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Employee status and benefits

Peter Westerman | February 13, 2008

49.9 percent of employers offer benefits to part-time employees. 37.5 percent of employers offer benefits to same-sex unmarried domestic partners, while 30 percent cover opposite-sex unmarried domestic partners. 99 percent of employer

Bush budget attempts SCHIP revival

Peter Westerman | February 13, 2008

Looks like the State Children's Health Insurance Program might have a second shot at life, after all. Or maybe not. President Bush's budget proposal for 2009 - his last - reached Congressional computers last week just before the Super Tuesday drama

The Hartford acquires TopNoggin

Peter Westerman | February 13, 2008

The Hartford has agreed to acquire Ohio-based company TopNoggin, a privately-held defined benefit administration and consulting firm with proprietary technology that addresses data management, administration and benefit calculations

FMLA continues to increase in complexity

Peter Westerman | February 13, 2008

As Bush recently signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act, effectively expanding FMLA to give additional coverage to military personnel and their families, employers are already scratching their heads as to how this will affect the