jobs and workplace

Deborah Davis, a longtime employee of WYPR public radio station with a passion for theatre, music and equality, died on Dec. 23 at Gilchrist Hospice Care after battling cancer. She was 61.

Carroll County public school teachers spent the days leading up to the school system's winter break walking out of school collectively after the official end of their work day to show support for the county teacher's union as they negotiate a new contract for their members with the school system.

To avoid a looming retirement crisis, states must consider mandating employer-based savings plans

American workers expected to get pay raises in 2016, but in Maryland the future isn't clear

While those in the financial industry say that the interest rate increase the Federal Reserve announced last week – a quarter of a percentage point – might not matter much, next year and the year after could be a different story.

Maryland added 3,600 jobs in November, but the unemployment rate increased to 5.2 percent, according to government figures released Friday.

Maryland's high taxes hinder job growth

Walmart plans to give raises to more than 17,000 workers in Maryland, bringing the new full-time average hourly wage to $12.92 and to $10.61 an hour for part-timers by Februrary, the retail giant said today.

Recent jobs report suggests economy needs more help, particularly unemployed minorities

The Orioles have made an offer to retain free-agent slugger Chris Davis, but the deal would be worth less than $22 million a year, an industry source said.

The Orioles are hesitant to spend big money on the free-agent market, but 14 teams pay a player $22 million or more per year.

As Firaxis Games prepares to launch XCOM 2 and an unannounced project, it is keeping its growth measured given upheaval in the video game industry.

The Orioles had a few meetings with agents and clubs late Sunday after arriving at the Winter Meetings at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, but their efforts to land players really begin today with the meeting¿s official first day.

The companies that made this year's Top Workplaces list come from all sectors: information technology, mortgage lending, property management, health care, education and engineering, to name a few. But common themes emerged when employees shared why they love their jobs. Their reasons include finding meaning in one's work, answering to managers who empower and appreciate them, and having the potential to grow professionally and personally.

Community health workers are needed to improve health outcomes in poor neighborhoods

Federal workers earn about 65 cents for every dollar earned by their private-sector counterparts, according to an advisory panel to the federal government. Or they make $1.78 for every private sector dollar, according to a Cato Institute economist.

Baltimore needs the kind of job opportunities Maryland's hospitals are proposing.

The Housing Authority of Baltimore City is hiring more than 80 people -- including 50 additional maintenance workers -- as part of a sweeping plan to address

Maryland added 10,800 jobs in October and unemployment remained flat at 5.1 percent.

Workers with the Pennsylvania firms of Reiff Brothers and Fairview Demolition tore out anything modern, such as wall plaster and a rear deck, from the historic Joesting-Gorsuch House near Bel Air Wednesday morning, as they started stripping the house to its oldest parts.

Companies that bid for work knowing they're going to subcontract to someone who pays $16-straight can underbid companies that follow the rules. Those companies lose jobs, the state of Maryland loses tax revenue and the workers lose pay and benefits they would otherwise get. Preventing this kind of cheating is the job of state agencies. The question is whether they'll do it.

The Labor Department is releasing a proposed rule that will clarify a path forward for state retirement plans, providing guidance about how to create systems that would be consistent with the current ERISA structure.

More then 57,000 enroll in 9 days on health exchange, mostly in Medicaid

About 100 low-income workers and their supporters rallied in the rain Tuesday outside the new Amazon distribution center in Baltimore advocating a $15 minimum hourly wage.

United Capital Financial Advisers LLC has taken over both the wealth management and retirement plans practices of PSA Insurance & Financial Services, based in Hunt Valley.

The Maryland Health Care Commission late Tuesday released its annual quality care report that examines the good and bad about insurance plans and allows consumers and human resource managers to compare the performance of plans as they decide on coverage for themselves and their families.

Laurel Hospital will spend the next few years transitioning from a full-service hospital to an outpatient facility, sparking community outrage

The tax code has different rules for corporate executives and ordinary workers when it comes to these "deferred compensation" retirement plans. The vast majority of us face strict limits on the amount of money we can set aside each year in these tax-deferred plans (up to $24,000 per year for older workers). CEOs face no such limits and can sock away millions.

Criticisms of Barack Obama's two terms doesn't fit the facts

Friday, the Labor Department will issue another mediocre jobs report, and the White House will spin it into a sign that the economy is doing quite well with a Democrat in the White House. But is it? A comparison of Obama's results and Reagan's.

The Orioles have until Friday night at midnight to make Wieters a qualifying offer, and while they are leaning towards doing so, according to club sources, the Orioles brass is still discussing it in the Warehouse.

The real estate firm developing the University of Maryland Baltimore BioPark is seeking $17.5 million in public financing and a special designation that would eliminate property taxes for at least five years to build its next building on the West Baltimore campus.

Leaders of Baltimore's embattled public housing authority have eliminated the office designed to root out misconduct and hold employees accountable.

A number of Baltimore City schools were forced to eliminate staff this week following mid-year budget cuts. Nearly 130 staff were left looking for job placements after the school district imposed budget cuts because student enrollments turned out to be lower than estimated before the school year began.

Maryland businesses will pay less in unemployment insurance taxes next year, a sign of improvement in the state economy.

Raise the federal gas tax or face the even more costly alternative of bad roads and worsening traffic congestion

Maryland employers cut 4,000 jobs in September, losses that cut into summer gains and continued the bumpy recovery of the state's labor market.

Six defendants, including two Marylanders, were indicted on fraud and identity theft charges in a $1.5 million unemployment insurance scheme, federal prosecutors said.

Comments have been circulating on social media about a statement made about a Carroll County estimate of increase in property tax needed for the school system to meet Carroll County Public Schools' financial obligations.

As baby boomers retire and leave the job market, younger generations will have better employment opportunities. But not every profession is booming, so we went looking for the cream of the crop.

The Carroll County Health Department has cut several staffed positions from various programs and eliminated its audiology department as a result of a $420,000 funding shortfall due to a state-mandated employee salary increase.

M&T Bank, mothers and fathers will get more paid time off from work to care for their newly born or adopted children starting next year.

American workers saw their out-of-pocket medical costs jump again this year, as the average deductible for an employer-provided health plan surged nearly 9 percent in 2015 to more than $1,000, a major new survey of employers shows.

Dimensions Healthcare System representatives confirmed Monday that an additional 84 Laurel Regional Hospital employees have received pink slips that will take effect Nov. 7, marking a total of 118 layoffs since the hospital owner's announced the facilities closure and transition into a $24 ambulatory care center on July 31.

Maryland's unemployment rate dropped to 5.1 percent in August as employers added 2,700 jobs, according to new Labor Department estimates released Friday.

The Carroll County Business & Employment Resource Center (BERC) will host a Fall Job Fair on Tuesday, Oct. 20 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 224 N. Carroll St. in Westminster.