Department of Labor

• Health Care Tops List

  February 20, 2013

  What do Americans want from their tax dollars? Affordable health care, for one.

• Affordable Health Care Tops Taxpayer Wish List: Survey

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  February 13, 2013

  If Americans could choose how the government spends their tax dollars, affordable health care (38%) as the top priority, according to a survey from TD Ameritrade.

• 10 Worst Districts for Women’s Pay Revealed; Senators Push Paycheck Fairness Act

  By Melanie Waddell  |  January 31, 2013

  Women Democrats say, "We are still fighting for equal pay for equal work."

• Unemployment Rate Drops to 7.8%

  By Heather Anderson  |  October 5, 2012

  The unemployment rate unexpectedly dropped to 7.8% in September, the lowest figure since January 2009, the Department of Labor reported Friday.

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  Guest Opinion: Overregulation Is Killing the Recovery

  By Dan Berger  |  September 10, 2012

  Overregulation is not just choking credit unions, it is choking our economy.

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  Guest Opinion: Dodd-Frank: Two Years and Counting

  July 22, 2012

  Four years ago, our nation was thrown into the deepest economic morass since the Great Depression. No question, the situation was dire. People lost their jobs and their homes. Banks and companies closed. Government officials scrambled to help bolster our fragile economy.

• Becker Asks Geithner to Regulate the Regulators

  By Heather Anderson  |  July 2, 2012

  NAFCU president asks Treasury secretary to intervene on behalf of credit unions.

• Employers Should Prep Now for Fall Health Reform Changes

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  June 15, 2012

  With upcoming health care reform changes coming this fall, employers are facing a couple of major changes, and they should start preparing now.

• Additional 401(k) Fee Disclosures Could Send Plan Sponsors Shopping

  By Nancy R. Mandell  |  June 14, 2012

  The Labor Department’s long-awaited regulations on 401(k) fee disclosure are here at last, and the pressure is on.

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  MBL Policy Updates Are Crucial, Say Experts

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  June 11, 2012

  Ideally, one of the end-of-the-year items that should be checked off the list for credit unions with member business loan programs is a review of policy.