Recommended reads from around the web

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Your perks aren’t motivating your employees (Inc.)

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Theend of Wall Street as they knew it (The New Yorker)

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Robots willsteal your job, but that’s OK: How to survive the economic collapseand be happy (IEET)

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Retirement advising prerequisite: Psych 101 (Reuters)

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Stephen Colbert takes FMLA leave; Will his “key employee” statusaffect his return? (FMLA Insights)

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SCOTUS preview part 2: Analyzing likely high court arguments on thehealth law (Kaiser)

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New evidence that retirement is a thing of the past(Forbes)

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Insurance industry could take hit from birth control mandate(The Hill)

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Managing your DC plan can get you sued (Human ResourceExecutive)

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Aging of eyes is blamed for range of health woes (The New YorkTimes)

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Best blogs on BenefitsPro this week

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Lastingimpressions, by Denis Storey

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I want you to take a minute out of your busy day and think abouthow much of it is spent on managing process rather than actuallymanaging people. Or even simply communicating with them.

The IRA: A 'gateway' retirement plan?, by Jenny Ivy

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Congressman Richard Neal hopes that by showing how much workersare committed to saving for their retirement through IRAs, it willinspire employers to then adopt a 401(k), which have highercontribution limits.

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What can you learn from the country's best benefits programs?,by Tim Minard

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Thorough education, two-way communication and a focus behind thebusiness strategy behind benefits are some of the hallmarks ofPrincipal's 10 Best Companies.

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Why things just got a lot tougher for 401(k) plan sponsors, byChris Carosa

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In its most recent report, the DOL reveals nearly four out offive fiduciary investigations result in fines or other correctiveaction

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America’s bad case of financial flu, by Kathryn Mayer

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The other day I had to call in sick with a stomach bug. Butmaybe I was just suffering from a case of the financial flu. It’sapparently rather contagious.

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Most talked-about story on BenefitsPro thisweek: States attack ‘Obamacare’ with birth control bills

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Most popular story on BenefitsPro this week:How buying health insurance is changing

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Biggest cinephile on BenefitsPro this week

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Hubert Vale: “The death ofa thousand cuts continues for healthcare reform. These zealots arejust like the Terminator: ‘It can't be bargained with. It can't bereasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And itabsolutely will not stop, ever.’” (In response to Statesattack 'Obamacare' with birth control bills)

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