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In advance of her keynote address at EBN’s 26th annual Benefits Forum & Expo, author Jody Thompson sat down with former EBN Editor-in-Chief Kelley Butler to discuss her new book with co-author Cali Ressler (“Why Managing Sucks and How to Fix It”), the latest developments in the movement to create results-only working environments (ROWEs) at employers nationwide and how workplace shifts at Best Buy and Yahoo have affected ROWE’s advancement.

Americans believe discussing stress with their health care providers is important, yet many aren’t having the conversation, reports a recent study from the American Psychological Association. Richard Citrin, Ph.D., and president of Citrin Consulting, and Dr. David Ballard, assistant executive director for marketing and business development with the American Psychological Association, offer five suggestions for helping your employees start having those conversations. [Images: Shutterstock]

About 232,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year and an estimated 40,000 will die of the disease, according to the National Cancer Institute.

The 25,000 square-foot Associates’ Family Health Center offers not just occupational care, but full primary care services for BMW employees and their dependents, as well as some retirees.

Left unchecked, Republicans say, Obama’s “entitlement society” will bankrupt the nation. “’Entitlement used to be a fairly positive thing,” says one historian. Until ACA, that is, and other more recent events.

Job growth for financial advisers stands around 32%, nearly double the national outlook.

Mercer has announced an initial group of insurance carriers that will offer benefits through Mercer Marketplace, the company’s private benefits exchange for employers’ active employees and their families.

Guest blogger Chris McSwain of Walmart writes that in the constantly evolving field of health and productivity, we are overwhelmed with new tools to judge the performance of our health-related programs. But sometimes the right tool is the one that’s easier to use.

Using a complex formula, President Obama's 2014 proposed budget establishes a beachhead for taxation of previously tax-protected retirement benefits. Under the proposal, an individual's total lifetime balance across all retirement accounts (pension, profit-sharing, 401(k), IRA) will be limited to the amount necessary to purchase a life annuity generating an annual payment of $205,000 for a 62 year old. Calculating the limit using existing assumptions yields a balance limit of $3.4 million. Many retirement plan experts were surprised at the proposal for the following reasons:

The online tool, dubbed My Retirement Plan, asks people to answer questions about how much they save each month, and then projects how much income they can expect to receive at retirement.