USAToday) Topic: Income Tax
>US News & World report profiles recession resistant careers (PRNewswire) Topic: Career Tips
>Tata plans to add 1,000 US jobs (WSJ)
>Recruiting foreign nurses for LI, metro area jobs (Newsday)


Friday, March 14 2008
>Nurses strike in Martinez averted (SFGate) Topic: Unions
>No bonus for CEO Citigroup but sale brings $165M pay-out (FT) Topic: CEO Salaries
>Dos & Don'ts: stealth job search (ABC) Topic: Career Tips
>What do you do if your 401(k) options are subpar? (USAToday)
>California workers protest at Bee over online salary database (Sacbee)
>Pay raise court judges 'very difficult (NYLJ) Topic: Get a Pay Raise
>Study shows H1-B visas create more jobs in US (TimesofIndia)
>Tech jobs hot, union membership not (Bostoncom) Topic: Unions and Salary Calculator
>Big US job losses are sign recession may be under way (CNN)
>Tips to help you recession-proof your job (NBC) Topic: Career Tips
>Four tips to improve your career track (Techrepublic) Topic: Career Tips
>Avoid the IRS hot seat; red flags that are likely to catch the eye of the tax man (CNN) Topic: Income Tax
>Obama tax plan targets equeality, Clinton eyes conduct (Bloomberg) Topic: Income Tax
>Nanny sues former bosses over labor violations (SFGate) Topic: Ask Paywizard
>Gates searches for best, brightest (Seattletimes)
>US unemployment reaches 2.835 m (InvestementMarket)

Thursday, March 13 2008
>Survey: more job turnover expected (Bizjournals) Topic: Career Tips
>Blue eyes, blonde hair and low salary make the ideal woman (IndianNews)
>Study: women still trail men in earnings (Myrtlebeachonline) Topic: Salary Calculator
>Teachers look for more competitive pay (StateJournal)
>2,000 jobs saved, 800 on the way (Columbusdispatch)
>Budget proposal: $90M in raises for state employees (TImeswv)
>Blackston CEO maade $5 billion in 2007 (Dailynews)
>T worker fired over noose, may sue (Bostonnow) Topic: Dismissal Rights'
>What to tell your next boss when your last one was dad (WSJ)
>Business savvy a top skill for the highest paid IT pros (TechRepublic) Topic: Career Tips
>New tax on top earners backed (Baltimoresun) Topic: Income Tax
>Obama tax plan stresses inequality, Clinton focusses on behavior (Bloomberg)
>US unemployment benefit rolls reach 2 1/2 year high (Bloomberg)

Wednesday, March 12 2008
>Honda Motor planning smaller salary hike for employees (CNN)
>Salary survey says CCIE salary slipping (Networkworld) Topic: CEO Salaries
>Dutch govt plans 30 pct tax on big bonuses-report (Reuters)
>Young adult makes case for a return to the nest (DailyNews)
>A peek at Al Gore's fortune (Canada.com) Topic: VIP Salaries
>How to be a top-level performer from home (HeraldNet) Topic: Career Tips
>Overtime vs. job safety (PittsburghTribune) Topic: Overtime Pay and coverage
>Capital One CEO compenstion dips in '07 (BW) Topic: CEO Salaries
>Fitzgerald agree on  $40M deal (AP) Topic: NFL Salaries
>Survey: IA salaries rising (Webcpa) Topic: Salary Calculator
>McCain scolds Obama, Clinton over NAFTA (PA)
>Iowa jobless rate improves (DesMoinesRegister)
>1848 city workers earn over $100,000 (Boston.com) Topic: Salary Calculator
>Resume tips: you're nog unemployed, you're unwaged (Walletpop) Topic: Resume Tips
>Rival Unions battle in Ohio over workers at hospitals (NYTimes) Topic: Unions
>Top-paid health care bosses (BostonHerald) Topic: CEO Salaries
>New State Job Loss figures confirm need for policy reforms (Mackinac)


Theusday, March 11 2008
>HIgher Pay luring away workers (NYTimes) Topic: Get a Pay Raise
>Legislation would allow more feds to cash out sick leave at retirement (Govexec)
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