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A lot of our employees did drop or decided to take the cheaper versions of our plan. THose that dropped out of our plan to purse the "cheaper" versions offered in the promotions that constantly bombard them out the work place, were suprised at how much more they had to pay monthly and for fewer benefits…
Submit your comments on draft legislation that would require employers to disclose the amount they pay toward an employee´s health benefits on the employee´s W-2.
Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), fighting back against what he calls "an active campaign that is blatantly misrepresenting Democratic efforts to preserve and strengthen Americans´ retirement security," on Friday issued a press release to tell his side of the story.
I´m a big football fan, and one of the things I hate the most is seeing a quarterback get hit on the blind side (the opposite of his throwing arm) because there´s nothing worse than a hit you don´t see coming.
Retaining valued employees is more important than ever. Learn how tuition benefit programs work from Linda Blandford-Beringsmith, a vice president at Robert Half International.
Take steps to prevent medical identity theft. According to the Report on Patient Privacy, some 250,000 are victims of medical identity fraud each year — where people assume another person's identity to receive medical care. As the economic downturn could cause the incidences to spike, RPP offers tips…
Although flagging in recent years from low employee enrollment, consumer-driven health plans are getting a serious second look from employers that cannot sustain any more rate hikes amid the struggling economy, AIS Health reports.
Welcome to this web-exclusive podcast focused on your careers – not the needs of your clients or employees, but on how to take care of #1 in today's downtrodden economic state. Last week, first-time unemployment claims rose to the highest level since September 2001, and more cuts are surely around the…
The DOL clarified new FMLA provisions today, the first since the law was enacted in 1993.
When brainstorming ways to better educate your employees about the decisions they need to make at open enrollment, it's often imperative that benefits professionals put themselves in an employee's shoes.
Did you know that it costs 150% of an employee's annual salary to replace them? In today's Web-exclusive podcast, Richard Hart of Proactive Resolutions talks about how to get employees to proactively deal with difficult workplace situations and offers tips on how HR can mitigate potentially job-threatening…
Check out the IRS' YouTube presentation on complying with the soon-to-be effective 403(b) regulations. You won't regret it; Jan. 1 will be here before you know it.
President-elect Obama, take note: A pre-election survey by Buck Consultants finds that U.S. employers want to continue to provide health coverage to their employees, but are against a government mandate to do so.
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The Department of Labor this week called for comments on the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), which amends the tax code, ERISA and several other employment laws to prohibit health coverage discrimination based on genetic information.
Set up a lifecycle fund strategy. With the flood of lifecycle funds now available, plan sponsors need to consider which funds are most appropriate for their retirement plan. Get started separating the contenders from pretenders by reading this month's EBN.
Did you have fewer takers this year during open enrollment? Blame the economy.
We all know communication is essential when getting benefits messages across to employees, but new news from Accountemps suggests that effective communication can actually improve morale as well. When used incorrectly, one-third of executives responding say that a lack of open and effective communication…
Find out what your health insurance carrier's shares are selling for on Wall St. The information could be just as valuable as their premium rates, according to experts who participated in a roundtable discussion sponsored by the Center for Studying Health System Change. Read more about how the economy…
I am struggling with this too. My spouse's company is implementing an HSA plan this year and I'm struggling with deciding. I feel very informed and educated and can teach others but like you said, real life and paper are different.