Plan sponsors take a big-tent approach to pension risks

Although the Senate dropped provisions from its $15 billion jobs bill that would have provided pension funding relief to defined benefit plan sponsors in the private sector, DB plan sponsors appear to be optimistic about managing pension risks.

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Naptime benefits for all! Bring on the chamomile and lullabies

Sure, chuckle if you want (because, obviously, I’m not serious about the lullabies) — but the truth remains that your employees are sleepy and it’s costing your company dearly.

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Gen Y-ers value benefits, job security

Despite the fact that three out of four Generation Y workers (those between 22 and 33 years old) feel secure in their jobs, more than 70% are very concerned about their finances and have set the goal of daily money management and budgeting, according to a study by Fidelity Investments.

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Politics, but not as usual

Medicare, it's been said for years, is "the third rail of American politics" - touch it and you're dead, politically speaking. Is it time to replace "Medicare" with "health care" in that old chestnut?

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Podcast: Guardian focuses on efficiency and environmental impact

Through a new communications campaign, Guardian Life Insurance Company of America's Elena Wu shares how improved Web-based technology can help the environment while giving clients a leg up on accessing their benefits information.

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