Minimum Wages increase in New York, New Jersey & Connecticut

Effective December 31, 2013, the minimum wage in New York will increase to $8.00 per hour for non-tipped employees according to the Department of Labor, Division of Labor Standards.

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Three Drug Abuse and Detection Trends Employers Need to Know

Quest Diagnostics has recently released a new report on work-related drug testing and the associated trends. The comprehensive report details comparisons between 2011 and the first half of 2012 (January to June) and reveals some striking facts about the state of drug use in a sample of job seekers. The data they collected comes from more than 3.4 million drug tests handled in 2012. Below are the three most significant trends gleaned from the report.

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