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After another stinging rebuke from the same judge who lifted its lockout, the NFL took its fight over how to run the $9 billion business to a federal appeals court Thursday as players pushed for free agency and other rules just hours before the draft.

Though the economy is rebounding, still-rising health costs are forcing employers to rethink health benefit plan designs.

Amid budget cuts and threats to public employee pensions, a Pew report has found that Wisconsin’s pension system is actually one of the healthiest in the nation.

Federal Reserve officials are more upbeat about the prospects for employment for the rest of this year but foresee higher inflation than they did at the start of the year.

The nation's largest firefighters union — one of the Democrats' most reliable sources of campaign money — announced Tuesday that it would quit donating to federal candidates this year because members of Congress aren't sufficiently backing them in their fight against anti-union measures around the country.

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's top financial adviser on Tuesday defended the administration's proposal to hire a private company to run a state worker and retiree health insurance program, rebutting complaints the privatization would boost health care costs to generate short-term cash for the budget.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich has signed a budget sending $579 million to the state Bureau of Workers' Compensation and the commission that resolves disputes over workplace injuries.

Arizona employers face a temporary tax increase to help the state repay loans provided by the federal government to pay for unemployment benefits.