Lynn Gresham

The skills shortage, already engulfing some industries, will soon lead to nationwide economic meltdown, warns author Edward E. Gordon in his new book.

Employers, meanwhile, applaud program’s ease-of-use and neutral content.

In this Q&A with EBN, author Edward Gordon puts the problem in stark relief and outlines the steps employers need to take to keep themselves and America competitive.

EBA Financial Fitness Challenge helps remake retirement benefits for six Indiana school districts

Employer applications are now being accepted for the 2013 Financial Fitness Challenge, an engaging and effective online financial education program made available by Employee Benefit Adviser and /i>.

The Financial Fitness Challenge is an event-driven program that provides unbiased, online, interactive instruction in personal finance and investing fundamentals. It is designed for all employees, regardless of age, education or income.

While adoption of consumer-driven health plans by employers continues to increase, the perceived risk of CDHP’s high deductibles still makes employees hesitant to switch from the traditional PPO. However, such fears may be unfounded, according to Change Healthcare.

River City Bank takes top honors in the 2012 EBN-EBA Financial Fitness Challenge, in which participating employees from over a dozen organizations logged 10,000 hours of financial education.

15 employers from public and private sector competed in the 2012 EBN-EBA Financial Fitness Challenge

Fresno, Calif., would be first to test “health impact bonds” — a new means of financing preventive care programs where payers share savings with private investors.

Small businesses that have implemented health and wellness programs overwhelmingly report a positive impact on the bottom line. However, most of these employers still haven’t got the message.

Small businesses that have implemented health and wellness programs overwhelmingly report a positive impact on the bottom line. However, most of these employers still haven’t got the message.

Lifestyle, diet improvements may be linked to welcome decline in American adults’ cholesterol level.

The consulting firm finds that almost a third of voluntary sales in 2011 were to the largest employers, but no market has reached its saturation point.

Variety is the name of the game when selling benefits in the public sector small employer market, Minnesota Life research indicates.

HR pros invest time and effort in the EBN-EBA Financial Fitness Challenge to help employees become financially healthy.

EBN-EBA Financial Fitness Challenge helps employees become financially healthy.

HR pros invest time and effort in EBN-EBA Financial Fitness Challenge to help employees become financially health.y

This summer, thousands of employees will be improving their financial knowledge and pitting their know-how against others in the first Employee Benefit News Financial Fitness Challenge.

This summer, thousands of employees will be improving their financial knowledge and pitting their know-how against others in the first Employee Benefit News Financial Fitness Challenge