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Whether you agree with The Retirement Gamble's narrative or not, the program should be required viewing for employees if for the simple reason that it’s a well-told (albeit one-sided) story that will get them (hopefully) asking questions about their 401(k) plans. And isn’t that a good thing in the long run?

Now in their 22nd year, the Benny Awards recognize excellence in the employee benefits/human resources field. Awards are granted to employee benefit or human resource practitioners directly involved in the management of employee benefit programs.

As most employers worry about whether to “pay or play” as of 2014 and whether or not certain employees will need to be counted as full-time for health care reform purposes, there is an elephant in the room: the approaching nondiscrimination rules that apply to all health plans that are not grandfathered.

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.

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.

“Why can’t we get useful data from our health plan?” benefit managers often bemoan. EBN guest blogger Linda K. Riddell writes that finding real answers to the most pressing health data questions lies in the words you use.

After seven years, EBN Editor-in-Chief Kelley M. Butler leaves to take on new challenges in work, life and benefits.

For years, the mandates for more work-life flexibility were directed at organizations and management, but workplace and academic experts say the boss or company are no longer the ones to solely blame for flexibility failure. However, two workplace experts now say the challenge is for employees to focus less on sweeping transformative change and instead make small, everyday shifts in work style.

EBN Contributing Editor Robert C. Lawton writes that employers who want to make 2013 a breakout year for their retirement plan should consider rocking the Roth.

A suite of the nation’s most powerful benefits-related branding assets is available for sale or licensure — the related federally registered trademark and four web domains associated with benefits.com. Where should the bidding start?