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Could the silver lining to the recession be fewer meetings? No, we're not that lucky. However, employers are looking at ways to meet smarter, if not less frequently.

Attention all aspiring presenters! Topic and speaker proposals now are being accepted for EBN's 2009 Benefits Forum & Expo, to be held Sept. 13-15 in Atlanta. All suggested sessions must include the name of an actual benefits practitioner. Benefit product and service providers also are invited to...

This month, EBN spent "Five Minutes With ..." Tracey Moorhead, president of DMAA. Moorhead spoke with Associate Editor Lydell Bridgeford on new trends and best practices in disease management programs, based on the organization´s latest research. Read Bridgeford´s article, "Sharper image: Economic...

BNA, a news publisher, announced last week the launch of the International HR Decision Support Network. The online service offers members international updates, strategic white papers from internal and external experts, live and archived audio conference presentations, a vertical search engine and e-newsletter...

EBN has commissioned a survey in conjunction with Healthcentric Partners Inc. to gauge and understand benefit managers' views, expectations and experiences with consumer-driven health plans. We invite you to participate in the online survey here. We look forward to sharing the survey results with you...

This month, EBN spent "Five Minutes With ..." Kathryn Yates, a communication global practice leader at Watson Wyatt. Yates chatted with Managing Editor Leah Shepherd about how to effectively communicate with employees during these difficult economic times and to analyze the results of a Univers/EBN survey...

The Second Circuit Court of Appals last month ruled in McCauley v. Unum that the disability insurance giant in 1995 abused its discretion and denied benefits to a cancer sufferer under a conflict of interest.

Strike while the iron is hot, benefit managers! Now is the time when most people resolve to lose weight, quit smoking and generally get healthier, so now also is the perfect time to engage or re-engage your empoyees in a wellness program.

We've heard ad nauseum rising gas prices, and quite frankly, we're sick of it. But enVista, an Indianapolis, In.-based company, isn't taking the situation lying down. They've introduced "enVista green," a program aimed at improving and protecting the environment.

In the "I-don´t-know-whether-to-laugh-or-cry" files, an Oregon man has successfully sued his employer to foot the bill for his gastric bypass surgery, using the state´s workers´ compensation law.