We have never had a year start the way that 2016 has started. In the U.S., the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 have both posted their worst four-day starts to a year ever. Canadian stocks are now down 21 percent since September, and it has been...
I explored every option possible to find a new job by creating accounts on all the major employment websites, and registering with the Employ Florida Job Marketplace.
An administrative law judge at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled that, Wal-Mart in California illegally intimidated and disciplined employees who participated in a strike.
Major brand names such as Sony, Panasonic, Sharp, Canon, Apple, Samsung, Microsoft and more are all offering the best Monday deals that are irresistible, with discounts going as high as 74% off.
If you applied for a job at Publix recently, you just might be in line for some cash. The supermarket chain based in Lakeland, will shell out nearly $6.8 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over background checks.
Gas prices continued their downward slide to levels last seen in December 2010 and could soon average less than $3 per gallon in Florida, according to AAA.
As a long time food service industry employee I know first-hand what it is like to work for minimum wage, or even less, and women make up the majority of this low wage job field.
Wal-Mart is planning to abandon the minimum wage.
On Wednesday, Wal-Mart's CEO Douglas McMillion told reporters that the company plans to pay all workers at a rate higher than the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, although he declined to say how much more.
"It is our intention over time...
Marshalls and HomeGoods are looking for qualified candidates to full 160 low-wage positions, including store associates, cashiers, customer experience coordinators and maintenance associates.
Women are driving small business growth, starting more than 1,200 net new women-owned businesses every day. But the deck is stacked against us – especially women of color – and we still face major barriers to success in business, from access to capital to affordable child care to outdated workplace standards that don’t work for our families and employees.
Walmart, for the second year, gathered hundreds of kids, the real toy experts, to help the mega-retailer determine what to stock up on for the holiday season.
Olive Garden is celebrating the return of its most popular promotion – Never Ending Pasta Bowl – with the introduction of the first-ever Never Ending Pasta Pass.
If you shopped at Home Depot in the last five months, your credit card information could be in the hands of hackers.
Home Depot confirmed Monday that 60 million shoppers' credit card data in the United States and Canada, were stolen by hackers, cnn.com reported.
Home Depot CEO Frank Blake said...
Fast food workers gathered across the country for a day of protest, again calling for higher pay and better working conditions. In Orlando, a group gathered on International Drive, urging an increase in the local minimum wage to $15 an hour.
Florida's State Surgeon General, Dr. John Armstrong, praised CVS for removing tobacco products from its shelves one month ahead of it's planned schedule, and challenged other retailers to do the same.
About 1.7 million Floridians are expected to travel during the Labor Day holiday week-end, an increase of 2.4 percent over 2013, AAA Travel announced Thursday. Most Floridians - 1.5 million or 88 percent will travel by road, taking that final road trip before summer comes to a close.
The Labor...
Eighty percent of my customers are women and closing the gender wage gap will allow more customers to walk through my doors and purchase the piece of organic furniture they are looking for to better their home.
A majority of families depend on income from men and women, making equal pay not just a women’s issue. On average, the income difference between men and women is just over $7,000 a year. That’s huge!
SeaWorld shares plunged Wednesday, falling by as much as 33%, after the theme park reported that it failed to meet earnings and revenue expectations.
SeaWorld reported earnings of $0.43 per share, less than the $0.59 that was expected by analysts.
For the first time, the Orlando-based company conceded that attendance at...
