| Above the Fold |
September 30, 2011 |
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| LTDI's role in an economic mess |
| By Amanda McGrory |
| Although many employees have a sense of invulnerability, disabling conditions are more common than death, but LTDI at least gives affected employees some sort of income when working is not an option, says Lenny Sanicola, senior practice leader of benefits at WorldatWork....Read more |
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| Today's News |
| Notre Dame president protests birth control inclusion
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| By Tom Coyne |
| President Barack Obama's health care overhaul should be changed so that religious schools such as the University of Notre Dame aren't required to go against their beliefs and provide birth control to students and employees, the school president says...Read more |
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| Poor economy hasn't turned off retirement saving |
| By Paula Aven Gladych |
| Despite the economic downturn and a widely held belief that the country is heading into another recession, benefit plan participants are committed to saving money for retirement, according to the Mercer Workplace Survey...Read more |
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| The Pulse |
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| Hypothetical happiness |
| By Kathryn Mayer |
| In Dallas earlier this week, I listened to Harvard researcher Shawn Achor talk about misconceptions (mine included) of happiness. The conventional idea is that if we work hard we'll be more successful, and if we are more successful, then we'll be happy. Apparently we're all wrong...Read more |
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| Overheard on BenefitsPro |
 Like all the similar chatter on this topic not only have 401K plans been hammered for the last four years but the more lethal combination has been companies eliminating staff over age 50 and the inability of many to find any job much less one that will sufficiently fund losses that have occurred. 
-- GMiller, 4 realities every pre-retiree must face |
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