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The U.S. Department of Labor is releasing a $868,974 National Emergency Grant increment to offer extended employment-related services to approximately 400 workers impacted after the closure of the Sonoco Packaging Products in Devens, Mass., as well as related layoffs by Debbie's Staffing in Ayer, Mass., which supplied temporary workers to...

Sales of voluntary insurance products rose in 2011 to $5.5 billion in premium, fueled chiefly by the largest producer channel, benefit brokers, according to a new report.

Shares of WageWorks Inc. rose more than 6 percent Monday, after a trio of analysts on Monday initiated coverage of its stock with top ratings, pointing to the company's strong business model and significant growth prospects.

For Republicans, it's an irresistible trifecta: A bill that gives them an election-season chance to say they're fighting to protect jobs and cut taxes, even as it erodes financing for President Barack Obama's health care overhaul they despise.

Only 8 percent of employers think it's likely they'll drop health coverage for their workers. But, according to a new survey by Oliver Wyman, many believe costs are unsustainable and are looking for something other than traditional health insurance models.

Hospital operator Universal Health Services Inc. said Monday that it will buy psychiatric facility operator Ascend Health Corp. for $500 million.

For Republicans, it's an irresistible trifecta: A bill that gives them an election-season chance to say they're fighting to protect jobs and cut taxes, even as it erodes financing for President Barack Obama's health care overhaul they despise.

To see where the presidential candidates stand on taxing the rich, just look at how they'd tax themselves. Under his own proposal, Mitt Romney would pay half what he would under President Barack Obama's tax plan. For a man of Romney's means, that could save almost $5 million a year.