Even though an automatic salary deferral rate of 3 percent into an employees 401(k) is not enough to get them where they need to be in retirement, most companies are not poised to raise their initial default rate above that figure.

Democratic state lawmakers plan to ask North Dakota's unemployment agency to reconsider its refusal to pay jobless benefits to about 400 American Crystal Sugar Co. employees.

The South Dakota Retirement System approved a 3.1 percent cost of living increase for its retirees on Tuesday after strong investment earnings during the past fiscal year.

The repeal of Ohio's collective bargaining law has no immediate credit impact on the state or its local governments, according to an analysis by a top ratings agency.