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Why millennials quit their jobs

More than three-fourths of U.S. millennial workers who quit their job do so because of minimal wage growth, according to a new study by Ernst ...
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Small biz workers getting short end of benefits stick

Does working for a small company mean receiving small benefits? Apparently so, according to the 2014 U.S. Worker Survey, conducted last December on behalf of ...
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Providing a comprehensive total employee benefits package

There's a lot more to employee benefits than just filling out a form for health insurance. From the retirement plan, to health insurance, to even ...
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Telehealth benefits gain wider acceptance

With the increasingly busy and complicated lives of America’s front-line employees, one of the cornerstones of health care – the old-fashioned visit to a doctor’s ...
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Imminent rulings may have drastic changes to benefits industry

A slew of hot-button topics, from health care to retirement, are being discussed in Washington –both on Capitol Hill and in the halls of the ...
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Adverse subsidies ruling would pummel small businesses

Should the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in King v. Burwell go against the Obama administration, the fallout will hit small businesses especially hard. This is what ...
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MetLife: The more benefits, the happier the employee

Controlling health care costs is important for employers, but it’s not their No.1 concern. Retention was cited as the main objective of employee benefits by ...
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Emergency room visits keep climbing under PPACA

Emergency room visits have increased under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act despite the law’s promises and efforts to curb them, ER room doctors ...
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Covering the new copay

Commentary: Consumers are beginning to see some direct effects of the Affordable Care Act. Many have shopped the exchanges and see that they need to ...
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PPACA Health Insurance Tax repeal bill gaining steam

A funding mechanism included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is gaining steam in the House of Representatives, leading to a round of ...
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Leading Democrat introduces alternative retirement savings proposal

Rep. Joe Crowley, D-NY, vice chair of the Democratic Caucus unveiled a plan this week that would address the savings and retirement security crisis in ...
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Retirement benefits will be key to attraction, retention purposes

The Affordable Care Act has had one unintended consequence for small businesses. It has prompted employers to beef up their retirement benefits as a way ...
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