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New Forecast Predicts Only Small Rise in U.S. Holiday Retail Sales; 1.5% Increase Hints Recession’s Impact is far From Over Archstone Consulting’s Analysis Identifies Some Positive Indicators, Including Opportunities for Value Retailers and Reta... More...

The Conference Board Measure of CEO Confidence™, which was unchanged in the second quarter of 2010, declined in the third quarter. The Measure now reads 50, down from 62 last quarter (a reading of more than 50 points reflects more positive than negat... More...

The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) declined moderately in September. The index now stands at 97.0, down from August’s revised figure of 97.3. The index is up 9.3 percent from a year ago, but up just 0.6 percent from April. Says ... More...

Applied Discovery and Digital Wyzdom Establish Exclusive Partnership for E-Discovery Services in Canada Applied Discovery powered by Digital Wyzdom to become the e-Discovery leader in Canada September 27th, 2010 – Bellevue, WA and Toronto, ... More...

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® which had declined sharply in June, retreated further in July. The Index now stands at 50.4 (1985=100), down from 54.3 in June. The Present Situation Index decreased to 26.1 from 26.8. The Expectations ... More...

The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) increased in July for the 14th month in a row. The index now stands at 97.0, up from June’s figure of 96.7. The index is up 9.8 percent from a year ago. “The growth rate of the Employment Trends Ind... More...

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act significantly modifies the roles and responsibilities of companies, boards of directors, and shareholders, and requires companies to re-examine and refine their corporate governance practi... More...

U.S. salary increase budgets remain historically low, but projections for 2011 show a modest increase, according to The Conference Board annual salary increase budgets survey report released today. For the second straight year, the median salary incr... More...

As part of the Department of Labor’s spring 2010 regulatory analysis, it is being proposed that the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requirements be changed to foster openness and transparency to encourage greater compliance. Rather than relying on a ... More...

Immediately upon becoming president, President Obama issued Executive Order 1396 stating that the government would require Federal contractors to post notices notifying employees of their “rights” under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). On M... More...

The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) increased again in April for the eighth consecutive month. The index now stands at 94.7, up from March’s revised figure of 93.9. The index is up 7.1 percent from a year ago. “The employment trends i... More...

On May 17, 2010, The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for China joins the global portfolio of directly comparable leading indicators produced by the non-profit research and business membership organization. Tested and refined over f... More...

The 3.2 percent rise in GDP (annualized) in the first quarter confirms that the U.S. economy continues to recover but the growth path ahead will remain bumpy. While growth is about half of the robust 5.6 percent pace in the last quarter of 2009, the... More...

Online advertised vacancies rose 222,700 to 4,150,000 in April, according to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine™ (HWOL) Data Series released today. Over the past six months, labor demand has increased by 870,000, and this increase has been widel... More...

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had rebounded in March, increased further in April. The Index now stands at 57.9 (1985=100), up from 52.3 in March. The Present Situation Index increased to 28.6 from 25.2. The Expectations Index... More...

If you will recall, in 2008 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that employment practices that have a disparate impact on older workers are discriminatory unless the practice is “justified by reasonable factor other than age.” The EEOC has now issued propos... More...

RECENT DISCOVERIES 1. MOTIVATING PEOPLE BEYOND MONEY Thank you to Cherri Holland a New Zealand colleague who sent me a copy of a recent article by McKinsey and Company on motivating people. A study of 1047 managers found that noncash incentiv... More...

The Conference Board Employment Trends Index (ETI)™ rose in January for the fifth consecutive month. The index now stands at 93.2, up 1 percent from December’s 92.3, but still down 0.7 percent compared to January 2009. “The continu... More...

With total salary increase budgets now barely exceeding inflation, even top performers may barely be keeping up with cost of living increases, according to The Conference Board Salary Increase Budgets for 2010—Winter Update, containing revised ... More...

Here’s an important excerpt from a recent GAO report on OSHA audits that addresses concerns about disincentives for reporting injuries (Italics added): “Occupational safety and health stakeholders we interviewed and occupational health p... More...

WINTER WEATHER RULES: The fifth largest snowfall came last month basically during holiday weekend time. It is good to be reminded of the Fair Labor Standard Act rules that apply during the work week. Hourly employees, of course, ... More...

Americans of all ages and income brackets continue to grow increasingly unhappy at work—a long-term trend that should be a red flag to employers, according to a report released today by The Conference Board. The report, based on a sur... More...

NEW YORK, December 17, 2009…The Conference Board Leading Economic Index™ (LEI) for the U.S. increased 0.9 percent in November, following a 0.3 percent gain in October, and a 1.2 percent rise in September. Says Ataman Ozyildirim, Econo... More...

By: Helene Wasserman Matthew J. Sharbaugh The California Supreme Court in its recent decision in Roby v. McKesson, No. S149752 (Nov. 30, 2009), concluded that a supervisor's "business and management" actions may be properly considered i... More...

NEW YORK, December 11, 2009… Senior management and boards must move proactively to better integrate integrity and corporate strategy, according to a report by two leading ethics practitioners who are members of The Conference Board Global Coun... More...

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New Forecast Predicts Only Small Rise in U.S. Holiday Retail Sales; 1.5% Increase Hints Recession’s Impact is far From Over

CEO Confidence Declines, The Conference Board Reports

The Conference Board Employment Trends Index Declines Slightly

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The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® Declines Again

The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) Increased in July Index Rising More Slowly in Recent Months

Dodd-Frank Act: New Governance Provisions

Salary Survey Projects Modest Increases for 2011

FLSA COMPLIANCE SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL SCRUTINY

FEDERAL CONTRACTORS REQUIRED TO POST PRO-UNION NOTICE

The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) Continues to Grow, But at Slower Pace

The Conference Board Launches Leading Economic Index for China

RECOVERY ON TRACK BUT ECONOMY SAILS INTO STRONGER HEADWINDS

Online Job Demand Registers Strong Increase of 222,700 in April, The Conference Board Reports

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® Increases Index Rises More Than Five Points

EEOC PROPOSED RULES RELATING TO AGE DISCRIMINATION

SMARTER BETTER BUSINESS April 2010

The Conference Board Employment Trends Index (ETI)™

U.S. Salary Increase Budgets Nearly Matching Inflation

DISINCENTIVES FOR WORKERS TO REPORT, AND EMPLOYERS TO RECORD, INJURIES AND ILLNESSES

WINTER WEATHER RULES

U.S. JOB SATISFACTION AT LOWEST LEVEL IN TWO DECADES

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index™ (LEI) for the U.S. Increases Again

California Supreme Court Blurs Discrimination-Harassment Distinction While Limiting Punitive Damages

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