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NBGH Backs Temporary COBRA Subsidies

Under current law, COBRA beneficiaries must remain in the plan in which they were enrol...

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Watson Wyatt Employers Need to Triple Pension Funding

Under federal funding law, employers in 2009 will be required to contribute $108 billio...

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Canadian Plan Funded Status at All-Time Low

‘Canadian pension plans are certainly reflecting the declines in financial markets,’ sa...

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Violence Overseas Keeps Some Medical Tourists at Home

Despite cost savings in elective surgeries such as hip replacements, employers remain c...

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TOOL Combating Religious Discrimination in the Workplace

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission offers a number of best practices in four a...

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AIG Delays Deferred Compensation

Some congressional members have been critical of what they regard as AIG being overly g...

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High Court to Hear Case on Hiring Test Bias

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether a public entity was justified in ...

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Employer Groups Push for Health Care Reform, Reject Mandatory Employer-Provided Insurance

In addition to helping laid-off workers continue receiving their employers’ group healt...