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Labor Day was established more than 100 years ago and a lot has changed about our economy in the decades since, most of it good, but some of it perhaps less so.

The U.S. Department of Labor rules that Cascom had misclassified 250 people eas independent workers when they should have been paid as company employees.

The idea to more than double the federal minimum wage is not considered viable by many analysts on either side of the political spectrum.

The backlash against working for free comes after a federal judge ruled that Fox Searchlight Pictures violated federal minimum wage and overtime laws by not paying interns who worked on "Black Swan."

Customers want a deal when they order burgers and fries. But those cheap eats squeeze franchise store owners who say they already survive on slim margins. And the fast-food corporations have to grow profits to keep shareholders happy.

Here's help broker clients or employers can use to maintain their plan's grandfathered status.