New Jersey's governor and Senate president reached a deal Wednesday that would make public employees pay more for pension and health benefits, but Assembly Democrats refused to go along.

If unionized CT employees don't ratify a labor concession deal in the coming weeks, Gov. Malloy warned there will be massive layoffs, substantially more than the 4,700 he threatened last month.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and the Legislature are inching closer to a deal to change health and pension benefits for public workers across the state.

Retiree and public employee groups in Kansas are contemplating a lawsuit against a law enacted this year that would force teachers and government workers to make concessions on their pensions to address the state retirement system's long-term funding problems.