The House plans to take up legislation on Wednesday to prevent a strike by freight-rail workers, and prospects were brightening for quick action in the Senate despite resistance from a few Republicans and progressive Democrats.

Los Angeles would regulate how grocery and other retail chains schedule their employees to work under an ordinance headed to Mayor Eric Garcetti for his signature.

Twelve thousand University of California academic researchers have reached a tentative agreement for higher wages to offset cost-of-living increases—but will remain on strike in solidarity with 36,000 workers who aren’t covered by the proposal.

A federal lawsuit accusing L3Harris Technologies Inc. of charging excessive fees and offering pricey funds in its $13.5 billion 401(k) plan should be certified as a class action covering more than 52,000 people, plan participants said in an unopposed motion.

Ireland will allow banks that were bailed out during the financial crisis to pay bonuses to staff and ease other pay restrictions for the first time since the financial crisis.

Wood Group US Holdings Inc. retirement plan investors challenging the plan’s fees and target date funds can go to trial against investment adviser Flexpath Strategies LLC and on certain claims against Wood itself.