Business and professional services

Business and professional services

• Egypt constitution passes, economic crunch looms

  The official approval of Egypt's disputed, Islamist-backed constitution Tuesday held out little hope of stabilizing the country after two years of ... 

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  Audits of businesses for illegal immigrants rising

  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reached its highest number yet of companies audited for illegal immigrants on their payrolls this past fiscal ... 

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  Airports trade layover horror for 'terminal bliss'

  Getting stranded at an airport once meant enduring hours of boredom in a kind of travel purgatory with nothing to eat but fast food. These days, it ... 

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  Hepatitis C tests continue after NH tech's arrest

  Hospitals across the country recommended hepatitis C testing for about 7,900 patients last summer after a traveling medical worker was accused of ... 

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  Don't be fooled by January pay _ higher taxes loom

  Workers probably won't feel the full brunt of next year's tax increases in their January paychecks, but don't be fooled by the temporary reprieve. 

• Hep C cases linked to NH hospital worker rise

  Five more people have been diagnosed with the same strain of hepatitis C a former traveling hospital worker is accused of spreading through tainted ... 

• Labor Dept. urges talks over Bahrain labor unrest

  The government of Bahrain has fallen short of commitments to recognize labor rights and prevent employment discrimination under a free trade agreement ... 

• US home sales surge to highest level in 3 years

  U.S. sales of previously occupied homes jumped to their highest level in three years last month, bolstered by steady job gains and record-low mortgage ...