Hard to believe we celebrate All Hallows' Eve in just a few short weeks. And our own version of Halloween lands just two weeks later when PPACA kicks off round two of open enrollment…

But that certainly doesn't mean we're all sitting around twiddling our thumbs. While we're already working hard on next year's Benefits Selling Expo, every broker I've talked to is scrambling to help clients. What is it they say, "no rest for the weary, wicked or whatever?"

Meanwhile, the country's largest private employer did its part this week by announcing plans to toss 30,000 or so part-time employees off of its benefit plans and into the market. Obviously, the Walton clan isn't alone, following competitor Target, among others, in shedding benefit plans for part-timers.

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