T. Shawn Taylor

Spending way too much of your workday responding to e-mails? Mark Breier, author of the "The 10 Second Internet Manager" ($18.95, Crown Business, 2000), has some common-sense tips for quelling...

The economy might be slowing down, but starting salary offers are higher than they were a year ago for graduates in many fields, particularly engineering, according to the Winter 2001...

Love birds of a feather flock together in the workplace, research shows. Out of the 31 million dual-income married couples living in the United States (39 percent of all working...

A recent online poll shows that a surprising number of information-technology professionals--45 percent--said they would join a technology workers' union if one existed. The poll suggests that IT professionals may...

Two New Jersey Republican legislators are seeking passage of a bill that would use $100 million a year in state unemployment insurance funds to provide working parents up to three...

Who makes sure America's workers earn a minimum wage; safeguards pensions; ensures health, safety and fairness in the workplace; provides job training programs; and enforces labor laws? However much those...

Education, high salaries and technological advances are causing Americans to work more, not less, contends Robert Reich, former U.S. secretary of labor, in his latest book "The Future of Success"...

Most Americans would rather work for a man than a woman, according to a recent Gallup poll. Forty-eight percent said they'd prefer a male boss, while 22 percent would choose...

Signing on Perks for jobseekers, employers Because finding a job can be a job in itself, the creators of PeopleBonus.com are hoping to hook clients by offering signing bonuses equal...

As usual, Joyce Giardina drove for 50 minutes on her way to work early Thursday. But by then she was only 4 miles from her Joliet home, so she turned...