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People who come into inheritance money will have new protections against predatory lenders in the near future.

A case before the U.S. Supreme Court could have implications for the country's growing labor movement. Justices will hear oral arguments in Starbucks versus McKinney today to determine if the bar should be raised for the National Labor Relations Board when it seeks to impose court-ordered injunctions on companies. ...

The U.S. House has approved a measure to expand the Child Tax Credit. It would help 16 million children from low-income families in Indiana and nationwide. ...

Washington joins a handful of states to do away with mandatory meetings for employees on political or religious matters. Sometimes known as captive audience meetings, the gatherings were seen as a way for employers to give their opinions on subjects like unionization, and held potential consequences for employees who didn't attend. Lawmakers passed a bill this session allowing workers to skip the meetings without repercussions. ...

When Mazie Green got the notice that a Norfolk-based firm that buys debt from lenders filed a claim in Alleghany County General District Court that she owed them $8,914.31 she did what many a Virginia mountaineer would do. She said: prove it.