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A national push for paid sick days is poised to score a significant victory, with lawmakers in the nation's largest city set to vote on requiring businesses to provide the benefit to an estimated 1 million workers who don't have it now.

Small-business employment grew by 0.43 percent in March, marking the third consecutive month of growth after a 1.25 percent gain in March, according to the CBIZ Small Business Employment Index.

The number of part-time U.S. workers who could see their hours cut because of PPACA could reach as high as 2.3 million, a figure considerably lower than some have theorized.

Health care spending for public-sector employee is 18 percent higher than that seen in the private sector.

U.S. employers posted fewer job openings in March compared with February and slowed overall hiring, underscoring a weak month of job growth.

Towers Watson & Co.'s fiscal third-quarter earnings jumped 39 percent, as the human resources and risk management consultant's revenue got a bump from a new business and the company kept expenses in check.