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Employers Turn to Lobbyists to Navigate Benefits Policy Issues

In the face of stepped-up activity on workplace law in Washington, employers are increa...

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Michigan Companies Attack Health Care Costs

By making such plan design changes as increasing median co-insurance to 15 percent from...

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Sotomayor to Change Perspective of Court, if Not Its Rulings

Observers note it’s difficult to tell where Sonia Sotomayor will land on employment cas...

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Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenses Rising

As health care costs continue to rise, employers are boosting deductibles and other out...

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Former PBGC Chief Strauss Could Return to Post

If approved, Strauss would replace Vince Snowbarger, who has been acting director of th...

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Wal-Mart Cited in Holiday-Sale Trampling Death of Temp Worker

OSHA reported the worker died of asphyxiation after being knocked to the ground and tra...

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New York Employers Brace for COBRA Law to Strike

Employers will have no way of knowing how COBRA claims will affect their health budgets...

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PBGC Deficit Sparks Fears of Bailout

The financial position of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. again is rapidly deteriora...