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.

According to the suit, BlackRock kept 40 percent of net revenues including administrative fees, which were not returned to the iShares funds.