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Most Americans oppose laws that would take away the collective bargaining power of public employee unions, as has been proposed in Wisconsin, Ohio and other states, according to a USA Today/Gallup Poll released on Wednesday.

The United States is decades behind the rest of the world in parental leave policy, a Human Rights Watch report said on Wednesday.

I'm totally swamped today, so I'm saved by former EBN Managing Editor Leah Shepherd, who writes on the newest stats surrounding telework.

A study of the two most popular weight-loss surgeries found obese diabetics who had gastric bypass surgery lost 64 percent of their excess weight after a year, compared with 36 percent in those treated with Allergan Inc's Lap-Band device, researchers said on Monday.

The good news for health insurers is that they’re improving their reputation, but they still aren’t receiving high service marks from customers.

NEW YORK | Tue Feb 22, 2011 3:54pm EST - Althea Norwood Roberts gives employers three months to turn her temporary job into a permanent one. Then she looks elsewhere.

The Wisconsin state Assembly late on Tuesday rejected an attempt to send back to the drawing board a Republican proposal to curb public sector union rights that has sparked large protests and a tense stand-off with Democrats.

With less guaranteed income when they retire, a larger number of older workers remained in the workforce in 2010, according to research by the Employee Benefit Research Institute.

Since we’re still a long way off from saving the way that we should, it’s good to have an annual reminder like America Saves Week (Feb. 20-28). Sponsored by America Saves and the American Savings Education Council, ASW aims to provide education and encouragement toward better savings habits.

Many of the millions of people with disabilities may be paying more in taxes than necessary, according to a disability insurance service provider.