Employers Must Set Social Media Rules Is that employee preparing the financial report the boss requested or checking out YouTube to see that amazing triple play that was all over sports radio this morning? Did that tweet just sent out over Twitter close the deal with a key client, or was the sender just chatting up her recipe for blueberry pancakes? Millions of such questions are being asked in the ever-expanding world of social networking, which has been a boon to countless businesses but also ranks as a tempting personal communication tool that can cut down on productivity in the workplace.

ABA Votes Stephen Zack President-Elect; First Hispanic American in that Role

Even as the Senate votes on whether the Supreme Court will have its first Hispanic justice, the American Bar Association has elected Stephen N. Zack, a Miami-based attorney, to be its president-elect. Zack, who is Cuban on his mother's side and American on his father's side, will serve one year in the president-elect role before ascending to the office of president in 2010.

Nevada Might Have to Borrow $1 Billion to Boost Jobless Fund

Nevada's unemployment trust fund has dropped to $70 million, down from $806 million a year ago, as unemployment in Nevada has reached its highest level since the Great Depression.

Black Journalists Gather in Tampa as Job Prospects Dim

Employment trends will be a topic of discussion as the annual convention and career fair of the National Association of Black Journalists opens Wednesday in Tampa. The focus is "reinvention." Seminars focus on obtaining skills to survive and thrive in journalism and how to use media skills to obtain jobs in other industries.