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        "uri": "/2011/06/13/warning-smoking-is-bad-for-your-employment/",
        "title": "Warning: Smoking is bad for your employment",
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        "prettyDate": "June 13, 2011",
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        "summary": "Stories are popping up everywhere about employers who are refusing to hire workers who smoke, or are tacking on a premium penalty, or even offering a quitting incentive, hoping to reduce health care costs and increase productivity.",
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        "uri": "/2011/06/10/reality-check-on-work-life-flexibility/",
        "title": "Reality check on work-life flexibility",
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        "prettyDate": "June 10, 2011",
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        "summary": "When it comes to enjoying work-life flexibility, employees say a lack of time and increased workloads are the main obstacles—more than the impact to their careers or paychecks.",
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        "uri": "/2011/06/10/finding-culturally-fit-employees/",
        "title": "Finding ‘culturally fit’ employees",
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        "prettyDate": "June 10, 2011",
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        "summary": "Employees are finding that while they may be a great candidate, there is one other test to pass: the “culture fit” test. Even as a candidate may appear as the ideal employee on paper, proving that you align well with the company’s culture is becoming more and more important.",
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        "uri": "/2011/06/09/employers-taking-advantage-of-retiree-medical-solu/",
        "title": "Employers taking advantage of retiree medical solutions",
        "byline": " Ginny Kipling ",
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        "prettyDate": "June 09, 2011",
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        "summary": "Employers are taking advantage of health care reform’s retiree medical options to help employees prepare for retirement and enable current retirees to obtain more cost-effective health care coverage, according to the Sixth Annual Employer Survey on Retiree Medical Strategy.",
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        "uri": "/2011/06/08/study-companies-investing-more-in-hr/",
        "title": "Study: Companies investing more in HR",
        "byline": "Ginny Kipling",
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        "prettyDate": "June 08, 2011",
        "timeToRead": "1 minute",
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        "summary": "A study by research and consulting firm Bersin & Associates shows that as the economy improves, U.S. organizations have begun reinvesting in human resources services and staffing.",
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        "uri": "/2011/06/07/diabetics-miss-more-work-than-others/",
        "title": "Diabetics miss more work than others",
        "byline": "Ginny Kipling",
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        "prettyDate": "June 07, 2011",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "summary": "A Novo Nordisk study shows that one in five people with diabetes miss almost 15 hours of work per month due to disruption caused by episodes of dangerously low blood sugar, resulting in $2,294 in lost productivity per person, per year.",
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        "uri": "/2011/06/06/aon-hewitt-lands-the-most-top-employee-benefit-con/",
        "title": "Aon Hewitt lands the most Top Employee Benefit Consultant awards",
        "byline": " Ginny Kipling ",
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        "prettyDate": "June 06, 2011",
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        "summary": "For four years running, benefits consultants with global human resource consulting firm Aon Hewitt landed the most Top Employee Benefit Consultant™ awards.",
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        "uri": "/2011/06/06/report-employee-confidence-up-slightly/",
        "title": "Report: Employee confidence up slightly",
        "byline": "Ginny Kipling",
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        "prettyDate": "June 06, 2011",
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        "summary": "Employee confidence is up slightly, according to a new report by workforce solutions company SFN Group.",
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        "uri": "/2011/06/06/the-advantages-of-overqualified-employees/",
        "title": "The advantages of overqualified employees",
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        "prettyDate": "June 06, 2011",
        "timeToRead": "6 minute",
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        "summary": "According to a new Randstad survey, 33 percent of American workers believe they are overqualified for their current jobs. While this may lead to more turnover, there are things employers can do to mitigate that risk while also finding ways to empower overqualified workers.",
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        "uri": "/2011/06/03/execs-optimistic-about-third-quarter-hiring/",
        "title": "Execs optimistic about third-quarter hiring",
        "byline": "Ginny Kipling",
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        "prettyDate": "June 03, 2011",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "summary": "Business executives are optimistic about hiring, especially for the third quarter, according to Robert Half’s Professional Employment Report.",
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