The bill-signing at the White House Friday came a day after the House, displaying rare bipartisan agreement over the seriousness of the jobless situation, voted 403-12 for the measure. The Senate approved it unanimously on Wednesday. Full story »

The nation's unemployment rate topped 10 percent in October for first time since 1983, the government reported today. Full story »

About 70,000 out-of-work Ohioans, struggling through a prolonged economic downturn, could be eligible for 20 more weeks of unemployment benefits as a result of congressional action Thursday. Full story »

The House passed the bill on a 403-12 vote Thursday, a day after the Senate ended a monthlong stalemate with a 98-0 vote. With some 7,000 people exhausting unemployment benefits every day and the $8,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers set to expire at the end of November, there was a sense of urgency in getting it to Obama's desk. Full story »

The good news for companies, though, is bad news for the jobless. As long as companies can get their workers to produce more, they have little reason to hire -- at least until consumer spending picks up. And the squeeze on incomes could depress consumer spending, putting the economic recovery at risk. Full story »

Many of those employees work in low-wage jobs in food service and hospitality, where they could make others sick. House Education and Labor Committee chairman George Miller says those workers shouldn't have to choose between their paychecks and the health of co-workers or customers. Full story »

Richardson, 51, is currently executive vice president, corporate strategy, and chief financial officer of the Modine Manufacturing Co. of Racine, Wisc., a $1.4 billion auto, heavy duty parts and specialty heating and air conditioning manufacturer with 32 facilities in 15 countries. Full story »

A proposed rule announced Monday would recognize a union if a majority of voting workers favor organizing. Current rules require a majority of an entire work group to vote for a union in order for it to be certified. That means a worker choosing not to vote at all is effectively casting a "no" vote. Full story »

Kevin Myeroff, president of NCA Financial Planners in Mayfield, joined his father's three-person company in 1986. Today Myeroff leads one of the largest independent financial planning firms in the country, with 30 employees and $1.1 billion in client assets under management, and is a regular financial contributor on WKYC Channel 3 and WTAM radio. Full story »

U.S. Bank of Minneapolis presented Five Star Volunteer Awards for exceptional volunteer service to Alicia Bailey-Shields, a home mortgage loan specialist in Bedford who volunteers at Glendale Primary School; Kevin Clancy, a branch manager in Cleveland who volunteers with Community Assessment and Treatment Services Inc.; and John Gingerich, a Cleveland consumer lending sales representative, who volunteers with Families and Friends of Metzenbaum Center. U.S. Bank donated a total of $1,500 to the organizations. Full story »

The Cuyahoga Common Pleas jury entered the judgment Thursday in favor of Antonia Susel, who alleged that the company retaliated against her after she alleged that her boss wanted to replace her with a man nearly half her age, said one of her lawyers, Dianne V. Foley. Full story »

Many companies are adding inexpensive voluntary options including vision or dental insurance, disability coverage or extra life insurance coverage -- options that cost companies very little because employees pay for them. Full story »

With employers cutting costs to maintain profits, they are sharply reducing the rate of growth in total compensation, economists said. The average cost of wages, health care and other benefits increased 1.5 percent in the year ending in September, the smallest gain since records began in June 1982, the Labor Department said Friday. Full story »

The Labor Department said today its tally of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment insurance fell by 1,000 to a seasonally-adjusted 530,000. Analysts expected a steeper drop to 521,000, according to a survey by Thomson Reuters. Full story »

The Lakewood store is among 152 the Warrensville Heights company operated in 14 states in its heydey before abruptly shutting down on Oct. 1. The company notified employees via fax, e-mail and phone call that they had lost their jobs and were not getting their final paychecks.  Full story »