- January 10, 2012
The current impasse between the House and Senate on extending the payroll tax cut and extended unemployment benefits is partly about differing views of unemployment. House Republicans want to show the unemployed some tough love to get them off the...
- December 15, 2011
Face it: The ONLY reason the Republicans want to cut off unemployment benefits is because they know it will hurt the economy and help them reach their Number One goal publicly proclaimed by, Republican Senate leader, Mitch McConnell: defeating Barack...
- December 14, 2011
A looming deadline has captured the attention of a nation stressed by high unemployment and an all-too-slow economic recovery. Temporary payroll tax cuts and extended unemployment benefits are set to expire Dec. 31 unless Congress extends them when it...
NY Times - December 7, 2011
Among them are comprehensive job search assistance and re-employment bonuses. The stakes are very high here, and they are not just economic. As anger rises in today´s economy, I´m reminded of Thomas Jefferson´s words about the danger of “angry...
Inside Tucson Business - November 22, 2011
On the other hand, programs like unemployment compensation make for efficient stimulus, because the least well off spend those cash benefits quickly, pumping needed funds into the economy. Doing away with the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans...
CBS News - November 15, 2011
Bobby Schilling urged Obama to support bills that Republicans say would help create jobs by blocking various energy and environmental regulations and streamlining administrative procedures. The bills, passed by the Republican-controlled House...
UPI.com - November 5, 2011
But they may ultimately conclude that it´s a good way of getting older workers off the company´s insurance without having to feel guilty because these older workers will be able to join a government-sponsored insurance exchange....
Second Act - November 2, 2011
What do some experts and advocates think about help from President Obama´s Jobs Act? Will experienced workers get some real job search help? President Obama never uttered the words "older workers" while outlining his much-anticipated jobs plan in a Thursday night address to Congress. But the proposed American Jobs Act includes...
The Root - October 27, 2011
Lawmakers in three dozen states this year have proposed drug testing for people receiving benefits like welfare, unemployment assistance, job training, food stamps and public housing, the Times says. Proponents of these measures say that they help keep ...
NorthJersey.com - October 19, 2011
Health coverage — tax credit worth 65 percent of a premium for workers who continue their health plan when they are laid off. Wage insurance — older workers who prefer to take a lower-paid job rather than get retrained can get 50 percent of the...
CNBC - September 28, 2011
Could this be true....a career plan job solution for older workers, younger workers and vets? The bill would give priority to the long-term unemployed, who have exhausted their unemployment benefits, as well as veterans. Schakowsky says the bill would be fully paid for through separate legislation that “creates higher tax brackets for...
Seattle Times - September 19, 2011
Thanks to the economic trials of recent years, millions of jobs are gone forever, creating a lost generation of older workers who need career ideas and more education to land new jobs. Guest columnist Alan Davis writes about what the Washington Legislature can do...
Montgomery Advertiser - September 15, 2011
Health care is a valuable career plan target for many Boomers and Gen Xers transitioning to new careers now. Many of our "older workers" now will still be vital and working in 20 years. Others would be wiser about self care as they age . There will be Social Security and other ways to help all people, but it´s going to be a challenge." Following the demand in the health care industry, two decades from now,...
National Journal - September 5, 2011
How would these proposals effect your career plan? Is there anything here for older workers? Obama has praised a Georgia program that provides eight weeks of unpaid training at a local company for people receiving unemployment benefits. The Wall Street Journal reports that a similar program is likely to be included in the president´s new jobs...
Bloomberg - September 5, 2011
Obama renewed calls for Congress to pass pending free trade agreements, approve a tax credit for companies hiring veterans, extend the temporary payroll tax cut for workers and unemployment benefits and support infrastructure loans.“We’ve got to rebuild this economy and the sense of security that the middle class has felt slipping away for years,” the president said in his weekly radio and Internet address....
