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The Michigan Supreme Court says a lawsuit challenging health insurance for the domestic partners of state employees won't be placed on a fast track.

A round-up of the weeks employee benefits news, reports and controversy from around the web

Eighty-one percent of employees can access paper documents revealing sensitive workplace information; however, only 62 percent say their employers train on their data security policies, according to the Fellowes' Workplace Data Security Report.

Despite the high unemployment numbers, many employers say they struggle finding talent to fill open positions; however, these employers often overlook the long-term unemployed, says Ravin Jesuthasan, global head of talent management at Towers Watson, a global professional services company in New York City.

American Airlines plans to ask a federal bankruptcy judge next week to throw out its union contracts, if it can't reach cost-cutting deals with labor unions, according to a person familiar with the situation.

Colorado voters are closer to being asked whether to change the state constitution to change employment protections for state employees.