Compliance

A summary of employee benefits news, reports and controversy from around the web.

Republican leaders tugged thousands of jobless North Carolina residents into their budget-cutting goal Wednesday with a plan that forestalls a potential state government shutdown and guarantees slashed spending in return for extending unemployment benefits.

People who file lawsuits claiming they were fired because of discrimination would face a stronger legal standard and be limited in the amount of money they could collect if the governor signs legislation given final legislative approval Wednesday.

Government investigators say the Food and Drug Administration is putting patients at risk by approving sensitive medical devices such as hip joints and heart defibrillators under the same streamlined system intended for power wheelchairs, stitches and catheters.

A bill that would end the practice of requiring non-union members to pay a share of collective bargaining costs in New Hampshire won the support of a key Senate committee Tuesday.

Now it's their turn to try to fix the health care mess. Republicans, just like President Barack Obama, may discover that's easier said than done.

A bill that would further reform medical malpractice suits in Florida has been approved by a House panel.

Colorado's looming budget cuts threaten more than schools and state jobs — they also could put lives at stake.