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Okay, full disclosure: This data comes from a company that sells prepaid benefit cards, but still -- if you're looking to implement an HSA, HRA or FSA, a survey from Evolution Benefits shows that a benefit card could make all the difference.

In light of the swine flu outbreak, it's a good idea for employers to review and perhaps update their disaster preparedness/response plans to specifically address what individual employees and your company as a whole will do in case of a pandemic.

It's rare that a company could combine two things I truly love -- coffee and promoting greener living -- but it seems Mars drinks has done it.

A new survey from Work+Life Fit, Inc. finds 94% of full-time employees are willing to save jobs by changing or reducing their schedule, or taking a pay cut.

Although H1N1 pandemic panic seems to be waning somewhat, the recent international outbreak is an important reminder to individuals and employers to stay vigilant and prepared for disasters, including a global pandemic.

Even though FMLA and making reductions in staff are complicated enough on their own, putting the two together can create an even bigger headache for employers. However, staying on top of FMLA compliance during layoffs is essential to preventing liability and lawsuits.

EBN and Web 2.0 strike again! I'm happy to announce Employee Benefit News, sister pub Employee Benefit Adviser and corporate sponsor Aetna have partnered to launch By The Numbers --an electronic extension of the popular, long-running feature in our print publication -- a compilation of key data points...

Employers are fighting the downward economy and upward health care costs by changing weight classes, so to speak. Instead of heavyweight, high-cost HMOs and PPOs, companies are slimming down to become middleweights, shifting costs to employees through consumer-driven plans, changing insurance carriers...

New stats from the Employee Benefit Research Institute show that workers favor using lower-cost sharing as an incentive to individuals to improve or maintain their health. From their latest survey:

A cover report in this month's EBN details the case of Claire Cole, whom the Massachusetts Supreme Court recently ruled should have received full disability benefits after she suffered a heart attack within an hour of learning she would be laid off due to budget cuts in March 2000.