Above the Fold |
May 3, 2012 |
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Applications for jobless aid drop sharply |
By Christopher S. Rugaber |
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week by the most in more than three months. The figure was a hopeful sign one day before the government releases the April jobs report…Read more
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Today's News |
Medicare crackdown busts 107 fraudsters |
By Kelli Kennedy and Pete Yost |
Federal authorities charged 107 doctors, nurses and social workers in seven cities with Medicare fraud Wednesday in a nationwide crackdown on unrelated scams that allegedly billed the taxpayer-funded program of $452 million—the highest dollar amount in a single Medicare bust in US history…Read more |
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Why small business owners are hesitant to hire |
By Joyce Rosenberg |
Ken Levien has no plans to hire more people for his real estate project management company in New York. He says his business has only about 85 percent of the amount of work it can handle because the building industry is still hurting from the recession…Read more |
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Put your advisor to the fiduciary test |
By Paula Aven Gladych |
Under ERISA, plan sponsors are allowed to hire investment advisors as co-fiduciaries. ASPPA demonstrates how to conduct a fiduciary assessment of your investment advisor…Read more |
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The Pulse |
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Overheard on BenefitsPro |
Having said that, perhaps I'm being too tough. So here are some love thoughts:
We employees get compensated by our employers for meeting certain requirements, right? We show up on time, we complete our work, we exceed expectations, we learn and develop, etc. We might also need to pass a drug test or competency test to get or keep our job.
But we also get benefits from our employers. They subsidize the insurance costs to pay for our medical/dental care. So why not have requirements to meet in order to participate in the plan?
-- NotEntitled75, Food for thought
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