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Americans are not confident in the federal governments ability to address society's problems and would prefer major employers take on these roles, according to the 2012 Public Affairs Pulse survey by nonpartisan Public Affairs Council and Princeton Survey Research Associates International.

Large employers that offer an onsite health center for employees want to expand the scope of services offered, as well as the audiences eligible to use the centers.

Although 35 percent of small-business owners say they are somewhat or significantly understaffed, 70 percent have no intentions of hiring in the near future, according to a new survey by TD Bank.

Fifty-three percent of employers say they do not use background checks during the hiring process, which is a jump from 40 percent in 2010 and 39 percent in 2004, according to new research by the Society for Human Resource Management.

In the shadowy world of pharmacy benefits management, exploiting workers compensation reimbursement rates is one of the many ways PBMs ensure their own massive profits while ultimately driving up drug costs for employers and consumers.

The U.S. Postal Service is bracing for a first-ever default on billions in payments due to the Treasury, adding to widening uncertainty about the mail agency's solvency as first-class letters plummet and Congress deadlocks on ways to stem the red ink.

High unemployment isn't going away not as long as the economy grows as slowly as it did in the April-June quarter.

House Democrats have introduced a bill that would raise the minimum wage to $9.80. It would be the first minimum wage increase since 2009 and the first increase for tipped-workers in 21 years.