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As summer approaches we look forward to outdoor parties, recreation, sporting events, beaches and boating. A big part of the summer social scene for many people involves alcohol. How can you feel secure that your use of alcohol is within safe limits,... More...

During this Webcast, you'll hear several of Hewitt's top communication and health care experts provide tips on how to transition your annual enrollment plans out of the recession and into the recovery. You’ll learn how to: Design and execute mult... More...

This survey examines the emerging short- and long-term plans employers plan to make in response to health care reform. It includes directional data about cost trends, strategy and design features of employer-provided health care and other benefits. I... More...

As a result of health care reform, employers will be required to make changes to their retiree health care programs. Hewitt Associates surveyed 245 U.S. companies to see what changes they planned to make to their retiree benefits strategy in response... More...

This morning, President Obama into law the "Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010" that includes a six-month so-called "doc-fix," pension funding relief, and an anti-Medicaid frau... More...

Effective and efficient use of web-based video can help reduce costs and travel time for employee benefits education. Deliver clear, consistent, compelling messages at open enrollment and year-round for new hires. Learn more today by visiting o... More...

Harvey Katz, a benefits partner in our New York office, shares the following: Some of our clients have adopted certain welfare plan arrangements under section 419(e) of the Internal Revenue Code. In recent years, the IRS has attacked these arrangemen... More...

Forget Dieting part III By Barbara Zimmer, LCSW, Former EAP counselor at Middlesex Hospital Move That Body Incorporate exercise into your daily activity. All weight loss and weight management information I am familiar with stresses the importanc... More...

Yesterday, the three primary agencies charged with regulating and enforcing the federal government’s health care reform effort (Department of Treasury, Department of Health and Human Services, and Department of Labor) released interim final reg... More...

The Department of Labor has finalized its regulations on "domestic relations orders" (DROs). The regulations, originally issued in 2007, were required under the PPA to clarify certain issues relating to the timing and o... More...

By Barbara Zimmer, LCSW, Former EAP counselor at Middlesex Hospital Be Portion Conscious We’ve probably all heard about the “French paradox”. They dine on fat laden croissants, cheeses, pastries, and sauces, yet on the whole as a population, re... More...

Here is a list of a few companies I have seen that offer discounts for employees: GiftTree.com Contact Name: Sarah Dunlap Phone: 800-931-3620 ext 258 Email: sarah@gifttree.com Web Address: www.gifttree.com Discount: 10% - 15% off Sprint W... More...

While Congress has not yet determined to extend the COBRA subsidy further, one of the first court decisions dealing with subsidies, and more importantly, a denial of subsidy, has been decided. Dorsey v. Jacobson Holman, from the DC district cou... More...

By Barbara Zimmer, LCSW, Former EAP counselor at Middlesex Hospital Everywhere we turn lately we keep hearing about how Americans are overweight and getting heavier year by year. I’ve heard this referenced as the new health crisis among adults an... More...

Theresa Borzelli, from our Roseland office, provided me with the following: The week of May 17, the IRS began sending out questionnaires and letters to 1,200 plan sponsors asking them to complete the 401(k) Compliance Check Questionnaire. The questio... More...

Managing Stress: Definitions, Diagnostics and Therapeutics or “How to Practice Safe Stress!” What’s your first thought when you read the word “stress”: tension, frustration, deadlines, your teen, your boss, the economy, your 401K? Actually, stress... More...

Even as a very slow and modest upturn in the U.S. economy is becoming evident, healthcare organizations across the country continue to search for ways to reward employees, despite the shrinking pay increase budgets and pay freezes seen throughout the... More...

By Bud Wassell, Director, Solutions EAP If you’ve tried calling the credit card companies yourself and are having trouble negotiating, you can seek help from a Consumer Credit Counseling Service. The agency we use is American Consumer Credit Co... More...

Do you have a health and wellness program in your organization? What about an employee engagement initiative? If you have both, do you look for correlation between the two? How about causation? Causation, of course, is harder to prove than correla... More...

The award of attorneys fees under Section 502(g) of ERISA (29 U.S.C. 1132(g)) is a pretty misunderstood concept. 502(g)(2) gives a plan or fiduciary the ability to recoup attorneys fees for cases involving delinquent contributions under Section... More...

I will be speaking at a complimentary breakfast seminar called "Understanding Health Care Reform and Its Impact on New Jersey Employers and Their Employees" on June 22, 2010. The seminar will be held at the Hilton Woodbridge,120 Wood ... More...

By Bud Wassell, Director, Solutions EAP Perhaps your credit card debt has grown over the past year or so and you’d like to pay it down, but one thing or another keeps demanding your money, like groceries, heat and electric bills, unexpected car or... More...

Several employers have approached me with questions about the health care reform changes and the potential impact it will have on collective bargaining agreements that extend beyond January 1, 2014. While not purely a "plan administration&... More...

Are you on board with employee recognition? Perhaps you’re ready to restart recognition after shutting down efforts during the recession. Perhaps you want to start up a strategic employee recognition effort for the first time. But one major concern y... More...

"By Seth Godin" Perhaps the biggest change in your work life is one that snuck up on you. Every morning, before you even take off your slippers, there's a pile of incoming work. You might not think of it as work, because it doesn't involve stuffi... More...

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Forget Dieting part III

Health Care Reform: First Round of Regulations Issued on "Grandfathered" Plans

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Forget Dieting part II

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COBRA Subsidy Appeal Process: Remedies Have to Be Exhausted

Forget Dieting part I

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Managing Stress: Definitions, Diagnostics and Therapeutics or “How to Practice Safe Stress!”

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Don’t Kill Health & Wellness * Leverage Engagement & Recognition

Winning Isn't Everything: Attorneys Fees in ERISA Cases

Free Health Care Reform Seminar

What Am I Going To Do With All These Bills!? Part 3

Collective Bargaining and Health Care Reform: Some Thoughts About 2014

Recognition: How Much Will This Cost Me?

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