Legislative News

Congress Extends COBRA Subsidy Program National Underwriter Company Allison Bell

President Obama has signed H.R. 3326, a defense appropriations bill with a provision that will let involuntarily terminated workers seek the temporary 65% federal health benefits continuation subsidy up until Feb. 28, 2010.

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DOL Launches Mandatory Form 5500 Online Filing System Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

With the start of 2010, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has converted to a total electronic system for online filing of Forms 5500 and the new 5500-Short Form.

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News

Kaiser: Many Still Want Health Reform National Underwriter Company

Although U.S. adults split when asked about whether they favor the health bills now before Congress, they still support many of the proposals included in the bills, think tank researchers report.

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Employers: Health Reform Would Increase Access – And Expenses National Underwriter Company Allison Bell

Employers say adopting the kinds of health system changes now under consideration in Congress would increase access to coverage but drive up their own benefits costs.

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Social Networking Policies: Best Practices For Companies The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel

Rudimentary forms of social networking have existed for more than a decade, but the past few years have witnessed an incredible increase in the use of social networking tools (sometimes called "Web 2.0").

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Benefits

Genetic Testing: An Ever Evolving Health Field Raises Complex Coverage Issues The Segal Group

Since the 1990s, there has been explosive growth in both genetic tests and the costs associated with them.

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Wellness Programs as an Employee Retention Tool Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

Forty-five percent of Americans working at small to medium-sized companies say that they would stay at their jobs longer because of employer-sponsored wellness programs, according to the latest Principal Financial Well-Being Index.

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