March 6 may not quite have the status of, say, the Fourth of July or Labor Day. But advocates of this non-holiday, designated as Employee Appreciation Day, believe its important for bosses to show workers they care on some day other than payday.

Jobless claims increased by 7,000 to 320,000 in the week ended Feb. 28, the most since May.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says an update of a major exchange agent and broker registration program may affect 172,525 people.

Some Democratic lawmakers are urging the Department of Health and Human Services to allow pregnant women to enroll for health coverage whenever they want under Obamacare.