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The slumping economy has caused merit pay increases to decrease to 2.8%, down from the 3.71% expected in June. Cost of living increases are budgeted at around 1.2%, and higher among small businesses, states new data from Business and Legal Reports.

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It's difficult enough being pregnant. Employers absolutely must stop making matters worse by discriminating against moms-to-be.

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From the "misplaced corporate priorities" files, energy companies -- led primarily by oil titans Exxon Mobil, Chevron and ConocoPhillips -- posted the lowest levels of pension plan funding across the 10 industries studied in a Citi analysis of S&P 500 companies.

The article title is correct in that Senator Obama won a decisive "Electoral College" victory, but you should consider the popular vote. As with Bush, since the popular votes were pretty close, President-Elect Obama's term will have to deal with a nation split (almost) in half. Yes, the win was a sweep,...

Don't miss the next big thing in CDH. According to Aaron C. Davis, president of NextLogical Benefit Strategies, LLC and speaker at EBN's recent Benefits Forum & Expo, the new CDH takes consumer-driven health one step further and transforms it to "compliance-driven health."

Be a matchmaker. New survey results from Charles Schwab reveals a link between how a company offers its 401(k) match and employee saving levels. From 2004 to 2007, employees were most likely to choose the plan´s "match ceiling" as their deferral level in order to maximize the employer contributions...

A whopping 92% of employees are losing sleep over the economy, finds new news from ComPsych.The survey found employees´ biggest concerns are:30% said the cost of living 29% said credit card debt14% said their mortgage payment13% said their retirement account3% said their children´s college tuition3%...

I think we should be very concerned about any kind of government managed health plan or 401(k) plan, for two reasons.1) Look at the state of the Social Security system. Why do we think the government will do a good job of handling our health care when they have failed to fix the SS system?2) Also, look...