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In a class-action suit, the workers claim that the late Steve Jobs and other tech CEOs conspired to keep their wages down by agreeing not to recruit talent from competing companies.

Four of five companies have raised deductibles or are considering doing so as health costs increase, according to a survey of more than 700 employers.

Only one large company in four expects it will provide medical coverage in a decade.

More than 600,000 employees and dependents enrolled in health plans via Aon Hewitts exchange during the 2014 enrollment period last fall.

The official version of the government's latest guidance includes help for employers with 50 to 100 full-time employees.

While employers are seeing some of the smallest cost increases in years, employees are shouldering higher premiums, surcharges, and other cost-sharing provisions.

Those with high-school diplomas who normally would have no problem getting jobs as bartenders or taxi drivers are sometimes kept from getting the jobs by people with college diplomas.

Companies with 50 or more full-time workers may be able to avoid penalties under the PPACA by offering these limited plans.