Amid Flu, a Call for Days Off       November 20, 2009
Feature: With the H1N1 pandemic weighing on everybody's mind, employee advocacy groups are renewing their push for federal and state legislation making paid sick days mandatory, hoping that flu fears will speed the measures forward. (11/20/2009)
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The Hot List       November 20, 2009
Article: The Hot List features listings of top HR providers, products and services. (11/20/2009)
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The Man With an H1N1 Plan       November 20, 2009
Feature: In part because of his own experience, a State Farm Insurance official has taken an aggressive and comprehensive approach toward preventing the spread of flu in the company's 700 offices throughout the country. (11/20/2009)
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A Prescription for Avoiding H1N1's Worst       November 20, 2009
Feature: Employers 'should expect substantial absenteeism' because of the an 'extremely difficult influenza season,' a doctor and associate professor of epidemiology and biostatistics says. (11/20/2009)
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New Health Reform Amendment Could Siphon Employer ...       November 20, 2009
News: Employees whose incomes are below 400 percent of the federal poverty level and whose premiums are between 8 and 9.8 percent of their total income would be allowed to buy insurance on a proposed health exchange with their employer's money.
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Wall Street's Job Losses Looking Smaller Than ...       November 20, 2009
News: A rebound on Wall Street--where every job creates two more across New York City's five boroughs--may result in smaller-than-forecast job losses throughout the city. Some 47,000 securities jobs were predicted to disappear during the recessio...
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An Ounce of Prevention or a Pound of Cure?       November 20, 2009
Feature: The H1N1 flu pandemic has many business leaders concerned, but the strain of the recession and other worries have them holding back on aggressive, and costly, responses. That could prove disastrous. (11/20/2009)
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Labor Department Kills Bush Administration ...       November 20, 2009
News: The Labor Department has killed a Bush administration rule that would have cleared the way for mutual fund companies to offer direct one-on-one investment advice through their affiliates to defined-contribution plan participants.
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ASTD Reports That Learning Investments Held ...       November 19, 2009
Feature: The American Society for Training & Development reports that 2008 was a year of stark contrasts for learning and development. Increased investment in learning was evident early in the year, only to be followed by cuts as the economy ...
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