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Want to implement a telework policy and not sure where to start? Click here for EBN coverage from experts on how to be lean and green with telework.

The National Center for Policy Analysis creates a calculator that shows 401(k) participants the savings lost from taking a plan loan, revealing that a 35-year-old that borrows $30,000 over five years actually loses more than $190,000 in the process. (Could the new tool be a shout out?)

In the dog days of summer, it can be a tricky exercise to keep employees' apparel on the business side of business-casual. Hear what Mary Lou Andre, founder, president and CEO of Organization by Design has for employers in enforcing a proper summer dress code.

"Research indicates main reasons [that employees leave an organization] are lack of communication with supervisors and lack of any hopy in future and money." On the flip side, workers stay for "vision for the future, their involvement in that future, understanding of corporate mission and strong workplace...

The bigger they are, the bigger the class-action suit. Participants in Wal-Mart's 401(k) plan have filed a $9.9 billion class action suit against the retail giant, asserting the plan's fees were too costly. However, execs have issued a slap in return, saying the allegations are "mere speculation" and...

A columnist for the Detroit News posits that wellness initiatives may be doing more harm than good, since healthy people live longer, thus costing the system more money over time than sick folks who die prematurely. Not necessarily newsworthy, but food for thought nonetheless.

It's not getting any easier for employees to make ends meet -- with high gas prices, low home values and soft job market. If you're looking for ways to give employees some help at the pump through commuter benefits, click here.

The Social Security Administration has created a calculator that will estimate employees' future Social Security benefits in retirement. Even if they don't like the number they see, such a calculator could be a valuable tool in effective retirement planning, as Americans for a Secure Retirement reports...

Achieving work/life balance has always been a struggle, especially for talented executives in demanding positions. Listen in as Jamie Pennington, founder and president of Flexible Executives (www.flexibleexecutives.com), describes how her company helps blue-chippers attain balance, while providing smaller...

The First Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that even employees who have cashed out of their retirement plans have the right to sue to recoup lost retirement assets due to a fiduciary breach. The case involves two former workers at W.R. Grace & Co., who alleged the company breached its fiduciary...