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Time and time again we focus on our salaries when thinking of how much we are valued by our employers, but the thought that money alone is the only incentive companies can use to keep employees is ridiculous. While everyone enjoys a good old-fashioned raise, many times employers can use other means...

A poor job market isn't always just a rain on the parade of American workers; sometimes it comes with a silver lining. This time Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is banking on the poor job market being the silver lining that keeps inflation away. In the past raises contributed to inflation as...

Today the federal minimum wage increased 70 cents to $6.55, as the second phase of a series of moves meant to bring the minimum wage up over a three year period. The "raise" will affect roughly 1.7 million workers or 2.3% of hourly workers, which means that collectively the cost of employing all...