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Workforce science uses data gleaned from a number of sources – pre-employment personality assessments, employer data (everything from how long a person’s been in the job to how many vacation days they’ve taken to where they’re located and who their manager is) and publicly available macroeconomic data from government agencies such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics – to help determine which applicants are more likely to stay on the job, which in turn lowers attrition and recruiting costs.

Earlier this week, the Supreme Court ruled that, as applied to closely held corporations, Obamacare’s contraception mandate requiring employers to provide workers with no-cost access to contraception violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Reaction to the case, Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., was swift, although most legal experts believe it is not likely to have broad implications for the majority of employer-sponsored health care plans.

We’ve heard of buyer’s remorse, but vacation remorse? A new survey suggests one-in-three senior managers said taking too little time off was the biggest mistake they made with their last vacation.

Benefit and HR managers likely have more than their fair share of interactions with difficult employees. Geoffrey James, author of Business Without the Bullsh*t (Business Plus, 2014) shares 10 of the most difficult types of employees, along with suggestions for dealing with them.

Summer is the perfect time to make a dent in your reading list. As you lounge by the pool or relax beach side, EBN has you covered with a list of 2014’s must-read books.

Choosing Wisely is a national campaign initiated by the ABIM Foundation, supported by several physician groups, business coalitions such as the Minnesota Health Action Group, and Consumer Reports, to encourage physician and patient conversations about overuse and misuse of tests and procedures to help patients make smart care choices. Here are five situations where employers can encourage employees to have conversations with their physicians to ensure they choose care that is supported by evidence, not duplicative of other tests or procedures already received, free from harm and truly necessary.

The 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil is probably already distracting your employees on a day-to-day basis, with some games starting during normal business hours. But why fight the global sporting event’s appeal? Halley Bock, the president and CEO of Fierce, Inc., a leadership and development company, recommends that managers embrace the magic that is the World Cup by implementing these three workplace benefits.

As Father’s Day nears, financial professionals surveyed by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling share work and money lessons they learned from their own dads -- ones employers may want to share with employees.

As people live longer and healthier lives, they’ll continue to find satisfaction from work even after they retire from their primary career. Employers wanting to tap into this new workforce and retain older workers can do so through offering benefits such as sabbaticals, mentoring opportunities and flex time, says Ken Dychwald, Ph.D., founding president and CEO of Age Wave, a research company. Here are four myths employers can help debunk for employees uncertain about retirement.

More than two-thirds of Americans say that work is a major source of stress, according to the American Psychological Association. This is evidence enough that both employers and employees need to figure out what’s triggering the stress and find a solution. However, new research from Towers Watson indicates that employers and employees couldn't be any farther apart when reporting their top sources of stress.