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The debate over increasing the federal minimum wage this year could help Democratic candidates win in key battleground states.

The Americans with Disabilities Act requires that employers accommodate employees with disabilities if doing so will allow the employee to perform the essential functions of her job without creating undue hardship for the employer.

Volkswagen AGs top labor leader said hell continue to fight for a German-style works council at the automakers plant in Tennessee after a majority of employees voted against joining the United Auto Workers union.

Just one in three teens in the United States worked or looked for a job in January, a record-low since 1948 when the Labor Department data starts.

One-third of U.S. employers plan to move their workers health-care coverage to a private exchange in the next few years, a survey found, following the lead of companies like Walgreen Co. seeking to reduce costs.

The CBO says some workers may be lifted out of poverty but job losses would also be part of the picture.