| Above the Fold |
October 17, 2011 |
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| Obama pulls plug on CLASS |
| By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar |
| The Obama administration Friday pulled the plug on a major program in the president's signature health overhaul law — a long-term care insurance plan dogged from the beginning by doubts over its financial solvency.…Read more |
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| GOP wants debt panel to overhaul taxes |
| By AP staff |
| Congress' debt reduction supercommittee should consider overhauling the tax code and revamping Social Security, Medicare and a host of programs for the poor, a group of Senate Republicans urged Friday.…Read more |
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| Resolving employee conflicts takes HR leadership |
| By Amanda McGrory |
| With the stress that today’s work force is facing, employee conflicts are arising more often. In many situations, fewer employees are around, and the workload is higher, which can lead to uncomfortable professional environments and more employee conflicts, says Jason Carney, director of human resources at WorkSmart Systems Inc.…Read more |
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| The Pulse |
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| Overheard on BenefitsPro |
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 No taxes on earnings outside of the U. S.? If implemented, I can see firms lining up to send their operations outside the U. S., meaning job losses! This makes no sense as we are trying to climb out of this nasty recession.
-- Mike Lamperd, GOP wants debt panel to overhaul taxes
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