The U.S. unemployment rate hit 6.5% in October, the highest level since 1994. For some newly unemployed people, maintaining good credit may hold the key to landing their next job, reports a national credit counseling agency.
Nearly 10 million employees enrolled in consumer-directed or high-deductible health plans this year, states the 2008 Consumer Engagement in Health Care survey from the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research institute.
Employers will have to make significant changes to their leave procedures under final FMLA regulations published today by the Department of Labor.
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Members can find discounted classes through the International Foundation of Employee Benefits Plans.
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