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Here are some more tips on what to cover when talking about the financial crisis with employees courtesy of Lynn Unsworth and CAI, a Greensboro, N.C.-based employer services group.

If your company offers retiree health benefits, listen up.

Diversity strategies are a hot topic, states new research from the Institute for Corporate Productivity. Nearly three quarters of organizations plan to expand their diversity programs, and nearly half already have a diversity strategy in place. For large companies (over 10,000 workers) that number dips...

Most people who have self-directed [retirement] plans need to look at the long term, says Jan Grude, president and executive managing director at Buck Consultants. He speaks about how to educate employees about long term savings.

While it´s kind of a "no duh" headline, it is also important to remember. The National Committee for Quality Assurance´s new report shows that New England plans perform better than the average and that South Central plans fall short of the average. What´s more the group notes that HMOs generally...

Unless you're in DC like we are, it's probably bad form to talk politics at work. But a new survey by Accountemps says that 53% of workers feel as if the level of office politics has increased compared to five years ago. Only 12% reported a decline.

Women may have to rethink their retirement savings strategies due to the shake up in the U.S. banking system and its affect on the stock market, reports the Web site Women's enews.com.

The IRS recently issued a ruling to modify and amplify Revenue Procedure 2008-3, 2008-1 I.R.B. 110, regarding which rulings and determination letters will not be issued concerning tax consequences of arrangements in Section 409A.

Want to know how to trim the fat from your benefit plan? Here are five easy suggestions.Implement a premium surcharge for smokers or a premium discount for non-smokers.Offer wellness screenings for employees, employer-subsidized gym memberships or premium discounts or incentives for participation in wellness...

Troubles in the nation's economy may mean more employers will start to offer a financial advice program as part of their work-life benefits, suggests a survey by Workplace Options, a provider of HR services.