Banco Popular de Puerto Rico
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico is a full-service financial services provider with operations in Puerto Rico, the United States and Virgin Islands. Popular, Inc. is the largest banking institution by both assets and deposits in Puerto Rico, and in the United States Popular, Inc.
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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.
July 21 -
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.
July 22 -
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...
July 22 -
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...
July 22 -
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...
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On July 17, the Department of Health and Human Services announced a $100,000 settlement with Seattle-based Providence Health & Services for violations of the HIPAA privacy rules -- a first-ever move for the agency. The violations involved lost and stolen computers containing patients' health information....
July 23 -
The New York Times has announced a new venture with social/professional networking site LinkedIn that will allow online Times readers to read headlines tailored to their LinkedIn profile.
July 23 -
If your company uses independent contractors, this is for you. There are several pitfalls that stem from worker misclassification -- regarding taxes, benefits and more. Click here for coverage in the current issue of EBN on sidestepping such issues.
July 23 -
Here´s something to chew on with your morning coffee:
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