Senate Bill Would Boost, Extend Federal COBRA ...
November 13, 2009
News: With hundreds of thousands of laid-off employees soon to lose a federal subsidy of their COBRA health insurance premiums, more lawmakers are introducing legislation to extend and increase the subsidy.
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Survey Finds Service Requirements for Joining 401 ...
November 5, 2009
News: The survey of 300 midsize to large employers found that 74 percent of 401(k) plans do not have a service requirement, up from 61 percent in a comparable survey conducted in 2007.
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Defense Bill Extends Military Families' FMLA ...
November 2, 2009
News: President Barack Obama signs into law a Defense Department spending bill that further expands Family and Medical Leave Act coverage for families of employees in the military.
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Public Option Back at Center Stage as Health Care ...
November 2, 2009
News: After months of work, House Democratic leaders last week finished cobbling together a 1,900-page reform bill, pulling provisions from measures that three House committees passed this summer while amending, dropping and adding others, ...
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House Bill Would Extend COBRA Subsidy by Six ...
October 30, 2009
News: That subsidy is available for up to nine months for employees who have lost their jobs since September 1, 2008. Unless the law is extended, the subsidy will not be available to employees laid off after December 31.
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C-Suite August
October 13, 2009
Feature: (10/13/2009)
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Obama Considers Extending COBRA Subsidy
October 6, 2009
News: The administration is considering whether to seek an extension of a federal law that subsidizes COBRA health insurance premiums for workers who are involuntarily laid off.
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Health Care Reform Plan Likely Moving Into Full ...
October 5, 2009
News: Many of the issues that dominated the Finance Committee deliberations during the past two weeks are certain to come up on the Senate floor. These include whether a government-run plan should be established to compete with private insurers ...
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Employers Target Women With Financial Education
September 24, 2009
Feature: As the entire retirement benefits industry increases its focus on how people will be able to live off their retirement savings, the issues that women face seem even more daunting. (9/24/2009)
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Hard Times Lead to Hardship Withdrawals From 401 ...
September 14, 2009
News: Tapping 401(k) retirement funds to meet expenses is a last resort for many investors, but the relentless economic downturn took its toll this year, as hardship withdrawals saw double-digit increases.
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