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    "description": "Emily Payne is director, content analytics for ALM's Business & Finance Markets and former managing editor for BenefitsPRO. A Wisconsin native, she has spent the past decade writing and editing for various athletic and fitness publications. She holds an English degree and Business certificate from the University of Wisconsin.",
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        "uri": "/2024/01/30/why-pet-parents-love-pet-insurance-412-161586/",
        "title": "How pet insurance helps reduce financial stress",
        "byline": "Melissa Gutierrez",
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        "prettyDate": "January 30, 2024",
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        "summary": "People whose pets are insured says they feel better equipped to manage their financial stress.",
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        "uri": "/2023/10/13/employees-and-hr-agree-ai-increases-productivity/",
        "title": "Employees and HR agree: AI increases productivity",
        "byline": "Lucy Peterson",
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        "summary": "Three out of four employees use artificial intelligence tools at least once a week in their work.",
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        "uri": "/2023/08/14/landmines-everywhere-for-employers-dei-programs-prompting-big-law-response-412-152575/",
        "title": "Increased pushback of employers' DEI programs has law firms mobilizing",
        "byline": "Dan Roe",
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        "prettyDate": "August 14, 2023",
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        "title": "Telehealth reimbursement claims come under DOJ scrutiny",
        "byline": "Maydeen Merino",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "August 11, 2023",
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        "summary": "The agency's attention shifts from hospitals to telehealth as Congress seeks to aid in false claims enforcement.",
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        "title": "VSP, other vision care organizations sue Texas over 'un-American' law",
        "byline": "Adolfo Pesquera",
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        "prettyDate": "August 10, 2023",
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        "summary": "The plaintiffs argue a new law would restrict vision care insurers' ability to communicate the cost of care and prevent patients from receiving important information.",
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        "uri": "/2023/08/09/white-house-tells-federal-agencies-to-aggressively-get-workers-back-to-the-office-412-152480/",
        "title": "White House wants federal workers back to the office by fall",
        "byline": "Erik Sherman",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "August 09, 2023",
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        "summary": "The Biden administration wants to \"aggressively\" get workers back following news that federal agencies are using less than 25% of their office space.",
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        "uri": "/2023/08/07/union-organizing-still-booming-but-growth-rate-slows-412-152372/",
        "title": "Conditions are right for employee unionization efforts",
        "byline": "Hugo Guzman",
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        "prettyDate": "August 07, 2023",
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        "summary": "\"Unions are on a playing field that has never been more favorable for them, at least not in the last decade,\" says one legal expert.",
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        "uri": "/2023/08/04/employer-liability-for-excluding-health-coverage-for-gender-affirming-care-412-152285/",
        "title": "The risks of excluding gender-affirming care from employer health plans",
        "byline": "Nicholas J. Pappas and Nathan J. Ebnet",
        "kicker": "Expert Opinion",
        "prettyDate": "August 04, 2023",
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        "summary": "As more states pass laws regarding gender-affirming care, employers need to take a close look at how they structure their health care benefit plans.",
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        "uri": "/2023/08/03/us-companies-caught-in-diversity-crossfire-are-frozen-by-uncertainty-412-152291/",
        "title": "Employers caught in DEI political crossfire",
        "byline": "Jeff Green",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "August 03, 2023",
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        "summary": "Companies that had touted their DEI progress are now questioning whether they've set themselves up for future legal action.",
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        "uri": "/2023/08/02/aetna-mlb-benefit-plan-hit-with-erisa-suit-over-denied-mental-health-coverage-412-152240/",
        "title": "Aetna, MLB hit with ERISA suit over denied mental health coverage",
        "byline": "Riley Brennan",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "August 02, 2023",
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        "summary": "The suit challenges the denial of insurance coverage for inpatient mental health treatment provided under the MLB Players Benefit Plan.",
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