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Underpinnings for benefits reforms
6 hours ago ago from The Center for Michigan » A Forum for Our State's Future
Scrutiny of public sector benefits costs in Michigan has increased over the past several years. Key examples: In response to cost pressures, public employers and their insurance plans have made many internal changes. MESSA offers the benefits of pooling for more than half of all public school and community college employees in Michigan. MESSA points to more than $500 million in cost savings in the past five years through new benefit plan ...
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5 hours ago ago from Politics on the Hudson
Gov. David Paterson is preparing to sign pension-reform legislation this morning at the North Hempstead Town Hall in Manhasset, Long Island. Lawmakers approved adding a new pension level, tier V, for newly hired employees. The benefits are less generous than the lower tiers, will require workers to contribute more toward their retirement plans, and will increase the minimum retirement age to receive full benefits after 30 years of ...
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1 hour, 11 minutes ago ago from Human Resources News
Employers may need to prepare for an avalanche of paperwork if the U.S. Senate’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590) passes Congress in its current form (or a similar form). The comprehensive 2,074-page health care reform bill, if passed, would impose many additional burdens on employers. Changes to Health Plans Employers would be required to change several things about their current health plans under the U.S. ...
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13 hours ago ago from www.statehousecall.org
Michael D. Tanner of the Cato Institute has some details of the grand compromise supposedly on the table in the Senate. It threatens rural hospitals, state budgets, and the national budget, to start with. Apparently one feature of the plan apes the health benefits program offered to federal employees. There's a certain populist appeal to that hey, if it's good enough for Congress, it's good enough for us. Other people may think of it as ...
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Answers About Unemployment Benefits: Part 4
1 hour, 22 minutes ago ago from The New York Times
Search All NYTimes.com Search Your Money December 10, 2009, 3:00 pm Answers About Unemployment Benefits: Part 4 By THE NEW YORK TIMES âAsk an Expertâ is a recurring feature on Bucks in which youâll have the opportunity to question big-brained individuals about a particular area of personal finance or consumer affairs. This week, Andrew Stettner, deputy director of the ...
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23 hours ago ago from Good News Now
WASHINGTON -The Labor Department is proposing an exemption to allow Ford to transfer company stock into a new health care trust to help fund benefits for retirees. Ford Motor Co.'s health care trust would cover 285,000 retirees and dependents. The government needs an exemption from provisions of a federal law prohibiting such benefit plans from holding large assets in the form of employer securities. The department has filed similar requests ...
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8 hours ago ago from PopEater
Benefitfocus® announced today its continued partnership with Morganite Industries to provide the company with additional healthcare benefits solutions to educate and empower its employees. Commanded with Benefitfocus HR InTouch TM capabilities, Morganite Industries will increase communication, provide more accurate and timely payroll information and streamline benefits administration all from one portal. Benefitfocus HR InTouch is a powerful, ...
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10 hours ago ago from PopEater
BALTIMORE, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Papa Bello (Pink Sheets: PAPA) announced today that the company has engaged Northern California based PacWest Solutions to handle all aspects of Papa Bello's payroll, employee relations, and benefits for corporate stores and franchisees. The affiliation with PacWest will provide significant benefits to Papa Bello employees and franchisees, allowing them take advantage of the economies of scale ...
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5 hours ago ago from CNN Money
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