Employers

Charles Street trolley supporters hire community organizer

2011-11-01 15:12:00

Friends of the Trolley Inc., a group that supports a streetcar line along Charles Street between the Inner Harbor and north Baltimore, has hired a community organizer to promote the plan. The new full-time position is designed to take previously...

Now a free woman, Felicia "Snoop" Pearson heads to L.A. pursue her dream

2011-08-19 14:09:00

To rebuild her life, Felicia "Snoop" Pearson had to destroy her reputation. The actress who portrayed a cold-blooded killer so memorably on three seasons of the HBO cable series "The Wire" pleaded guilty this month to a crime she says she didn't commit....

EEOC sues senior living center over headscarf

2011-09-27 19:12:00

An Ellicott City senior living facility is being sued for allegedly violating federal law for failing to hire a Muslim woman who would not remove her head scarf. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against Morningside House...

Sun could help make Orioles respectable again

2011-08-24 11:00:00

Sun editors and writers, please become part of the solution to the Orioles' continuing lousiness. This is a crucial time, with Andy MacPhail possibly stepping down after five seasons. When Mr. MacPhail was hired, I rejoiced, not because he was the best...

Maryland lost 2,500 jobs in August, Labor Department says

2011-09-16 17:24:00

Maryland lost 2,500 jobs in August, reversing some of the gains made earlier in the summer and pushing the state unemployment rate to 7.3 percent, the U.S. Department of Labor said Friday. The reductions hit as growth nationwide came to a standstill. But...

The Interview: Manpower's Andrew Francis expects a boost in 4Q hiring in Baltimore region

2011-10-01 00:00:00

Hiring will likely continue at a slow pace through the end of the year, the job placement firm Manpower reported in its latest quarterly survey. Of the 18,000 employers who participated in the study, only 7 percent plan to expand their workforces. But in...

Trial for wife accused in Towson murder-for-hire case postponed until 2012

2011-10-05 00:00:00

The trial of Karla Porter, the White Marsh woman accused of orchestrating her husband's 2010 murder-for-hire killing at a Towson gas station near, has been postponed due to a change in her defense counsel. Porter is charged with first-degree murder and...

City's police overtime pay is up 40%

2011-09-30 18:34:00

The Baltimore Police Department has increased overtime spending over the past year amid a struggle to fill vacancies, according to data obtained by The Baltimore Sun. The city spent 40 percent more in the fiscal year through June compared with the year...

Employers face higher health care costs for next year

2011-10-02 00:00:00

Health care costs rose faster than inflation and wages this year — a trend that will hit home for many workers in the next several weeks as employers offer open enrollment. Employers usually pick up much of the tab for health insurance, but many...

Harford County Commission on Disabilities to Honor at Awards Luncheon

2011-10-03 09:37:00

The Harford County Commission on Disabilities will host its annual employment awards luncheon Oct. 20 at noon at the Maryland Golf and Country Clubs inBel Air. The keynote speaker will be Cindy Williams, project manager for the Maryland Seamless...

For some Terps, playing for Edsall has been 'a rough transition'

2011-10-04 19:46:00

Maryland opened the season a month ago with a new coach, new up-tempo offense, new team slogan, bright new uniforms and new Byrd Stadium field markings. It all looked so fresh. The Terps, coming off a 9-4 season, beat Miami before a sellout crowd in...

A survivor, Graziano draws mixed reviews after nearly 11 years as housing chief

2011-08-06 15:41:00

Paul T. Graziano looked for all the world like a short-timer. Just weeks into his new job as Baltimore's housing commissioner, he was arrested at a Fells Point bar after a drunken tirade laced with anti-gay slurs. That was more than 10 years ago. He's...

A report released June 6 by McKinsey Quarterly suggests that nearly one-third of employers are likely to stop offering health insurance to employees in 2014 when new health reform provisions kick in.

2011-06-10 13:12:23

Two people have been arrested following a fight at a McDonald's hiring event at St. Clair Ave. and East 105th St.

2011-04-19 00:00:00

City.Thousands attended the event which featured nearly 80 employers in a variety of professions. While the American economy has shown some recent gains in consumer confidence, manufacturing output and hiring, the nation s unemployment rate remains historically high at 8.

2011-04-14 00:00:00