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When the limping economy has employees making tough financial choices, it can be even harder to make the case that they should consider purchasing long-term care insurance. A new tool from Prudential aims to help benefit managers provide indepth LTC cost information by state and even city so employees...

Online job boards are the most commonly used recruiting tool at small to medium sized organizations, suggests new research from the Inavero Institute´s report, "2008 study of recruiting practices - Insight from the Nation´s Hiring Managers." More than 50% of respondents used online job boards...

Whether your workforce is mostly Gen Y, baby boomers or somewhere in between, all employees want to feel financially secure -- now and as they prepare for retirement. As you work to help them achieve such security, take cues from this year's list of Principal's 10 Best Companies for Employee Financial...

Layoffs, rising costs, stagnant wages -- here's a ray of light in what has become an increasingly gloomy employment environment. Check out the five 'sweetest' HR jobs, as listed by Workforce Management. Nope, none as CHRO at Hershey -- I checked.

According to a new report by Schwab, 401(k)s are still the way to go. We wrote about this issue in a recent edition of EBN Industry inBrief.

The House´s recent approval of parental leave legislation has revived the debate on the issue with fresh vigor among lawmakers, employers, employees and family advocacy groups.

Everyone makes mistakes, and the IRS understands. The agency is enhancing its voluntary correction program for qualified retirement plans, effective Jan. 1, 2009, although plan sponsors can begin applying the new program guidelines as early as Sept. 2.

Not all target-date funds are alike, so make sure you select one that ensures your specific workforce can hit the retirement bullseye. This checklist from the National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators (just rolls off the tongue, doesn't it?) can help you make the best choice....

Is there a 'hidden benefit' to the recently slumping economy? More than 300 respondents of a recent Omnia Group survey certainly think so.

Here's a problem every defined benefit plan sponsor would love to have: plan surpluses. However, as the Pension Protection Act forces sponsors toward higher funding targets, it promises to become a bona fide issue, according to Towers Perrin. The consulting firm offers tips on managing surpluses.