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Tucked into the new tax law is a provision that offers companies a tax credit if they provide paid family and medical leave for lower-wage workers.

In an economics-textbook universe, wed expect to see competitors looking at the high profits that companies are able to charge, and eagerly pile into the market, driving down prices until they are once again at competitive levels. Why doesnt this happen?

It doesn't matter whether you're new to the broker industry or a 20-year veteran -- if you don't know why you do what you do, you can't expect your prospects to understand it either.

There are a lot of employers out there who have had some really bad renewal days as they meet with their traditional benefits broker, but increasingly, there are other employers out there having very unexpected and exciting days.

Even as some U.S. cities tout themselves as destination vacation spots for medical tourism, lots of U.S. citizens have other ideas and are heading south of the border for their care.

As AI and automation boost the number of laborers in the gig-economy or on-demand jobs, Microsoft says technology companies need to take responsibility and advocate for protections and benefits for workers.