Tracy Davidson

Fast-food chain McDonald’s Corp announced a one-day spring hiring spree aimed at fighting the use of the term “McJob” as shorthand for describing low-wage, dead-end work. The global restaurant chain said it plans to hire as many as 50,000 new U.S. employees — ranging from restaurant crew to managers — on April 19. The move [...]

Neither tsunami nor Libyan turmoil nor higher oil prices have shaken businesses from hiring more workers. After more than two years of a bleak prospects for job seekers, the economy’s slow, steady growth is finally creating jobs at a healthy pace. “Our economy is showing signs of real strength,” President Obama told workers at a [...]

Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, a sign that layoffs are dropping and companies may be stepping up hiring. The Labor Department said Thursday that the number of people seeking benefits dipped by 6,000 to a seasonally adjusted 388,000 for the week that ended March 26. That’s the second decline in three weeks. [...]

Teenagers looking for work this summer at public pools, amusement parks and camps may be in for an unpleasant surprise. Just 960,000 teenagers landed jobs between May and July of last year, the lowest amount of summer jobs for this age group in more than 60 years, and one prominent career firm predicts that the number [...]

Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, employers cannot discriminate against applicants based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) introduced legislation on Wednesday that would add unemployed people to that list of protected groups. The Fair Employment Act of 2011 (H.R. 1113), drafted by Johnson and co-sponsored by [...]

Working for no pay isn’t the preferred route out of unemployment, but it offers valuable experience and the inside track to jobs once they do open up. But critics say employers are exploiting the slow economy by not hiring paid workers. Malibu resident Ashley St. Johns-Jacobs, 40, typically rises before 5 a.m. to get to [...]

Economists are expecting a strong report on job growth in February, bolstered by news that fewer people sought unemployment benefits last week than in any week in nearly three years. The sharp decline in applications for unemployment benefits, along with positive reports Thursday from retailers and the service industry, are the latest evidence that hiring [...]

When Tiffany Lomax’s son turned 2, the single mother tried to go back to work, but her little boy’s health issues kept getting in the way. “Every time he got sick I had to take off,” Lomax, 38, who lost several jobs as her son battled asthma, allergies and other afflictions, told the Daily News. [...]

After three years of cutbacks, furloughs and wage freezes, the outlook for American workers is improving. Workers will receive the largest pay increase this year since the start of the financial crisis, according to a survey scheduled for release Thursday by Towers Watson, a human resources consulting firm. Merit-based pay increases are expected to average [...]

Legislation that proponents say would close loopholes in New Jersey’s law regarding mass layoffs may soon go before the full Assembly. The measure began gathering steam about three months ago, after the company that operates Charlie Brown’s Steakhouses abruptly closed 47 restaurants in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania and filed for federal bankruptcy protection. [...]