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News in Brief      Friday - July 03, 2009

BUMMER SUMMER
June’s Jobless Jump Worse Than Expected; More Economic Turbulence Ahead
July 2, 2009 2:15 PM PT
Recession-racked employers in the U.S. slashed 467,000 jobs in June, the Labor Department reports, far worse than the 363,000 that economists expected and a grim signal that the path to recovery will be bumpy. >>
 

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New Details of Senate Health Reform Bill Emerge; Employers Must Pay Some Insurance Costs or Face ‘Annual Fee’
July 2, 2009 11:00 AM PT
The Senate bill also prohibits employees who can afford their employer’s health insurance from purchasing a plan through the proposed government-regulated health insurance exchange. >>
 
 
 

 

  

 
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A First for a SHRM Conference: a Career Transition Center Offering an Assist During Tough Times
By Rick Bell
Quietly isolated from the congested exhibit hall in the entry ballroom of New Orleans’ Morial Convention Center, the Lee Hecht Harrison Career Transition Center offered hourlong workshops as well as half-hour one-on-one career coaching sessions with some of the organization’s top professionals.

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