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The Google Inc. shuttle buses that have become a focal point for social justice protests in San Francisco ought to be outlawed, a community group and a municipal employee union said in a lawsuit against the city.

Even the strongest job growth in more than two years isnt enough to entice more people into the labor force, one of the biggest conundrums of the U.S. economic expansion.

Employers boosted payrolls in April by the most in two years and the jobless rate plunged to 6.3 percent as companies grew confident the U.S. economy is emerging from a first-quarter slowdown.

The nations employers could save a whopping $3.25 trillion over the next decade by shifting most of their employees from workplace health plans to the new exchanges.

Coca-Cola Co., facing criticism of its stock-compensation program from investor Warren Buffett, said the plan offers maximum flexibility for future adjustments, though no changes are currently in the works.

Employee engagement appears to be up in most of the world and is highest in Latin America, according to Aon Hewitt.