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Bernanke warns against scaling back Fed stimulus too soon
WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said Wednesday that the central bank could start scaling back its stimulus program in the next few months, but warned against acting too quickly and harming the still-weak economic recovery. The key...
Tags: Central Bank, Ben Bernanke, Economy, Business and Finance, Labor Markets, Jamie Dimon
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Employees assume bosses track their work computers, survey finds
Workers spend more than half an hour each day shopping for new clothing, exchanging instant messages with friends and taking care of other personal matters on their work computers. That was one of the findings of a survey of 300 full-time workers by...
Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Employment, Career and Workplace, Employees
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L.A. film and TV jobs jump 8% in April over last year
Hollywood had another good month, at least when it comes to producing local jobs. The film, television and music industries in the county generated 128,800 wage and salary jobs in April, up 8% over the same month a year ago. Although the number of...
Tags: Labor Markets, Entertainment, Employment, Career and Workplace
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Fed's mixed messages roil markets
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve's unprecedented stimulus efforts are starting to box in the nation's central banker. Its bond purchases have helped fuel economic growth since the financial crisis. But Fed policymakers now must figure out how...
Tags: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Labor Markets, Stock Market, Finance, Financial Markets
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Witness: Michael Jackson passed medical exam 'with flying colors'
A few months before Michael Jackson’s death, AEG executives were told that the performer had passed a medical exam “with flying colors,” an in-house attorney for the company testified Wednesday. Shawn Trell, senior vice president and...Tags: Arts and Culture, Propofol (drug), Medical Procedures and Tests, AEG, Career and Workplace
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Initial jobless claims drop to 340,000 after one-week spike
WASHINGTON -- Initial unemployment claims dropped back to a level indicating moderate job growth last week after a spike the previous week raised alarms about the labor market recovery. The number of people filing for unemployment benefits for the first...
Tags: Labor Markets, Federal Reserve, New Products, Career and Workplace, Ben Bernanke
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Her job: Stopping wage theft
SACRAMENTO — Julie Su doesn't back down from fights when she thinks employers are cheating their workers. In her two years as California's top labor law enforcer, Su has taken on scores of unscrupulous businesses. As state labor commissioner,...
Tags: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Dan Logue, Fines, Jerry Brown, Labor Legislation
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Why the medical device tax needs to stay
The chief drawback of a law as complex as the Affordable Care Act, the health insurance reform measure passed in 2010, is that it provides self-interested opponents a multitude of places to stick a wedge in and hammer away. But you'd be hard-pressed...
Tags: Heritage Foundation, Politics, Health Insurance, Medicaid, Barbara Boxer
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City of San Francisco, worker unions protest Kaiser premium hike
SAN FRANCISCO — It's a trend many public employees can relate to: Health insurance premiums climb year after year, while at the bargaining table workers have agreed to kick in more for pensions, take salary cuts and sign on to furlough days. But...Tags: Health Insurance, Politics, Walmart, Prices, Career and Workplace
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Brown seeks to eliminate state tax break for 'enterprise zones'
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown is taking another stab at largely eliminating a state $700-million tax break for "enterprise zones" aimed at creating jobs in economically strapped localities. The governor failed in his efforts in 2011 to eliminate...
Tags: Politics, Jerry Brown, Finance, Career and Workplace, Government
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Cedars-Sinai stands out for steep pricing
When Medicare disclosed average charges from thousands of U.S. hospitals for 100 common procedures last week, only one hospital was near the top in every category: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Be it a cardiac stent, a hip replacement or a...
Tags: Health Insurance, Medicaid, Medical Procedures and Tests, Prices, Medical Research
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Truck drivers sue over overtime, meal breaks
Two truck drivers have sued one of Southern California's largest trucking companies, alleging they were denied breaks, lunch hours and overtime because they were treated as independent contractors rather than employees of Harbor Express Inc. The lawsuit...
Tags: Laws, General Contracting, Trials, Labor Legislation, Justice System
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