jobs and workplace

Jobs in services, computers, health care saw biggest gains in state since recession.

In his first seven months as president, Mr. Trump has done nothing for American workers, says Robert Reich.

Maryland added 800 jobs in July as the state’s unemployment rate continued to tick downward.

When web developer Madalyn Parker emailed her team to say she was taking time off to care for her mental health and posted her boss’s positive response on Twitter, the news went viral.

Even as he touts the state’s commitment to reducing carbon emissions, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is risking an opportunity to make a real dent in Maryland’s carbon pollution.

Our first black president ignored poor city blacks as both the murder rate and unemployment soared. In contrast, Mr. Trump has been keeping his word on jobs and attempting to put forth his agenda to help all of us all while being blocked by Democrats, Republicans and haters.

The Baltimore school system expects to encounter deficits as great as $30 million in future years

Groupon deal with Grubhub to acquire OrderUp markets, lay off 60 employees

Under Armour is cutting about 2 percent of its global workforce of 15,000, the company said Tuesday, announcing a sweeping restructuring plan.

Recent political issues surrounding refugees entering the United States has various companies falling over each other offering jobs for refugees. Starbucks,

Evergreen to be wound down by state unless new buyer steps forward

Direct Energy, a Houston-based natural gas and electricity retailer, will lay off 108 of its employees in Maryland, according to a notice it provided to the state on Tuesday.

Maryland added 13,300 jobs in June and the unemployment rate dipped slightly, according to the latest federal employment report.

Locke Insulators to close, lay off 108 workers

Employers increase use of non-compete agreements for low wage workers.

WASHINGTON — Pushing off a vote on the horrible Senate health care bill (the Better Care Reconciliation Act) is a victory, but not cause for opponents of

The recently announced sale of Whole Foods to Amazon is a betrayal of its touted principles.

In anticipation of the statewide minimum wage hike next month, business owners are preparing differently for the effects on labor costs, hours and prices.

The Business & Employment Resource Center will host the free Manufacturers' Job Fair on Thursday, June 22. The fair will begin at 4 p.m. at 224 North Center St. in Westminster.

Maryland's unemployment rate improved slightly last month, but at the same time the state lost some jobs, according to preliminary government data released Friday

Approval from the insurance administration clears the way for Evergreen to finalize a deal to be acquired and convert to a for-profit insurer.

The Harford County Board of Education approved a $446 million operating budget for the school system Monday, although 36 teaching positions had to be eliminated in order to get there, along with other spending reductions.

The Baltimore City Health Department has launched a new program aimed at encouraging local companies to provide healthier work environments by offering them a Workplace Wellness designations

A couple of dozen U.S. Postal Service workers protested the potential loss of more than 100 local jobs Saturday outside of Baltimore's main post office on Fayette Street.

The Baltimore Sun Media Group is now seeking nominations for its seventh annual list of the region's top workplaces.

In the few years, Holly Poultry plans to quadruple volume and nearly double the workforce to meet a growing demand for poultry

The Baltimore Teachers Union has filed a second grievance over the layoff of teachers and aides last week, saying city schools administrators failed to provide required notice that would allow union leaders to try and save the jobs.

Rather than making up the budget short-fall on the backs of Baltimore City school employees — those hard-working men and women who help make the real difference in the lives of our young people — perhaps it's time to rethink where the blame truly lies for the budget issues and hold those in power more accountable.

Baltimore city school administrators will layoff 115 people Thursday, including 21 people who work as librarians or school counselors and 24 assistant principals, the district has announced.

While the state has added nearly 100,000 jobs since January 2015, the head of Gov. Larry Hogan's Workforce Development Board says there are not enough people

Howard County Department of Planning and Zoning officials and consultants with McCormick Taylor unveiled their hydrology and hydraulic study, which provides possible solutions and recommendations to address flooding in Ellicott City.

Baltimore school district officials plan to deploy a team trained in counseling methods across the city Thursday to layoff teachers for the first time in a decade.

The Carroll County Business/Employment Resource Center is looking for manufacturers for a job fair.

Proposed Trump administration regulations would allow any employer — from a tiny, faith-based non-profit to a global conglomerate — to substitute its values for those if its workers.

Over the last three years, by cutting programs like the Geographic Cost of Education Index (GCEI), capping much-needed inflationary formula adjustments and diverting funds to nonpublic religious schools while public schools are drastically underfunded, Governor Larry Hogan has consistently failed to prioritize the needs of Maryland's public school students.

A Baltimore Police lieutenant overseeing the Horseshoe Casino district has been charged with theft, according to court records.

After years of high unemployment and depressed wages, the job market is looking up for recent college grads, experts say.

Maryland added 3,500 jobs in April, but the state's unemployment rate ticked up slightly, as more people joined the workforce than were able to find jobs, according to the latest federal jobs report.

Trumpcare will have the same unpleasant outcome as Obamacare because the basic flaw in both is allowing healthy citizens the option to avoid health care premium payments until they are seriously ill at which time the cost becomes enormous. Young, healthy citizens will never be induced to voluntarily purchase health insurance. Ultimately, Trumpcare will become untenable, and the country will be forced to consider the obvious solution: universal health care.

As City Council members consider ways to divert more money to Baltimore schools, district officials said Tuesday it's too late to prevent layoffs for as many as 300 teachers and administrators.

Workers such as food servers, office cleaners and security guards would keep their jobs when service contracts change hands at Baltimore hotels, casinos, universities and other facilities, under a proposal making its way through the City Council.

Baltimore city schools CEO Sonja Santelises proposed cutting more than 300 jobs from teachers to central office administrators in her budget plan released Friday.

An innovative union contract designed to tie pay to performance has given Baltimore City's teachers some of the best salaries in the state, but it is also expensive for the system.

Abbottston Elementary School is so small that when a boy who misbehaved in the cafeteria this month was sent to the office, the person who kept a watchful eye

When the 2017-2018 school year begins at the John Carroll School in Bel Air, it will be a bit different from this year. President Richard O'Hara, who has been at the school for 10 years, is retiring at the end of June, and a new principal, Tom Durkin, begins his tenure leading the Patriots in mid-June.

McCormick and Co. Inc. landed for the first time on a global Top 50 list recognizing companies for diversity.

After three months of significant job gains, Maryland lost 7,200 jobs in March even as more people joined the workforce, according to the latest federal jobs report.

The Carroll County Business & Employment Resource Center (BERC) is seeking businesses with current job openings to participate in the spring job fair from 9

White House asks federal agencies to plan for reductions

With Baltimore City's population continuing to evaporate and its never-ending annual budget cliffhangers, it is reasonable for voters to re-evaluate the arbitrary number of the 15 member City Council. In November 2018, voters may get an opportunity to reduce it to an 11 member body, if 10,000 city voters sign the petition for the issue to be voted on in the general election. This plan would retain the single at-large city council president and reduce the number of part-time members from 14 to