Employment

Imagine if you could sell back your unused vacation days or buy additional weeks from your employer. The chance is being offered with more regularity these days. (photo: CBS 2)

Latest Workplace Trend: Employees Buying And Selling Vacation Days

What if you could buy or sell your vacation days? Some say it’s a win-win that’s becoming popular with many companies.

2013/02/25

Hundreds of Unemployed New Yorkers Ripped Off In Alleged Job Placement Scam

The job-seekers answered ads in the newspaper and on Craigslist. When they eventually figured out that United Care Services was a hoax, and returned to demand a refund, they found that the company had disappeared.

2012/10/03

A closed factory in a working class neighborhood (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Opinion: Romney Talks Tough On China But Romney And Bain Bought Chinese Factory

Mitt Romney and Bain Capital purchased a factory in China that took on the demand from outsourcing from other US companies. So they profited by increasing profits from companies they owned by shipping jobs overseas and they profited from other companies shipping jobs overseas by doing the work that used to be done in cities and towns across America.

2012/09/17

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies to Congress on the AIG bailout (Photo by Ann Heisenfelt/Getty Images)

Opinion: Auto And Bank Bailouts Prove Effective

On Monday, the Treasury Department sold 553,846,153 shares in AIG on Monday, turning an $18 billion profit on the $32.50 a share price.

2012/09/11

Obama supporters in 2008 (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Opinion: Obama Has Failed His Young Supporters

President Barack Obama’s major support in the 2012 presidential election is the same age group that helped him cross the finish line as a winner in 2008. It’s the young people throughout the nation that […]

2012/06/12

Ex-Teacher Sentenced To Probation After Stealing School Computer

Justin Mannick, who taught physical education in the North Warren Regional school district, also surrendered his teaching certificate.

2012/03/31

FILE - A man reads a text message on his cell phone. (Photo credit: Franko Lee/AFP/Getty Images)

Ask Asa: Letters

From employment laws to flood insurance and cell phone issues, CBS 2′s consumer reporter Asa Aarons is here with some advice.

2012/03/29

Group Releases Employment Survey On NYC-Area Jobs

The ManpowerGroup is out with a sobering report that finds the net employment outlook for New York City is zero percent in the first quarter of next year, the fourth worst in the nation.

2011/12/13

McDonald's is hiring (credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)

McDonald’s Looking To Hire Thousands Of New Workers

Polish off your resume because McDonald’s is going on a hiring spree. The fast food giant was making a well-publicized push to hire 50,000 workers Tuesday.

2011/04/19

Jobless Rate Drops; Opportunities Exist North Of NYC

There was positive economic news announced Friday. The unemployment rate has taken an unexpected drop, falling to a two-year low of 8.8 percent.

2011/04/01

Hotel Jobs Line Snakes Its Way Through Manhattan

Are we there yet? Despite some disappointing holiday sales results, there are new signs this week pointing to an improving economy. But what about unemployment?

2011/01/06