No one knows for sure what lies ahead. Are we likely to head full tilt into an all-out recession, or will it just be an inconsequential business slowdown? Whatever the scenario, this is the time to think smart and make good career decisions. ...more

February 24, 2008

The Family and Medical Leave Act is a good law that tempts workers to treat employers very badly. ...more

February 18, 2008

The onus is on Evan Longoria to win a spot on the Opening Day roster, and that's exactly what the young third baseman wanted. ...more

February 14, 2008

When it comes to nerves or jitters, Dale Earnhardt Jr. says it is all relative. ...more

January 16, 2008

Three years ago we chose to call this column Boomers & Beyond. We've had fun discussing what so-called experts say about American generations. Among the interesting things we've learned is the fact experts don't always agree on their assessments of the generations or the timetables in which they fall. For instance, some say the Baby Boomer Generation consists of people born from 1946-1964. Others call it the Boom Generation and classify it as those born 1943-1960. What we dub as "beyonds" in this column would actually be Americans belonging to two specific generations. One is the GI Generation that Tom Brokaw calls the Greatest Generation. They were born from 1901-1924. The other is the Silent Generation. It's made up of individuals born 1925-1942 (or 1925-1945,) depending on the expert or the source of books and articles one may read. ...more

November 30, 2007

TAMPA - Workers in the Tampa Bay area were a bit happier last month but ranked dead last among the listed cities in job confidence and satisfaction, according to a survey released this week. ...more

November 1, 2007

Joe Torre knew they didn't want him back. Even in those final few moments, as he sat in George Steinbrenner's office at Legends Field and listened to the Yankees' offer, he hoped there was a way he could stay on as manager. ...more

October 20, 2007

The United Auto Workers union reached a tentative four-year contract with Chrysler on Wednesday, hours after going on strike and the same day General Motors workers ratified a separate four-year pact. ...more

October 11, 2007

The 1970 United Auto Workers strike against General Motors Corp. went on for 69 days and helped push the nation into a recession. This time, industry watchers predict the strike will be short. ...more

September 26, 2007