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Daily news and information provided by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

Government Extends Unemployment Benefits

Congress approves, and President Bush signs, a bill to extend unemployment benefits for about 1.2 million Americans who otherwise would have exhausted their benefits before the end of the year. Soaring unemployment statistics prompted the development.

Michigan Firms To Pay New Tax To Aid the Jobless

Michigan has been forced to borrow from the federal government in order to pay jobless benefits; 34,000 employers will have to pay a special solvency tax to help replenish the fund.

SHRM's 250,000th Member Represents HR's Future

With a background in finance and a growing career in human resources, Kristin M. Sampson, SHRM's 250,000th member, personifies the future of the HR profession.

Board Diversity Is Increasing Slowly, Report Finds

The boardrooms of many top companies look a lot different than they did just a decade ago, according to the 23rd annual Spencer Stuart Board Index study of S&P 500 corporations.

Employee Confidence Hit New Low in October

Employees' confidence in the U.S. economy and their job prospects dropped to a new low in October 2008.

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