State and local government leaders are worried about the ripple effect of a federal shutdown. A shutdown of the federal government could cut off federal funds that help pay state costs for unemployment, transportation projects, local law enforcement training, food stamps, higher eduction, parks and research. A shutdown that lasts for a couple weeks, while [...]

State and local government leaders are worried about the ripple effect of a federal shutdown. A shutdown of the federal government could cut off federal funds that help pay state costs for unemployment, transportation projects, local law enforcement training, food stamps, higher eduction, parks and research. A shutdown that lasts for a couple weeks, while [...]

More than 22,000 Georgians receiving extended unemployment checks may lose them in May and June because Georgia legislators have not tweaked state law to match federal eligibility guidelines. View full post on All Stories

It’s been more than two years since President Obama signed the conomic stimulus law designed to improved the U.S. economy. Now, nearly eight hundred billion dollars later, many wonder where the aid really is. read more View full post on All Stories

Gov. Mitch Daniels signed into law Thursday a plan aimed at fixing Indiana’s debt-ridden unemployment fund that labor unions… View full post on All Stories

DENVER – Colorado’s unemployment rate reached 8.8 percent in December, which could qualify the state’s job seekers for an extra six weeks of unemployment benefits. Federal law allows states with a three-month average unemploy Copyright 2011 The Aspen Times. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. The Aspen Times [...]

Nothing in it will become law unless Congress and President Barack Obama go along. Still, their proposals have ignited a vigorous debate. View full post on All Stories

THE INQUIRER FACED with wars, economic crisis and unemployment, the US Senate Judiciary Committee rushed into action in bringing in a law that would give the US Attorney General the right to shut down websites even if it is doing nothing illegal. View full post on All Stories

Graduates of American law schools are finding that their chosen career is less lucrative than they had hoped THIS year “The Apprentice”, a television show in which contestants compete for the privilege of working for Donald Trump, features 16 who are down on their luck, having lost previous jobs or otherwise having to start anew. [...]

Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Tallahassee, FL, United States (AHN) – Florida Gov.-elect Rick Scott announced members of his transition team on Thursday, nine weeks before he takes the oath as the state’s 45th chief executive. Scott appointed longtime aide Enu Mainigi as head of his transition committee. Manigi is a 1994 Harvard Law [...]

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Securities Arbitration Law Firm of Klayman & Toskes (“K&T”), www.nasd-law.com, announced today that it is continuing to investigate and file claims on behalf of current and former UPS (NYSE: UPS) employees as a result of maintaining a concentrated, leveraged position in UPS stock. K&T continues to receive a substantial amount of inquires, [...]