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Employee anxiety about job security came through loud and clear in an academic study seeking employee input on the use of employer-sponsored work-life balance programs.

A report by the presidents Council of Economic Advisers says that while women are making progress in male-dominated occupations, a wage gap persists.

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.

Obama is expected to direct the Labor Department to modify overtime rules so millions more people will be eligible for overtime pay for working more than 40 hours a week.

A year ago, 5 percent said they planned to decrease staff. Last quarter, 7 percent said they would decrease staff. Since then, that number fell to 4 percent, a four-decade low, according to Manpower.

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.