Broker Regulation

For all his problems with the economy, President Barack Obama is getting unexpected help from a Republican Party that seems incapable of capitalizing on its advantages.

The U.S. Department of Labor is implementing new minimum hourly wage rates for H-2A workers in an effort to ensure wages of similarly employed U.S. workers are not adversely affected.

The economy is ending 2011 on a roll.

Massachusetts has struck a multi-billion dollar deal with the federal government that Gov. Deval Patrick says will help the state move ahead with plans to overhaul the way it pays for health care coverage.

Wisconsin has dramatically increased the use of private vendors to administer Medicaid programs, which have grown in size and complexity too fast for budgeting and financial management practices to keep pace, an audit released Tuesday said.

The American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries and the Council of Independent 401(k) Recordkeepers sent a letter to the Department of Labor requesting it extend the applicability dates of fee disclosure regulations that affect both plan sponsors and plan participants.