Nigeria's Acting President Goodluck Jonathan said Saturday his priorities while in office were providing a regular power supply, peace and security in the Niger Delta, and fair and free elections.

When workers want to leave, small businesses need to offer them something besides money. This scene is likely to play out at many small businesses in the coming months:

Airbus workers decided to disrupt plane production across France on Monday to press demands for better pay and new hires, union officials said.

Complaint seeks damages for six Hispanic former employees. A group of former Wal-Mart employees in New Jersey have filed suit against the retail conglomerate, alleging that they were fired after they complained about their store's ?unwritten 'No Spanish' policy.?

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former JPMorgan Chase & Co vice president on Thursday filed a gender bias lawsuit against the bank, claiming she was fired after trying to start a family.

President Barack Obama, facing a public dubious about his health care law and Democrats worried about its fallout on fall elections, tapped a veteran political operative Thursday to guide efforts to explain the law's benefits.

Constantly criticized for health care law, Obama taps new messenger for administration's view. President Barack Obama, facing a public dubious about his health care law and Democrats worried about its fallout on fall elections, tapped a veteran political operative Thursday to guide efforts to explain the law's benefits.

Get rid of performance reviews, author says; Cost of bad credit. PERFORMANCE PREVIEW: Want to lower morale, reduce productivity and undermine the relationship between the boss and his or her subordinates? Give an annual performance review, say authors of a recently published book deeming the practice bogus.

JPL worker demoted after discussing intelligent design sues for religious discrimination. A Jet Propulsion Laboratory worker who distributed religious DVDs on the job is suing the JPL for discrimination after he was demoted.

A former employee of Prada Japan who claims she was harassed by the local unit of the Italian fashion house for being ugly said Monday she had begun legal proceedings for unfair dismissal.

Geithner says economy growing faster than expected; nation should see job growth. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the economy is growing faster than the Obama administration expected.

Locked-out Rio Tinto Borax miners rally at British consulate in Los Angeles. Mojave Desert borate miners have rallied with hundreds of supporters outside the British Consulate in Los Angeles to protest a lockout by the mine's Anglo-Australian owner.

Passengers stranded in NYC because of volcanic ash over Europe say lives are disrupted. One man won't make it to his best friend's wedding, a woman is likely to miss the first day of her new job and an author may not get an opportunity to promote her latest novel at a London book fair.

Microsoft to investigate reports of poor working conditions at factory in China. Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it will investigate reports of poor working conditions at a factory in southern China that makes some of its products.

Minn. unemployment rate ticks up to 7.4 percent in March, still below national jobless rate. Minnesota's unemployment rate edged up a notch in March to 7.4 percent, but state officials saw encouraging signs as new claims for unemployment continued downward and work week hours ticked upward.

Mo. Senate reverses stance on $37M Career Ladder incentives, $14.8M cut to college budgets. Missouri senators reversed course Wednesday and decided to preserve a deal freezing college tuition and to fund a program that gives teachers a salary boost for extra work, such as after-school tutoring.

New York's doormen, the guardians of innumerable revolving doors into swanky Manhattan buildings, are threatening to strike for the first time in two decades next week over proposed cuts in benefits.

IL Gov. Quinn signs law to help small businesses hire with tax credit. Gov. Pat Quinn has signed a law giving tax credits to small businesses that hire new full-time employees.

MetLife study finds benefits largely retained but workloads increased since recession started. If it seems like you're working harder than you used to, it's probably not your imagination.

Accusation of harassment by managers leads to probe into France Telecom employee suicides. A state prosecutor has ordered an investigation into accusations that harassment by managers at France Telecom was to blame for employee suicides.