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Topic of the Week

The Meet Market

Meetings are a great idea: they can bring people together, create a sense of camaraderie and get people working off the same page. The only problem is that often do the exact opposite: wasting time, creating ill will and slowing things down. The problem?

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Blog of the Week

Corporate Margins And Profits Are Increasing, But Workers' Wages Aren't

Companies are improving margins and generating profits as wage growth for the American worker lags behind the prices of goods and services…While benefiting the bottom line for businesses, the decline in inflation-adjusted wages bodes ill for the sustainability of economic growth as consumers may eventually be forced to cut back.

Thought for the Week

""An association of men who will not quarrel with one another is a thing which has never yet existed, from the greatest confederacy of nations down to a town meeting or a vestry." "

–Thomas Jefferson

List of the Week

from CareerBuilder.com

Beyond Salary: What We Want

• Longevity/stability: 71 percent
• Good work culture: 66 percent
• Career advancement opportunities: 48 percent
• Flexible schedules: 45 percent

Top Five News Headlines

1. Court hearing planned for Utah's immigration law
2. Graying workforce creates more complex world for employers
3. We Can't Wait: How Obama Can Stop Discrimination Now
4. EEOC: Bias against pregnant workers persists
5. Home health industry fights minimum wage rule