A controversial compensation and benefits study was accepted by the Phoenix City Council on Feb. 7, though Mayor Greg Stanton assured the council the report would not be used in labor negotiations.

NEW YORK - Employers are dispensing notably smaller pay raises this year - well below the 4 percent-plus increases routine before the economy lost its footing - and workers should not expect much improvement in 2004.

State lawmakers will consider legislation that could have a direct impact on 65 percent of employers in Arizona.

State lawmakers will consider legislation that could have a direct impact on 65 percent of employers in Arizona.

WASHINGTON - U.S. employers cranked up their hiring in July, adding more than 200,000 jobs in a summertime show of confidence in the economy’s staying power. The unemployment rate held steady at 5 percent.

State lawyers are seeking to force the state’s largest wo rkers’ compensation insurance company to fork over $50 million in exchange for some buildings it may not want.

An employer can't escape paying for services to an injured worker solely because the help he needs is provided by his wife, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Monday.

The Internal Revenue Service has launched a partial amnesty program for employers who voluntarily reclassify independent contractors as employees for future tax years.

CHICAGO - Overweight workers cost their bosses more in injury claims than their lean colleagues, suggests a study that found the heaviest employees had twice the rate of workers' compensation claims as their fit co-workers.

While big companies such as Intel and Bank of America provide thousands of high-paying positions that fuel Chandler’s economy, taxpayers employ a lot of local workers, too.

Candace McHatton said finding out she was pre-diabetic two years ago was a complete surprise. But the 45-year-old support manager at JDA Software in north Scottsdale didn't learn her blood sugar was high from her physician.

A report Thursday showing the state’s jobless rate unchanged for May is concealing some good news in private employment.

Legislation to privatize the state fund that provides workers' compensation to 60 percent of Arizona's employers is drawing staunch opposition from business groups, as well as the fund's president and CEO.

Employers that provide vehicles for their workers can end up liable for workers' compensation benefits if the employees get into an accident, even one that occurs after they leave work, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled.

Drug use at the workplace is resulting in a growing number of injuries as well as more workers’ compensation claims in Arizona and the Valley, the head of a workers’ compensation company says.

Arizona lawmakers are free to raid cash for injured workers in the State Compensation Fund to balance the budget, the Court of Appeals ruled Friday.

State lawmakers are trying a new tactic to convince companies to test their workers for drugs and alcohol: money.

Arizona lawmakers have voted to reverse a cost-cutting decision that made thousands of state and local government employees pay a bigger share of the costs of the state’s main public retirement system.

Arizona is on the verge of shutting the door on the ability of players for Arizona's professional sports teams to file workers' compensation claims elsewhere, even if that's where they were injured.

State lawmakers are entitled to deny workers’ compensation benefits to employees who are injured on the job if they are intoxicated, the Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled.

For the second year in a row, US Airways employees will receive profit-sharing checks recognizing their contribution to the company’s full-year profit. Valley-based US Airways reported a $111 million profit for 2011. This week’s payout to eligible employees totals more than $12 million.

Despite the harsh economic conditions that have plagued Valley businesses this past year, wages and salaries managed to steadily increase, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

WASHINGTON - Wages and benefits paid to civilian workers rose last year by the smallest amount in nine years, the government reported Tuesday.

Injured workers who don't believe they're getting the proper payments need to act promptly or forfeit their rights, the Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled.