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Consumers who benefit from health care law relish Supreme Court ruling

Having survived its most serious threat, the 2010 health care law moves forward, dented and dinged by the Supreme Court’s forensic-style ruling but still standing as the most comprehensive, costly and controversial overhaul that the nation’s fractured medical system has ever known. | 06/28/12 16:49:52 By - By Alex Kane Rudansky and Tony Pugh

New economy fallout – ‘wage theft’ from paychecks

For nearly a year, unemployed home health worker Leslie Gilbert of Grand Rapids, Mich., has fought to get more than $400 in unpaid wages from her former employer. | 06/04/12 16:44:54 By - By Tony Pugh

More private colleges offering tuition discounts

The cost of a college education continues to increase faster than inflation; a phenomenon that's roiling family budgets and spurring calls for action on Capitol Hill. But with a little digging, parents and students can find cost-cutting deals and programs that make the paper chase a lot more affordable. | 05/14/12 16:47:34 By - By Tony Pugh

Mortgage servicers finally helping on some foreclosures, but problems remain

Nearly two years after the “robo-signing” scandal forced a reboot of the nation’s home-foreclosure process, mortgage servicers have begun the hard work of buffing up their industry’s tarnished image after years of making life miserable for Americans struggling to hold on to their homes. | 05/03/12 16:07:02 By - By Tony Pugh

EEOC revises rules on job seekers with criminal records

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission voted Wednesday to revise its long-standing guidance to employers on how to properly evaluate job applicants’ criminal histories in pre-employment screening. | 04/25/12 17:39:58 By - By Tony Pugh

Consumer watchdog proposes crackdown on mortgage companies

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday will consider a host of new rules that would force the nation's mortgage servicers to provide greater accountability and transparency in their dealings with borrowers. | 04/09/12 22:00:00 By - Tony Pugh

Across America, public-sector job cuts take a heavy toll

Yes, the economy's growing, the unemployment rate is inching down and America is feeling a little bit better about itself. But don't think for a minute that all the lost jobs aren't still taking a severe toll all across this nation — especially all the chopped government jobs. | 04/04/12 14:36:00 By - Tony Pugh

Have background checks for job candidates gone too far?

Justin D'Heilly never saw it coming. He was working as a Domino's Pizza delivery driver in St. Paul, Minn., in 2009 when he pulled over to take a call from his manager, who told D'Heilly he could no longer drive for the company. | 03/20/12 15:19:00 By - Tony Pugh

Ohio economy has highs, lows as Super Tuesday approaches

When Ohio Gov. John Kasich broke with tradition last month to deliver his annual state address in Steubenville, it was an unexpected nod to the quiet river city's growing buzz as a new-millennium boomtown. | 03/02/12 17:02:00 By - Tony Pugh

New consumer bureau targets bill collectors, credit bureaus

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to place debt collectors and credit bureaus under federal supervision for the first time, after an explosion in complaints about their practices. | 02/16/12 17:58:00 By - Tony Pugh

Indiana's new right-to-work law could prompt copycats

When Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels signed legislation this month making Indiana the nation's first new right-to-work state in more than a decade, it turned up the heat on a long-simmering debate about the true intent and impact of the controversial anti-union laws. | 02/16/12 14:41:00 By - Tony Pugh

States shake up adult education to help low-skilled workers

President Barack Obama's recent proposal to "train 2 million Americans with skills that will lead directly to a job" barely scratches the surface of one of the nation's most vexing labor problems. | 02/06/12 15:31:00 By - Tony Pugh

New consumer bureau chief still under fire from GOP

In his first congressional testimony as the official director of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Richard Cordray faced tough questions on Tuesday from Republican lawmakers still seething over his controversial recess appointment. | 01/24/12 19:19:00 By - Tony Pugh

1st consumer bureau hearing will probe payday lending

When Richard Cordray convenes his first field hearing Thursday in Birmingham, Ala., as the director of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the site, setting and subject matter couldn't be more appropriate | 01/18/12 16:12:00 By - Tony Pugh

Foreclosures, bankruptcies fall, but problems remain

The two major markers of financial distress — bankruptcies and foreclosures — declined in 2011 from the previous year, but the good news is a bit deceiving. | 01/12/12 00:01:00 By - Tony Pugh

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