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The decision Tuesday is a victory for 21 states and dozens of business groups that sued, complaining the new rule would increase government costs.

Jobless claims rose by 18,000 to 251,000 in the period ended Nov. 19, a Labor Department report showed Wednesday.

The HR startup has faced a spate of controversies in the last year after some employees used software to skirt training requirements and sold health insurance without the necessary licenses.

Claims still near 2016 weekly average of about 263,000

The overtime rule was blocked last week, and the Obama administration is fighting the ruling.

A steady job market signals employers were willing to keep hiring in the days before and after the Nov. 8 presidential election.

A state appellate court recently ruled that benefit cuts are permissible if the pensions remain "reasonable" for workers.

The software maker, which once prided itself on a flat corporate environment similar to Valve and Zappos, finds that workers can benefit from a little direction.

Ride-sharing company's agreements were largely ruled by an appeals court to be valid and enforceable in a blow to driver efforts to secure the benefits and protections of employees in California.

As payoffs grow, hackers are mounting more sophisticated attacks, and threats are increasingly pernicious, says FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez.