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Benefits on the beach: Hawaii employer seeks benefits director
February 21, 2012I received a job announcement recently that I absolutely had to pass along (I’m happy to post others, by the way — just email me at kelley.butler@sourcemedia.com, subject line “Job announcement: Please post to EBV). I’m not sure who wrote it, but even I was tempted to apply.
Posted by By Kelley M. Butler at 11:55AM. Comments (0) -
Cut to the chase: The only 3 interview questions that matter
February 15, 2012A recent Forbes blog post stated there are only three questions that truly matter when interviewing job candidates. And not one of them is, “Where do you see yourself in five years?”
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When it comes to disease management, science defies logic
February 13, 2012Everyone who has diabetes faces the same challenges, potential complications and treatment options. So logically, everyone who has diabetes would benefit from disease management. However, it’s a case where science defies logic.
Posted by By Linda K. Riddell at 02:28PM. Comments (0) -
Can Mark Zuckerberg revolutionize retirement, too?
February 6, 2012Billionaire boy wonder Mark Zuckerberg has truly revolutionized the interwebs, and so when Morningstar reported this week that some 50 mutual funds have shares in Facebook, standing to gain billions, I think it’s only fair to wonder: Can Zuckerberg revolutionize retirement as well?
Posted by By Kelley M. Butler at 03:14PM. Comments (1) -
To keep office peace, talk about ‘Real Housewives,’ not Romney
January 31, 2012The great swings so far in the Republican nomination race may seem like fertile ground for watercooler discussion. However, I — as well as etiquette and HR/benefits experts — strongly encourage you to resist talking politics in the office.
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Why paying employees to be healthy doesn’t work
January 27, 2012Employers pay people to meet sales goals, hit productivity targets, put in overtime. It works. By that logic, paying people cash incentives to lose weight or engage in other healthy behaviors also should “work”. But it doesn’t. Or at least, not in the long run.
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Can training and development benefits help move U.S. from ‘unemployment system’ to ‘re-employment system’?
January 25, 2012While President Obama's State of the Union address cited corporations that were dedicated to helping train American workers, Obama interestingly never — not once — specifically called on businesses to play a part in worker training, or even suggest that it was in their interests to do so. This, in my view, was a major failing of the president’s address.
Posted by By Kelley M. Butler at 03:41PM. Comments (2) -
Researchers question necessity, financial prudence of buying LTC coverage
January 23, 2012An online commentary from a Forbes contributor points out that according to research by two economists, buying LTC in many cases may not only be unnecessary but also economically inadvisable.
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Study: Soda surcharge is penny-wise — and pound-wise, too
January 18, 2012Researchers conclude that a nationwide penny-per-drink tax on soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages would reduce consumption of sugary drinks by 15%, leading to lower diabetes, heart disease and stroke rates.
Posted by By Kelley M. Butler at 03:27PM. Comments (0) -
Our next president, our next health reform?
January 12, 2012Now that presidential candidates are pledging to repeal the law and the Supreme Court is determining the law’s future, we may be back in the market for reform ideas.
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Morningstar: TDFs hook wide right of retirement targets
January 11, 2012The average target-date fund with about four years until its target date fell 0.4% last year, Morningstar found, the Wall Street Journal reports. That’s compared to the S&P 500, which gained 2% and the Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index, which rose almost 8%.
Posted by By Kelley M. Butler at 08:35AM. Comments (1) -
Congress deals blow to cash-strapped commuters
January 5, 2012Although an 11th-hour deal among lawmakers to renew the payroll tax cut prevented millions of Americans from seeing their take-home pay shrink starting Jan. 1, Congress did not renew a provision in the 2009 stimulus law that allowed employees to contribute up to $230 of pay per month in pretax commuter benefits.
Posted by By Kelley M. Butler at 12:09PM. Comments (0) -
Court to rule on whether an employer can claim ownership of employee's Twitter account
January 4, 2012Shakespeare’s Juliet famously wondered, “What’s in a name?” With a 21st century twist, one could ask: What’s in a Twitter handle?
Posted by By Kelley M. Butler at 03:39PM. Comments (3) -
Is forced FMLA legal?
December 19, 2011Sheesh, as if administering the Family and Medical Leave Act isn’t complicated enough, here’s yet another legal wrinkle to consider.
Posted by By Kelley M. Butler at 03:56PM. Comments (5) -
How you can help save the economy $2 trillion
December 13, 2011With the economy still struggling, and unemployment still hovering close to 9%, the country needs every dollar it can find. Help do your part to save the economy $2 trillion: Be a better manager!
Posted by By Kelley M. Butler at 10:14AM. Comments (0)
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