Superior Court Associate Justice Sarah Taft-Carter has ordered the parties involved in the state pension reform litigation into mediation, the R.I. Judiciary announced Tuesday. more

Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee has been named to the National Governors Association Education and Workforce Committee by NGA Chair, Delaware Gov. Jack Markell and NGA vice chair, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin. more

Monday evening, the Warwick City Council unanimously approved three contracts with the city’s municipal employee, police and firefighters’ unions. more

(Updated, 7:19 p.m.) Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's video game company has laid off its entire staff in the wake of financial difficulties, according to multiple media reports. more

As part of a nationwide Black Friday protest, Walmart workers and community allies plan to gather at Walmart retail stores across Rhode Island and Massachusetts on Black Friday. more

Construction employment declined in 131 out of 337 metro areas – including the Providence-Fall River-Warwick area – rose in 139 out of 337 metro areas and stayed stagnant in 65 metro areas – including the New Bedford area – from December 2011 to December 2012, according to a report from the Associated General Contractors of America. more

Rhode Island no longer qualifies for the State Extended Benefits unemployment insurance program, the U.S. Department of Labor told the R.I. Department of Labor and Training on Monday. more

Bank of America will be moving its downtown office workers to 100 Westminster St. and 1 Financial Plaza as it exits 111 Westminster St., its home in Rhode Island since its predecessor built the iconic, 26-story structure in 1928. more

Working with a brand-new hospital union and coming out on the positive side of an employee survey. Revamping an entire emergency department – an offshoot of a malpractice case. Establishing a breast health center. Creating an alliance with a major Boston hospital. All that would be a lot to accomplish over many years, but Sandra L. Coletta did it in just four. Coletta, president and CEO of Kent Hospital in Warwick, took the job in 2008, after putting in 25 years at The Miriam Hospital and Lifespan. And for her efforts, Coletta was named an Industry Leader in the category of health care services. more

Providence is at the top of the latest Hispanic Metropolitan Unemployment list for the second year in a row. more