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With all of the rules and regulations governing benefits delivery and administration, industry pros can be left feeling like they are traversing a minefield. However, knowledge is power. So, the first step to avoiding benefits biggest pitfalls is knowing what they are. Weve outlined five of them for you here.
February 8
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After a lengthy debate, Walmart decided that eggs are indeed healthy.
February 8 -
While many employees and retirees hope to stretch their 401(k) plans well beyond their original purpose, 84% of polled executives responsible for such plans say only some or very few employees will be financially prepared for retirement, a new Deloitte survey says.
February 8 -
The federal government estimates that the health care system may need upwards of 50,000 additional employees to develop, implement and maintain health information technology in the near future. In light of this projection, results from the survey of 196 health information exchange initiatives show a growing need for workers proficient in health IT.
February 8 -
The Obama administration is willing to work with Catholic universities and hospitals in implementing new rules that require health insurance to cover birth control, a top adviser to the president's re-election campaign said on Tuesday.
February 8 -
A growing number of recently hired participants in 401(k) retirement plans, particularly those in their 20s, are investing in target-date funds, according to an analysis by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute.
February 8 -
As the challenges mount for benefits advisers to prove their value to clients, one of the main questions I think we should consider is can we help HR? And if so, how? What are the solutions that help HR be more effective to their organizations? Is it possible that benefits advisers might be able to help HR have a more strategic “seat at the table”?
February 8
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American Catholic clergy called on the faithful to write Congress to protest new birth control rules from President Barack Obama's administration, stepping up a campaign that began a week ago with denunciations from the pulpit at Masses across the country.
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The Department of Labor unveiled a final 401(k) fee disclosure rule last Thursday that requires plan providers to give more details about what employers pay for retirement plan administration and other services.
February 7 -
Objections to Express Scripts' $29 billion plan to buy rival pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions are accumulating as U.S. antitrust regulators weigh whether they have enough evidence to stop the megamerger.
February 7
