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How Cutting Off Unemployment Benefits May Trim Jobless Rate

Art Bailly of San Mateo, Calif., figured he had another couple months worth of unemployment insurance. He was super upset to discover two weeks ago...

Congress Disputes Impact Of Hiring Discrimination Against Older Workers

WASHINGTON -- Philadelphia resident Sheila Whitelaw lost her job as a manager at a clothing store when the store closed in 2010. She suspects she...

Rick Scott’s Controversial Drug Testing Order Rebuked By Judge

A federal judge has ruled that Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) violated the Constitution last year when he ordered drug testing for state government workers....

Former Gannett CEO Battling Ostentatious Display Of Wealth Next Door

WASHINGTON -- The golden parachute CEO of a giant media company is battling the construction of a new mansion in his wealthy Washington, D.C. suburb....

The Bad Research Behind Georgia’s Welfare Drug Testing Law

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal (R) signed a law last week that will soon require welfare applicants to pay for drug tests and pass them in...

Republican Bill Would Deny Benefits To Workers Fired For Off-The-Job Misconduct

A Missouri Republican wants to broaden the definition of on-the-job misconduct in order to help employers fight bogus unemployment claims. Missouri state Sen. Will Kraus...

Republican Bill Would Deny Benefits To Workers Fired For Off-The-Job Misconduct

A Missouri Republican wants to broaden the definition of on-the-job misconduct in order to help employers fight bogus unemployment claims. Missouri state Sen. Will Kraus...

Elected Office As An Escape From Unemployment

Out of work for eight months, Carol Murchie sought a novel escape from unemployment: elected office. Murchie, 54, lost her job as an archivist for...

The Supreme Court’s Bridge To Nowhere?

Alan Sorkowitz of Tucson, Ariz., had been planning a road trip to see family this summer, but now that it seems the Supreme Court might...

The Supreme Court’s Bridge To Nowhere?

Alan Sorkowitz of Tucson, Ariz., had been planning a road trip to see family this summer, but now that it seems the Supreme Court might...

The Supreme Court’s Bridge To Nowhere?

Alan Sorkowitz of Tucson, Ariz., had been planning a road trip to see family this summer, but now that it seems the Supreme Court might...

HUFFPOST HILL – Mitt Romney Claims He Is Old Enough To See PG-13 Movies..

Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney, defenders of our nation's family values, cursed at people and took small children to "disturbing" movies. The Supreme Court began...

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