Archive for June, 2011

Online Labor Demand Down 99,700 in June 2011

Online advertised vacancies were down 99,700 in June to 4,371,500 according to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine (HWOL) Data Series. The June drop partially offsets the rise of 148,800 in May.  The Supply/Demand rate stands at 3.11, indicating there were just over 3 unemployed for every online advertised vacancy in May, the latest monthly [...]

NJ Auto Insurance Companies Launch New Brand

High Point Auto Insurance, Palisades Insurance and Teachers’ Insurance Plan of NJ Unify Under New Brand Name Effective June 27, 2011, High Point Auto Insurance, Palisades Insurance and Teachers’ Insurance Plan of NJ will all transition to their new brand name, “Plymouth Rock Assurance.” High Point, Palisades and Teachers’ Insurance have always been Plymouth Rock [...]

Los Angeles Dodgers File for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection

Chapter 11 to provide Dodgers with process to address its immediate financing requirements and obtain the capital necessary to ensure the Club’s long term financial stability Action is precipitated by Commissioner Selig’s interference with Club operations and refusal to approve multibillion dollar media rights transaction The Los Angeles Dodgers filed for protection under Chapter 11 [...]

Economy Negatively Impacted Employee Benefits More in 2011

Employers increasingly turn over responsibility for managing retirement, leave and health care benefits to employees The economy negatively affected the employee benefits offered by more than three-quarters of organizations, according to a Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) survey report released at its 63rd Annual Conference & Exposition in Las Vegas. Seventy-seven percent of surveyed [...]