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Employee Benefits Producer Training Program (advert.)
A must-attend for those who want to succeed as employee benefits sales professionals! Attendees will develop successful selling skills with a proven sales process and learn the technical side of employee benefits. Register Now!
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[Guidance Overview]
Suffering from Super Bowl-Induced FMLA Leave?
"Prepare a list of probative questions you ask of all employees when they call in to report an absence. The employer has the right to know why the employee cannot report to work."
(Franczek Radelet P.C.)
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Affordable Care Act Ruled Unconstitutional by Florida District Court
"Addressing the government's Necessary and Proper Clause argument, the court explained that the Clause is not an independent source of federal power; it merely states the proposition that Congress can make effective the powers otherwise afforded to it by the Constitution."
(Miller & Chevalier Chartered)
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Out-of-Pocket Spending Caps Protect America's Families
"[The project] examines how the Affordable Care Act will protect insured people from high medical costs through new caps on out-of-pocket spending. It provides state-level estimates of how many residents will have spending that exceeds these caps and by how much, and it looks at how many of those residents work for small businesses."
(Families USA)
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National Business Group on Health Targets Cancer in the Workplace
"[NBGH] has launched an ambitious, three-year initiative aimed at helping employers design benefit plans that reflect the latest information and expert recommendations on cancer treatment and prevention."
(Employee Benefit News; one-time free registration required)
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Employers Increasing Use of Incentives for Wellness Programs
"A study by Fidelity Investments and the National Business Group on Health . . . suggests financial incentives have taken on greater importance in the drive to increase employee participation in health improvement programs."
(PLANSPONSOR.COM)
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Benefits in General; Executive Compensation
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2010 State Legislative Development Update (PDF)
"On February 2, 2011, the U.S. Department of Labor released a report summarizing notable state labor and employment legislation enacted in 2010. These new laws included the following . . . ."
(Winston & Strawn LLP)
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Press Releases
PBGC Negotiates $8.2 Million Additional Pension Funding for Workers at Peterbilt unit of PACCAR Inc.
(Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC))
US Labor Department Obtains Judgment Restoring Nearly $194,000 to New Castle, Del., Company's 401(k) Plan
(U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA))
Employers Voice Opinions on Benefit Plans, Gain Insight Into Plan Management and Strategies
(United Benefit Advisors)
Frank Moore Joins CPI Qualified Plan Consultants, Inc.
(CPI Qualified Plan Consultants, Inc.)
Employers Using HighRoads Procurement Services as Health Care Reform Increases Costs
(HighRoads, Inc.)
Chase Zander Appoints Kevin O’Shea as a Director and Relocates to New Offices in the City of London
(Chase Zander)
Healthcare Interactive, RMDDx Partner to Fight Heart Disorders
(Healthcare Interactive)
Middle-Income Americans Making Wrong Assumptions About Professional Retirement Advice, Study Says
(Bankers Life and Casualty Company)
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