Albany Medical Center of Albany, New York, is eliminating 3% merit raises; implementing a hiring freeze for all but “mission critical” positions; eliminating 125 vacant…
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa wants city workers to consider a shorter work week, or paying more toward their retirement benefits, to help avert hundreds…
As we reported, Eastman Chemical Company is beginning permanent layoffs. This week, workers at Eastman’s Kingsport, Tennessee plant, one of the region’s largest employers, will…
Howard County in Illinois will hold "minimal layoffs," and will furlough employees starting in July. The layoffs will affect up to 12 employees out of…
Seattle's Isilon will reduce its workforce by 10%, or about 40 employees. The manufacturer of data storage systems had 394 employees worldwide, including 157 in…
Student loan company Sallie Mae, aka SLM Corporation, will move its overseas operations back to the United States, creating 2,000 domestic jobs. SLM plans to…
Maine Governor John Baldacci says hundreds of government projects in the state's two-year work plan will provide a "major injection of money into our economy…