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By Marilynn Marchione |
May 17, 2012
One of life's simple pleasures just got a little sweeter. After years of waffling research on coffee and health, even some fear that java might raise the risk of heart disease, a big study finds the opposite: Coffee drinkers are a little more likely to live longer. Regular or decaf...
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By Andrew Duffelmeyer |
May 10, 2012
An Assembly committee has approved measures aimed at stoppingemployers and educational institutions in New Jersey from asking for social media user names and passwords.
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By Kathryn Mayer |
April 25, 2012
As companies are shifting responsibility for health and financial decisions to their employees, both brokers and HR managers need to take a different approach.
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By Sam Hananel |
April 24, 2012
The Senate rejected a Republican attempt Tuesday to overturn new regulations designed to give unions quicker representation elections in their effort to organize more workplaces.
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By Sam Hananel |
April 24, 2012
Senate Republicans are trying an unusual tactic to nullify new labor regulations that would speed up the time frame for unions to hold workplace elections.
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By Amanda McGrory |
April 19, 2012
Thirty-seven percent of employers use social networking sites to research job candidates, down from a study in 2009 that found 45 percent of employers do so, according to a new survey from CareerBuilder.
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By Kathryn Mayer |
April 17, 2012
Health organizations need to jump aboard the social media wagon, or they’ll miss opportunities to engage consumers, a new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Health Research Institute finds.
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By Amanda McGrory |
April 13, 2012
Fifty-six percent of small-business owners feel positive about business prospects over the next six months, an increase from 48 percent last fall, according to the Spring 2012 American Express OPEN Small Business Monitor.
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By James E. Green |
April 13, 2012
A round-up of the week’s employee benefits news, reports and controversy from around the web
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By Andy Stonehouse |
April 11, 2012
Partnering the new rules for fee disclosure with a steady stream of informational social media can help improve participant involvement in their accounts.