According to an article in Dallas-Fort Worth News, many Americans fearing job losses are heading to the doctor before their medical benefits run out. Doctors are use to seeing in influx of end-of-the-year patients eager to use their flex-spending medical dollars but the rush of patients has stopped. The article said: Doctors at Frisco Primary [...]

The deadline to file you federal and state taxes is less than a month away. We can't emphasis the importance of filing your tax return enough. If you fail to file your tax return on time even if you can't pay, there is a hefty fee. Avoid that fee and file by the April 15th [...]

According to an article in the Dallas Morning News, the number of jobless Americans filing for unemployment insurance benefits for the first-time rose again setting a record of the sixth time in the past seven weeks. Over 654,000 unemployed workers filed for unemployment insurance this week up from the previous week's figure of 645,000 first-time [...]

According to an article in the Star-Telegram, American Airlines is experiencing more job losses, cutting 323 flight attendants by the end of the month as they downsize their operations by 7 percent due to shrinking demand for travel. The Fort-Worth based airline cut over 800 flight attendants last year due to the recession and is [...]

According to an article in the Dallas Morning News, Texas is quickly burning through cash in the unemployment insurance trust fund. Just last week Texas paid out $64 million in unemployment benefits, which is more than twice the amount it paid out in the same week last year The article said: Larry Temple, the commission's [...]

There's an interesting blog post at Star-Telegram about the proposed American Airlines pilots' work slowdown because of wages. The article said: The pilots have some legitimate beefs. They took huge pay cuts in 2003 (like everyone else at American), and contract negotiations have dragged on for more than two years with little progress. They're still [...]

According to an article in the Star-Telegram, the newspaper is sending 12 percent of its workforce to the unemployment line. The newspaper cited "unprecedented revenue declines due to the economic recession" as the reason for the cuts. Star-Telegram is also cutting wages for the remaining employees by up to 10 percent, freezing pension plans and [...]

According to an article in the Dallas Morning News, the Labor Department is expected to release a report today showing the unemployment rate rising to 7.9 percent with a loss of 648,000 jobs in February. The article said: Employers likely slashed a net total of 648,000 jobs last month, according to economists' forecasts. If they [...]

According to an article in the Dallas Morning News, Texas could lose nearly 300,000 jobs in 2009 with the unemployment rate hitting 8 percent. The article reported an announcement by Keith Phillips, a Dallas Fed economist who is predicting that the Texas job numbers could contract as much as much as the 3 percent drop [...]

According to an article in the Star-Telegram, Citigroup Inc. will lower mortgage payments for unemployed homeowners facing foreclosures to an average of $500 a month for three months as part of their Homeowner Unemployment Assist program. Customers who qualify include: Homeowners who are 60 days or more delinquent on paying their mortgage. Homeowners who are [...]