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How to reduce employee cravings for 401(k) loans
May 15, 2013Guest blogger Adam Miloro maintains the issue concerning 401(k) loans continues to be the lack of education surrounding them. It’s true there are certain situations where taking a loan from one’s retirement plan could make sense, he writes, but for many employees loans signify a much larger problem: living beyond one's means.
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Tech company uses new campus to kick start wellness program
May 15, 2013Wanting to leverage the new fitness facility to better help employees manage their work balance, Brocade launched a WellFit council made up of a cross-functional group of about 10 people.
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ACA bad for business, say small employers
May 14, 2013Forty-one percent of those surveyed said they have held off on hiring new employees as a result of the ACA. “One of the most concerning unintended consequences of the Affordable Care Act is that we see employers looking to stay under the 50-employee threshold, if at all possible,” says one expert.
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Most Americans ill-prepared for critical illness
May 9, 2013Ninety percent of Americans lack confidence that they have enough savings to cover emergencies and the long-term implications of serious illnesses, such as cancer, Alzheimer’s or heart disease, reports the National Institute for Wellness Solutions.
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Immigration expert welcomes recruiting changes with new reform
May 7, 2013Perhaps few people are as intimately familiar with the 840-plus-page immigration bill as Rebecca Peters. The director and counsel for legislative affairs for ACIP, Peters has been following the act since its conception and, should it pass in its current form, she says it has lots of good news for employers.
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Health care a retirement ‘wild card’
May 7, 2013Nearly three out of five retirees say they retired earlier than they expected, according to a survey of retirees and pre-retirees conducted by Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Just one in nine pre-retirees, meanwhile, is completely confident in their ability to pay for their health care retirement expenses.
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Immigration reform offers opportunities for HR
May 6, 2013However, just dealing with the current landscape (both in terms of importing and exporting wage-earners) can be challenging enough, even before reforms are taken into account.
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Employees use back-up care for parents and children
May 1, 2013Having access to adult back-up care has allowed employees to work six days in the past six months that they otherwise would have missed, according to a BrightHorizons survey.
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The 2013 ABC's of employee benefits
May 1, 2013The 2013 ABC’s of employee benefits Contributing Editor Ed Bray offers up the hottest benefits plan trends for 2013 from A to Z.
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6 steps to brewing up a self-funded plan
May 1, 2013Who knew that making beer and implementing a self-funded health plan were so similar? Here’s what the two have in common.
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Culture by Committee
May 1, 2013Embassy Suites empowers employees through ongoing training and consistent rewards and recognition.
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Complying with same-sex marriage laws: 5 tips
May 1, 2013Although the Supreme Court only recently took up the constitutionality of same-sex marriage, the issue has been around since the early 2000s, when large employers began to voluntarily offer health coverage to same-sex domestic partners.
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Solicit local input for global strategy
May 1, 2013To be truly global, employers must combine local best benefits practices with their global philosophy.
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Gen. McChrystal: If you’re in charge, you’re responsible
May 1, 2013Gen. Stanley McChrystal addressed benefits professionals at a MetLife event, saying leaders are always responsible, no matter what caused a problem in the workplace.
