Photo courtesy of Thomas Studnicky. In the past year, Duke paid about $3.6 billion in direct pay and spent $901 million on total benefits for its workforce. It contributed $249 million to retirement ...

Kelvin Jones couldn't believe how expensive his utility bill had gotten during the past month. It's something that his mother complained about. "It's raised almost $75 more. That's crazy," said Jones.

In the past year, Duke paid about $3.4 billion in direct pay and spent $826 million on total benefits for its workforce. It contributed $225 million to retirement plans and spent $416 million on ...

Duke settled a lawsuit Friday filed by a School of Medicine professor alleging pay discrimination and subsequent retaliation from the University following her initial complaints, according to ...