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Is Your Job Safe? Are You Sure? Two out of three workers think their job is in jeopardy.

New Job Site Uses Video Interaction Latest wrinkle in online job sites.

Top Ten Scams of 2007 Old reliables and nervy newcomers fleece rich and poor alike.

Online Jobseeker Ensnared In Scam Careerbuilder listing leads to arrest and felony charges.

800,000 Job Seekers At Risk In Gap Data Breach Laptop containing applicant data stolen from contractor.

Working at Home: An Impossible Dream? Work-at-home jobs exist but finding them's not easy.

Job Seekers Compromised By Monster.com Hack Hackers may have accessed data on 1.6 million resumes.

'Work at Home' Scams Spreading What sounds like an easy way to make extra money usually is anything but that.

Online Job Postings May Lead To Phone Scam Job-seekers need to be careful when listing contact info.

Federal Minimum Wage Goes Up Tuesday Federal minimum goes to $5.85 per hour. Most states already have higher minimums.

Job Seeker Scam Surfaces In Delaware Those who can least afford it lose more than $2,000.

"Secret Shopper" Scam Uses Real Montana Bank Latest version of the "secret shopper" scam uses phony checks from a real Montana bank.

Networking, Personal Contacts Best Way to Find a Job Survey finds online job searches not the most effective.

Why Does College Cost So Much? A half-century of tuition inflation adds up and, oddly, competition is driving tuition even higher.

Illinois Charges Hospital Job Ads Were Misleading Ads in Chicago papers directed job-seekers to call a number that charged them $15.

Postal Job Scam Stamped Out Tennessee company sold worthless prep materials for jobs that didn't exist.

Survey: Employers Scrutinizing Internet Postings Hiring managers frequently reject candidates based on what they find online.

FBI Warns Online Jobseekers Of Identity Theft Making too much information available too early is risky, feds warn.

FTC Stamps Out Postal Job Scam Scam artists promised jobs that didn't exist.

Study: Skin Tone Overshadows Education in Hiring Study documents "colorism" in employment decisions.

Scam Targets Job Hunters on Careerbuilder.com Bogus ads offer "Donation Handler" positions.

Working Moms Want More Family Time Mothers feeling stressed by demands of job and family.

Arkansas AG Warns Of Mystery Shopper Scams Combined with cashier's-check ploy, "job opportunity" can be very expensive.

The Earnings Suspense File: Social Security's "Secret Stash" How undocumented workers fatten the Social Security trust fund without benefitting from it themselves.

Ohio Sues Bernard Haldane Affiliate Supposed career counselors allegedly took money, did nothing.

Victim Of Charity Check-Cashing Scam Fights Back Scammers target victims on established job-listing sites.

Avoiding Work-at-Home Scams There are jobs available but there are also plenty of scams.

Fewer U.S. Workers Have Health Coverage The percentage of businesses offering health insurance to their workers has declined steadily over the last five years, a study finds.

FTC Charges Companies Sold Fraudulent Job Placement Service Ads proclaimed guaranteed placement with the Postal Service.

Counterfeit Check Scam Targets Online Job Seekers "New employer" asks applicants to cash a check.

Landscaping Added to Five Worst Summer Jobs Danger awaits many teens entering the summer job market.

NYC Employment Agencies Agree to End Discriminatory Practices Agencies were sending employers candidates based on ethnicity.

Illinois Charges Pay-Per-Call Scheme Defrauds Job Seekers Job seekers charged $29.95 for information about federal jobs they could have gotten for nothing.

Iowa Bars California "Alternative" High School School is unaccredited and diplomas are of little use, state charges.

Scams Target Online Job Seekers Scam artists use legitimate job sites to find victims.

Minnesota Sues Bernard Haldane Charges the firm misleads job seekers.

Abercrombie to Pay $2.2 Million in "Uniform" Suit California Labor Dept. charged Abercrombie with requiring employees to wear its clothes.

Court Halts Trek Alliance Pyramid Scheme Feds charged Trek lured job seekers into losing sales scheme.

Envelope-Stuffing Promoters Seal Plea Deal America�s Shopping Network Inc. and Consumer Services, Inc. barred from future sales.

Envelope Stuffers Snuffed Work-at-home scheme shut down, one principal faces jail term.

October 13 2008

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