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Results from Towers Watson’s recent Global Workforce Study that shows almost half of U.S. workers (49%) are willing to trade paid time off and future career advancement opportunities for guaranteed retirement benefits. Why? Do employees think a secure retirement largely is out of their control?

Is it worth it to cut employee hours and/or hire more part-time workers to avoid higher health plan costs under health care reform? Guest blogger Linda K. Riddell looks at both sides.

As EBN legal contributor Frank Palmieri noted just before election day, an Obama re-election would have employers “doing the numbers” to see how PPACA’s various mandates would stack up against the ability to maintain profits. So far, a number of leaders at large employers don't like what they see.

Just a quick election postscript: Whether they are freshman lawmakers or returning to Congress for yet another term, U.S. House and Senate members may want to consider addressing workplace flexibility right along with the fiscal cliff. A research report by the Congressional Management Foundation and the Society for Human Resource Management shows that fewer than one in four congressional staffers are satisfied with the flexibility afforded them.

Recently, MetLife announced its new product, “Life Insurance in a Box.” It literally is a box, placed on the shelves of 200 Walmart stores in North Carolina and Georgia. Is the consumer ready to load up their carts with life insurance alongside their groceries and Taylor Swift T-shirts?

As several states and scores of employers begin the difficult task of rebuilding and/or restoring life and business after Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy’s devastating effects, it seems trivial to ask questions about things like employee classification and FLSA rules. However, correctly handling such issues is key to making sure employers get back up and running as quickly as possible, and can ease employees’ minds as well. Laura T. Kerekes, chief knowledge officer at ThinkHR, addresses some post-Sandy questions that may be top of mind for HR/benefits professionals.

Guest blogger Linda K. Riddell offers practical advice to achieve what all employers want: more, better, faster wellness results.

In a new editorial, Heather Landy, editor-in-chief of American Banker magazine, says that while Romney flubbed his delivery on how he went about considering women for positions in his cabinet, she didn't have a problem with the approach of the women’s group who presented Romney with the now infamous binders. Hiring managers, speak out: Are binders not so bad?

Today’s guest blogger is EBN’s own online managing editor Kathleen Koster, who spoke to employers looking to make Election Day a national holiday. Read on to see how these companies make their case, and as always, leave your thoughts in the comments. —Kelley M. Butler With less than two weeks before the 2012 election, GOOD, a Los Angeles-based company, hopes to spur employees to do their civic duty by giving them Nov. 6 off from…