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Total compensation statements gone bad


June 2, 2009 by Bill Meltzer
Posted in: Cafeteria plans, Cobra, Compensation, Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs), Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Healthcare costs, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

They’re a proven way to show employees the firm invests more in them than they may think. But be careful.

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Identity theft: Benefits records a prime target


April 9, 2009 by Bill Meltzer
Posted in: Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Employee education, Latest News & Views, Retirement

In the last few years, there’s been a lot of publicity about the fast-growing crime of identity theft. More than half happen in the workplace. Benefits and compensation files are the most vulnerable targets.

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A 401(k) documentation horror story


November 4, 2008 by Bill Meltzer
Posted in: Employee Retirement Income Security Act, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Our best management idea, Retirement

You can’t always trust 401(k) vendors to automatically get all the details right in their plan documents.

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Handling benefits information requests: Dos and don’ts


October 7, 2008 by Bill Meltzer
Posted in: Company culture, Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Employee education, Latest News & Views, Wellness

Benefits managers are busy people. Sometimes it’s tempting to deal with more pressing tasks rather than answering routine employee requests for benefits information.

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