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Two-thirds of employees just do not care about the details of their employer health benefits package.

Growth at U.S. service companies slowed in September from an eight-year high in August, as sales fell sharply, new orders dipped and hiring weakened.

The government's partial shutdown means the September jobs report is being postponed. The workers who produce it aren't deemed "essential," which is why they're among the 800,000 federal employees being furloughed.

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose just 1,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 308,000, hovering near six-year lows.

The universitys benefits staff apparently learned that the carrot and the stick approach to wellness program engagement may not be the best way to encourage participation.

The law essentially kills stop-loss coverage as a small-business protection, though it grandfathers in any such plan that was in effect up to Sept. 1.