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Although men undeniably come out ahead in the workplace when it comes to the pay gap and the leadership gap, new research from PsychTests.com indicates that a managerial gap may exist — and that in certain areas, women have a leg up on men.

Ever since the Supreme Court issued its ruling to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act last Thursday, family, friends and colleagues have been asking me, “What do you think of the ruling? Is it good? Is it bad? Does it matter?” In the grand scheme of things, maybe it matters; maybe it doesn’t. Yet, in case you wondered, here it is.

Now in their fourth year, EBN's i-COMM Awards recognize the best in internal communication of benefits. EBN honors initiatives that advance the objectives of the benefits/HR department and the strategic goals of an organization, including increasing employees' benefit participation, helping employees derive greater value from benefits, improving employee satisfaction and/or achieving cost savings.

Although it seems most Americans are set in their views of health care reform, the health insurance industry is launching a PR campaign to change how it is viewed, and is leveraging the Supreme Court's impending ruling on the law to do so.

Although there are many ways for an employee wellness program to veer off course or have no impact at all, guest blogger Linda K. Riddell offers three surefire signs that your wellness program is not hitting the mark.

The first day of summer presents a good opportunity to reflect on whether employees are taking enough vacation time and, as such, recharging their batteries to a point where they are on track for becoming healthier, happier and more productive. It’s also worth revisiting a familiar U.S. public-policy debate on the link between paid time off and worker engagement, productivity and performance relative to other nations, especially during austere times when stress is heightened.

According to a new survey from TD Ameritrade, 52% of working adults agree with the statement, “I am looking forward to retirement;” the other 48% were either neutral or disagreed.

In its annual report on how much it cost to raise a child from birth to age 17, the USDA calculates the grand total for kids born in 2011 is $234,900 (nearly $296,000 when accounting for inflation).

In the medical community, it’s often said that physicians and other health care providers have the most difficulty with patients who come into their offices having already diagnosed themselves. After reading a new poll from Principal Financial, I now fully understand why.

On a nearly daily basis for the last two to three weeks, we’ve gotten a hot tip on when the Supreme Court will issue its ruling on the constitutionality of the individual mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. While we’re waiting around, we figured we’d ask you when you thought the ruling would be handed down.