Things could be gloomier in Europe, but it’s hard to see how. In addition to an unusually cold winter, the economic outlook has also gone into the deep freeze, with the European Union predicting a 1.9% fall in growth across the 16-nation euro zone this year.

After she had her first daughter, Melanie Reinersman took a year off of work. But she didn’t let go of her professional self.

Workers who face pay discrimination would have stronger legal recourse under a bill approved Tuesday by the U.S. House of Representatives.