Employer-paid

• NFIB unveils small biz health coverage partnership

  By Dan Cook  |  June 19, 2013

  Small business owners now have a strong ally in selecting health insurance for themselves and their employees.

• IRS to pay $70 million in employee bonuses

  By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER  |  June 19, 2013

  The Internal Revenue Service is about to pay $70 million in employee bonuses despite an Obama administration directive to cancel discretionary bonuses because of automatic spending cuts enacted this year, according to a GOP senator.

• Finding military-ready employers at SHRM

  By Allen Greenberg  |  June 18, 2013

  Veterans have been having trouble finding jobs and returning to civilian life.

• Unpaid interns may wind up costing plenty

  By Dan Cook  |  June 18, 2013

  New guidelines defining the conditions for unpaid internships may prove unsettling to any company accustomed to getting free work.

• PPACA to drive future doctors away

  By Dan Cook  |  June 18, 2013

  PPACA will accelerate the rise of nurse practitioners and physician assistants as primary caregivers for an increasing number of patients.

• US consumer prices rise just 0.1 pct. in May

  By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER  |  June 18, 2013

  U.S. consumer prices rose slightly last month, as higher energy costs partly offset cheaper food. The small increase is further evidence that consumers are benefiting from mild inflation.

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  SHRM, ACIP optimistic on immigration reform

  By Allen Greenberg  |  June 17, 2013

  A big hurdle in Congress would require Homeland Security to certify an apprehension rate of 90 percent of illegal crossers at the border.

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  Pick your poison

  By Denis Storey  |  June 17, 2013

  We can't have it all. Remember when air travel didn't involve stripping down at the airport?

• Chrysler sends pension into deep freeze

  By Dan Cook  |  June 17, 2013

  Chrysler, following the lead of General Motors, said it would rein in pension costs by freezing the pensions of its salaried employees.

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  Many HR managers remain confused by PPACA: SHRM survey

  By Allen Greenberg  |  June 16, 2013

  The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as intended, is helping to reshape benefits offered by employers.