Mountaire Farms Inc. and workers at a chicken processing plant in North Carolina were granted preliminary approval of a $7.3 million settlement they reached in the workers’ wage suit.

A former Deere & Co. auditor ended his suit alleging he was fired during a reduction in force due to his age and higher pay and benefit costs.

A provision in the GOP tax bill that would increase the documentation needed for millions of low-income households to claim a ...