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The EEOC finally extracted the last checks from the company, 13 years after filing a sexual harassment suit against it.

Insurers participating in Obamacare must cover same-sex married couples as families.

The bottom of the list is dominated by metropolitan areas with generally weaker labor markets, a trend that bodes poorly for those areas future workforces.

The number of workers affected will be relatively small about 6 million and the exercise may actually help businesses wring out new efficiencies.

The measure would be retroactive to Dec. 28 when the emergency benefits expired for about 1.6 million Americans.

Worker advocates applauded Obamas focus on the issue, including a request for funding to hire 300 new Labor Department investigators to ensure that workers are paid what theyre due.