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The government's action was based upon violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act; similar actions against other sports teams might soon follow.

A survey of the nation's largest companies finds that a growing share of them are offering only a CDHP to employees, with 22 percent planning to implement a total replacement CDHP next year, up from 19 percent this year.

The recent spate of fast-food worker strikes is another sign of the need to raise the minimum wage for all workers, Labor Secretary Thomas Perez said in an interview with The Associated Press.

The IRS says same-sex couples can file joint tax returns, while the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says same-sex spouses now have equal access to nursing homes via Medicare.

While single employee costs decreased, family costs increased. Employees with dependents had to pick up 3 percent more of the family premium, or $492 on average.

The average salary increase for salaried exempt workers will be right around 3 percent, Aon Hewitt found. Thats up slightly from the 2.9 percent seen in 2013, and would be the highest annual hike since 2008, when increases were at 3.7 percent.