Payroll

An Obama administration policy that would have given more white-collar workers overtime starting Dec. 1 was thrown out by a federal judge.

Private sector employers added 147,000 jobs in October, according to the latest monthly jobs report from payroll giant ADP, the last before the election.

Small business employment growth fell for the second month in a row in October, slipping 0.11 percent from September, according to payroll giant Paychex.

The Department of Labor released the highly anticipated final overtime rule in May, expanding overtime pay eligibility to approximately 4.2 million salaried workers across the country.

Overall wage growth increased an average of 2 percent across different industries during the third quarter, according to a new report from payroll giant ADP.

Small business job growth slowed slightly in September but is still up from a year ago, according to a new report from Paychex.

Private sector employers added 154,000 jobs in September, although there was some softening in certain sectors, according to payroll giant ADP.

Experts suggest implementing new rules now, to work out the kinks.

The economy added another 151,000 jobs in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, although the unemployment rate remained unchanged for the third consecutive month at 4.9 percent.

Small businesses continued to add jobs in August at roughly the same pace as July, according to the latest figures from Paychex.