I bring you good news on health care (because I know you sure could use it!) via the good folks at Segal: Health care costs will not skyrocket as originally anticipated with the arrival of the new Mental Health Parity Act. In fact, the costs will barely put a dent in the budget.
Companies are scaling back on some employee benefits, but not all, said Dr. Steve Williams, director of research at SHRM, during a press conference at the organization's 61st Annual Conference and Exposition in New Orleans.
Consider the patient whose physician said to him, 'You have a brain tumor and I recommend you have surgery as soon as possible.' The 62-year-old soon-to-be-retired man obviously did not relish the thought of brain surgery as he neared retirement. After all, his only symptom was slight facial drooping.
James P. Anelli, a labor and employment attorney at the New Jersey-based law firm of LeClairRyan, talks with Associate Editor Lydell Bridgeford about how employers can strike a balance between creating a safe work environment and complying with state gun laws.
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The Department of Labor recently finalized regulations that would make it much easier for participants of 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts to receive investment advice.
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