Majority Of Employees Make Regular Suggestions At The Workplace

Fifty-seven percent of employees say they regularly make suggestions in the workplace, according to a survey by Right Management. In fact, 27 percent claim to offer more than 20 suggestions every year. Right Management is the talent and career management expert within Manpower, the global leader in employment services.

The firm analyzed responses from more than 600 individuals throughout North America via an online poll conducted in partnership with LinkedIn®.

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AT&T Will Take $1B Non-Cash Charge For Health Care

By BARBARA ORTUTAY (AP)

NEW YORK — AT&T Inc. will take a $1 billion non-cash accounting charge in the first quarter because of the health care overhaul and may cut benefits it offers to current and retired workers.

The charge is the largest disclosed so far. Earlier this week, AK Steel Corp., Caterpillar Inc., Deere & Co. and Valero Energy announced similar accounting charges, saying the health care law that President Barack Obama signed Tuesday will raise their expenses. On Friday, 3M Co. said it will also take a charge of $85 million to $90 million.

All five are smaller than AT&T, and their combined charges are less than half of the $1 billion that AT&T is planning. The $1 billion is a third of AT&T's most recent quarterly earnings. In the fourth quarter of 2009, the company earned $3 billion on revenue of $30.9 billion.

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Administration Taking News Steps To Help Homeowners

Gary Hager of Integrated Wealth Management and Jud Pyle of Peak6 Investments on the new mortgage plan.

Unemployment Outlook For 2010 - Many Companies Still Waiting On Stimulus Cash

Companies nationwide are still anxiously awaiting government grants to fund their multi-billion dollar projects; projects that have been put on hold since last December when the economy belly flopped and businesses fastened funds, preparing for the worst.

In reality, the basics have stayed the same. Businesses are still focused on reserving cash while growing and gaining new business. However, with the New Year rapidly approaching employers are rethinking the advantages of new hires in 2011. If an organization has the funds to bring on seasoned employees, this presents a strong a competitive advantage providing the opportunity to obtain some of the best talent the market has seen in years.

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Unemployment outlook for 2010 - many companies still waiting on stimulus cash

Jobless Claims Fall 14,000 in Latest Week - FOXBusiness.com

The number of people who filed for unemployment insurance last week fell more than expected, according to figures released Thursday by the Department of Labor.

Labor said initial jobless claims fell by 14,000 to 442,000 claims for the week ending March 20, the lowest level since December 2008.

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How To Get SBA Funding | Obama $30 Billion Proposal For Community Banks

Obama has proposed to give $30 billion to community banks, learn how to get SBA funding and be ready for when the funds become available.

President Obama in his state of the union address announced a proposal to give $30 billion to community banks for the purpose of using the funds for small business loans. The funds are assumed to be regulated through the SBA but no details have been given as to date. The White House will announce details in the upcoming weeks.

The SBA has long championed the small business community and has offered many loan types to accommodate just about any small business. You can learn more at http://www.sbaloans-123.com/



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Health Care Reform Also Touches Tanning Beds, Restaurant Menus

By Madison Park, CNN
 
(CNN) -- The health care bill signed into law Tuesday by President Obama is the nation's most sweeping social legislation in four decades. But it also includes some smaller changes that will directly affect consumers.

These include taxes on indoor tanning services, requirements for restaurants to post calorie information and changes to flexible spending accounts.

To read the entire article, click here - http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/03/23/health.reform.consumer.impact/index.html?eref=rss_topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_topstories+%28RSS%3A+Top+Stories%29

FOXNews.com - Terrorists Could Use Explosives in Breast Implants to Crash Planes, Experts Warn

The Sun

Plastic surgeons using explosive-laden breast implants in homicide bombers could be a new terror tactic that current airport scanning methods may miss.

Female homicide bombers are being fitted with exploding breast implants which are almost impossible to detect, British spies have reportedly discovered.

The shocking new Al Qaeda tactic involves radical doctors inserting the explosives in women's breasts during plastic surgery — making them "virtually impossible to detect by the usual airport scanning machines."

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Does Bill Ban President From Shuttering The Net?

By Eric Chabrow

The Rockefeller-Snowe Cybersecurity Act of 2010 adopts a carrot and twig approach to winning businesses cooperation on information security. It's heavy on incentives - the carrot - and light on regulation - the twig. No thick stick here, more of friendly jostling to get businesses to comply with initiatives to secure the nation's critical IT infrastructure.

The legislation, S. 773, comes up for a vote Wednesday before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and if approved, would become the first major piece of cybersecurity legislation to reach the Senate floor this Congress.

To read the entire article, click here - http://blogs.govinfosecurity.com/posts.php?postID=497&rf=032410eg

Pre-Paid Legal Services Hosts 2010 International Convention, April 8-10

10th Year Event in Oklahoma Sets New Record in Associate Achievement

ADA, Okla., March 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The 2010 International Convention of Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. (NYSE: PPD) in Oklahoma City, April 8-10, will mark the 10th year the company has hosted its annual gathering of associates in the capital city and this year's event will recognize the highest level of associate achievement and advancement in PPD's corporate history.

During the three-day event, a record number of independent associates from throughout the U.S. and four provinces of Canada will be recognized for advancement and professional achievement.

"I wouldn't say we're recession-proof, but the fact is we've got more new ring earners (associates who have earned six-figure incomes) than at any other event in our history," said Harland Stonecipher, who founded the company back in 1972 and who remains as Chairman of the Board today. "During tough economic times, there's more need for legal work and there's certainly more need for additional income. Those two factors bode well for us and have helped us this past year."


To read the entire article, click here - http://investor.shareholder.com/ppd/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=454370

To learn more about the Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. Business Opportunity, review the 17-minute video at the bottom of this blog page. ("12.5 Million Unemployed" Video)

Program Connects Students With Local Businesses

'Intern To Earn' Helps Soon-To-Be College Grads Find Internships

By Carrissa Lawson/WLKY    

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- If it's tough right now for people with work experience to find jobs, imagine how difficult it can be for soon-to-be college graduates.

The president and CEO of Greater Louisville, Inc., Joe Reagan, said that's why internships are important for college students.

"Intern to Earn is a new program connecting regional students with local businesses in need of fresh talent," Reagan said in describing the new program launched Tuesday.
 
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Payrolls In U.S. Fell 36,000; Unemployment at 9.7%

By: TradingEconomics.com, Bloomberg

The jobless rate in the U.S. held at 9.7 percent in February and employment declined less than forecast, even as severe winter weather forced some employers to temporarily close.

Payrolls dropped 36,000 last month after a revised 26,000 decrease in January, figures from the Labor Department in Washington showed. Employment fell in construction and increased at temporary-help services.

Blizzards during the week that the government surveys businesses and households on jobs set seasonal snowfall records in cities including Washington and Philadelphia, prompting many Americans to stay home. The economic expansion that began last year has yet to generate sustained gains in employment, raising the risk that the recovery will cool as households keep a lid on spending.

About 290,000 people on average say bad weather has prevented them from getting to work, according to February figures going back three decades.

Read more: http://www.tradingeconomics.com/Economics/Unemployment-Rate.aspx?Symbol=USD#ixzz0j6M8Ds9G

Durable Goods Orders Rise for Third Straight Month - FOXBusiness.com

WASHINGTON--Demand for U.S.-made durable goods rose a seasonally adjusted 0.5% to $178.1 billion in February, the third straight increase in a key forward-looking indicator, according to Commerce Department data released Wednesday.

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Health Reform From The Small Business Owner's Eye

Tarkenton.com Founder Fran Tarkenton on how health-care reform will affect small business.

Study: Women Rock As Small Business Owners

By Liza Porteus Viana- FOX Business News

New research predicts women entrepreneurs will create close to 6 million new jobs in the U.S. by 2018 – more than half the total new small-business jobs expected to be created during that time.

Women are proving themselves to be a powerful small-business force to be reckoned with. Not only are women-owned firms contributing $3 trillion annually to the U.S. economy and accounting for 16% of all jobs, but new research shows women entrepreneurs will create 5 to 5.5 million new jobs across the U.S. by 2018 – more than half of the total new small-business jobs expected to be created during that time, and about one-third of the total new jobs anticipated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
That research, recently released by The Guardian Life Small Business Research Institute, also shows that characteristics such as being more customer-focused, more likely to incorporate community into their business plans, and more adept at creating opportunities for others are helping women excel in 1) running a business 2) keeping employees driven and productive and 3) building a loyal customer base.

To read the entire article, click here - http://www.foxsmallbusinesscenter.com/strategy/2010/02/19/study-women-rock-small-business-owners

Small Businesses Worry About Health-Care Costs

FOX Business News' Adam Shapiro breaks down how health reform will impact small businesses' bottom line.

Hacking, Insider Theft Continue To Be Top Trends

Linda McGlasson, Managing Editor

There have been 171 reported data breaches so far in 2010, and 20 of these involve financial services companies.

This means that in less than one quarter of the year, we already have seen nearly one-third of the 62 banking-related breaches reported in all of 2009.

The numbers are slightly skewed, says Linda Foley of the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), the organization that tracks data breaches, because some of the 20 incidents actually occurred in 2009 but are just now being brought to light - particularly in Maryland, where the state's attorney general's office reported a slew of 2009 incidents on March 1 of this year. "I suspect there will be more [reports] coming," Foley says, "so the trend thus far is we're finally finding out about breaches that are just coming out."

But the new year's breaches are enough to convince observers that last year's trends are continuing. "2010 could be a tough year for everyone," Foley says.


To read entire article, click here - http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/articles.php?art_id=2321

Theft At The Work Place

BY KOSI AVOTRI, M.D.

Employee theft is estimated to cost employers about $52 billion a year, and affects about 95% of all businesses, (Cahners Publishing company, 2000).
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Tips For How To Make The Most Of The Top Networking Sites

Upasana Gupta, Contributing Editor

Social networking sites such as LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook have revolutionized the job search process. Hiring managers and recruiters are using these sites to source candidates and perform informal background screening. So, it behooves a prospective candidate to maximize visibility on these sites - in the right way.

"If information security job seekers are looking to increase their success at finding a job, they need to change the way they network and embrace the social websites and online community groups," says Joyce Brocaglia, president and CEO of Alta Associates, Inc., a leading search firm in IT risk management and information security and privacy.

"We've been using social media sites for our information security hiring requirements for well over a year now," says Michele Porfilio, strategic sourcing director for Crowe Horwath LLP, a public accounting and consulting firm. "It has quickly grown to be one of our top resources for recruiting, and has dramatically increased our reach for qualified candidates."

Here is a social networking checklist, describing each of the major sites and how to maximize them in your job search.

To read the entire article, please click here - http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/articles.php?art_id=2309

What Health Care Reform Means For Your Business

By Neil deMause, Contributing Writer

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The sweeping health-care bill passed by the House of Representatives Sunday, and now headed for President Obama's desk, promises a sea of change in the way that small business owners purchase and provide health insurance for themselves and their employees.

But many of the provisions won't kick in until 2014 -- and the final rules could still be changed by amendments that will now be considered by the Senate.

To read the entire article, click here - http://money.cnn.com/2010/03/22/smallbusiness/small_business_health_reform

Dept. of Homeland Security's Top Cyber Leader: Our Defenses Are Getting Better

Asked what worries him the most about safeguarding government IT systems, Philip Reitinger demurs. "It's not a question of what worries me most; it is a question of the opportunities we have got," Deputy Undersecretary Reitinger, the top cybersecurity official at the Department of Homeland Security, said in an interview with GovInfoSecurity.com.

"We are connecting more and more systems, creating an increasingly complicated environment," Reitinger said. "The attackers are getting better and better and we are depending more on those systems from day to day to make sure that our very way of life can continue, that the ways we work and play will continue and we will be able to be successful."

Reitinger maintains the government's cyber defenses are getting better. "We need to continue to improve because the hackers and the bad guys have continued to improve and there are a lot of areas for improvement, but we are making significant efforts to do so," he said.

To read the entire article, click this link - http://www.govinfosecurity.com/articles.php?art_id=2035&rf=031710eg

GoSmallBiz.com Founder And NFL Hall-Of-Famer Fran Tarkenton Talks About The Plight Of Small Businesses In America

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Fran Tarkenton On His New Book, "EVERYDAY IS GAMEDAY" 

Another Information Security Breach - Insider Alleged to Hack TSA Computer

A Transportation Security Administration data analyst, the week after being notified he was about to lose his job, hacked into a government computer used to screen terrorists in an attempt to damage it, according to a federal indictment handed up last week.

A federal grand jury in Denver indicted Douglas James Duchak, 46, who pleaded not guilty. If convicted, Duchak faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of not more than $250,000 for each count.

According to the FBI, Duchak worked at the TSA's Colorado Springs, Colo., Operations Center from August 2004 through Oct. 23, 2009, updating TSA computers with information from the Terrorist Screen Database and U.S. Marshal's Service Warrant Information Network Database. TSA informed Duchak on Oct. 15 that he would lose his job on Oct. 30.

To read the entire story, click here - http://www.govinfosecurity.com/articles.php?art_id=2296