Above the Fold |
April 25, 2011 |
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Today's News |
Microsoft boosts pay to keep employees |
By Associated Press |
Microsoft Corp. announced what it called its "most significant investment in overall compensation" for its employees in its history, as it jostles to keep talent from fleeing to rival technology companies like Facebook, Google Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. Read more |
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New life for executive medical reimbursement plans |
By Dave Schwartz, BenefitsPro.com contributing writer |
Since 1980 companies of all shapes and sizes have taken advantage of insured executive medical reimbursement plans. With the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act last year, prospects for the continued marketing of these plans looked bleak at best, but isn't it strange sometimes how quickly things change? Read more |
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Public pension data discussions outdated and misleading, researchers say |
By Jenny Ivy, BenefitsPro.com managing editor |
State and local government retirement systems surged by 35 percent over their last quarterly low point in 2009 to total $2.93 trillion as of the end of 2010. Researchers say out-of-date numbers create misleading impressions about the true financial condition of public pension plans and their state and local government sponsors. Read more |
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The Pulse |
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Breaking the cycle |
By Jenny Ivy |
In recent years I've reported on some of the hardest hit markets in the U.S., from real estate to health insurance to retirement plans. In such time, I've seen cyclical paths to recovery, and I've always wondered where there's logic in feeding a crisis with another crisis. Read more |
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