Fourteen states plus New York City and the District of Columbia brought a federal complaint Thursday over a new work requirement for food stamps that opponents say will strip benefits away from 700,000 Americans.
Read moreEmbattled Dutch deputy finance minister Menno Snel resigned Wednesday after mishandling a child care benefit scandal.
Read moreA federal court in Washington, D.C., dismissed a putative class action brought by caregivers to injured veterans who claim they were denied appropriate assistance, finding that federal law prevents the court from reviewing claims seeking a review of the disputed Veterans Health Administration determinations.
Read moreA federal judge seemed inclined to block a Trump administration rule that would effectively discourage immigrants from using public benefits, but said Wednesday she has reservations about issuing a nationwide preliminary injunction.
Read moreThe United Auto Workers argued Tuesday before the Sixth Circuit for the implementation of minimum health care premium payments by Honeywell International to a group of over 4,700 retirees who claim they were promised lifetime benefits.
Read moreThe American Civil Liberties Union said Thursday that JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay $5 million to settle a class action brought by male employees who said the bank denied them equal paid parental leave after their children were born.
Read moreUber drivers and other independent contractors could soon be considered employees and entitled to benefits under legislation approved Wednesday by California lawmakers.
Read moreA local firefighters’ union claims Milwaukee has violated amendments to the city charter and the union’s collective-bargaining agreement by proposing to exclude agreed-upon pension offset payments from the calculation of their retirement benefits.
Read moreFacing skepticism from a Sixth Circuit panel, a lawyer representing a former lawmaker expelled from the Tennessee House of Representatives for sexual harassment allegations argued he had standing to sue the state in federal court because it took away his pension and lifetime health insurance.
Read moreA New Jersey police officer may be entitled to accidental disability benefits after he watched three teenagers die in a car explosion and saw their “melted” skin after the flames were put out, the state’s highest court ruled Tuesday.
Read moreA coalition of airlines seeking an exemption from a state mandate filed a lawsuit claiming Massachusetts’ sick-time law is unconstitutional and contributes to flight delays and cancellations.
Read moreA group of public school workers claims Ohio’s School Employees Retirement System lacks the authority to implement a three-year freeze on cost-of-living adjustments for retirees.
Read moreWalmart said Thursday that it will raise the starting salary for U.S. employees to $11 an hour, pay out a one-time cash bonus for eligible associates of up to $1,000, and expand maternity and parental leave benefits.
Read moreRetired Frontier Airlines flight attendants filed a federal lawsuit against their former employer Thursday saying they were cheated out of their share of a $40 million payout from a profit-sharing agreement.
Read moreThrowing self-interest to the wind, a seven-judge panel of New York’s highest court unanimously agreed that the state had the right to reduce contributions to judicial insurance plans.
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