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EBSA Launches 401(k) Retirement Savings Fee Disclosure Website

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EBSA Launches 401(k) Retirement Savings Fee Disclosure Website

Your 401(k) has retirement savings plan been costing you money. How much? Until now it was difficult, if not impossible to tell for sure. Now, for the first time, you can find out exactly how much you are paying for 401(k) plan. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration has announced a new […]

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Elder Care Crisis Is Everyone’s Business When Employees Double As Caregivers

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Elder Care Crisis Is Everyone’s Business When Employees Double As Caregivers

By R.W. Greene — The United States is in the midst an elderly population explosion that is creating a brewing elder care crisis. Two years ago, those aged 60 and older, made up slightly more than 18% of the population. That was only a couple of percentage points higher than 30 years earlier. But by […]

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Elder Care Caregiver Stress Goes To Work As Employers Ignore Issue

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Elder Care Caregiver Stress Goes To Work As Employers Ignore Issue

By R.W. Greene — Employers are facing a massive elder care health crisis in coming years — but even if they are aware of the problem, few are doing anything about it. The crisis is the toll that elder care — looking after one’s aging parents — is placing on the nation’s workforce. The U.S. is […]

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Facts About Caregivers And Work

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Facts About Caregivers And Work

Caregivers and Work: More working people provide full- or part-time caregiver duties for a loved one than ever before. Here’s a look at some facts about this major life responsibility and the realities of the working world. Facts About Caregivers o Two-thirds are women. o Studies show female caregivers are more likely than males to […]

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Caregiver Protection Laws And State Employer Polices Need Improvement: AARP

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Caregiver Protection Laws And State Employer Polices Need Improvement: AARP

Caregiver protection laws are rare. As of 2012, only four states—Alaska, Connecticut, New Jersey and Oregon, plus the District of Columbia—have laws over and above federal laws protecting family caregivers and those proving elder care. The AARP report says additions to workplace discrimination laws are necessary to help family caregivers. The AARP recommends the following changes […]

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Study Finds Workplace Discrimination Against Caregivers Growing

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Study Finds Workplace Discrimination Against Caregivers Growing

Workplace discrimination against caregivers is becoming  commonplace as more employees must care for aging parents, a new report from the AARP, an advocacy group of older Americans. The report, “Protecting Family Caregivers from Employment Discrimination,” identifies workplace discrimination against workers with elder care responsibilities as an emerging trend. The report also highlights the limited legal […]

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Health Care Reform After The Supreme Court Ruling – A Consumer’s Guide

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Health Care Reform After The Supreme Court Ruling – A Consumer’s Guide

By Mary Agnes Carey, KHN Staff Writer– The Supreme Court Thursday, 28 June 2012, upheld the 2010 federal health care reform law, dismissing the challenge by states to the law’s requirement that individuals get insurance. The justices, however, did give states the right to opt out of a critical provision requiring them to expand Medicaid […]

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KHN – Health Care On Trial, Supreme Court Arguments Day 1

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KHN – Health Care On Trial, Supreme Court Arguments Day 1

From the Kasier Health News — A Guide To The Supreme Court Arguments, Day 1 The first day’s arguments focused on the Anti-Injunction Act and whether the court can rule on the case before a penalty is imposed on those who do not have health insurance. KHN’s reporter inside the court, Stuart Taylor, tells Jackie […]

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Analysis – ‘Medical Cost-Shifting’ The Ripple Effect Of Uncompensated Health Care

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Analysis – ‘Medical Cost-Shifting’ The Ripple Effect Of Uncompensated Health Care

By WENDELL POTTER, iWatchNews– If I were trying to persuade the Supreme Court later this month that Obamacare should not be declared unconstitutional, I would tell the story of the woman who was the original named plaintiff in the lawsuit filed by the National Federation of Independent Business, one of the fiercest critics of the […]

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10 Parents Benefits Employers Can Provide

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10 Parents Benefits Employers Can Provide

Most jobs in the United States are offered with at least a minimal list of included benefits, such as medical insurance and vacation/paid time off. For parents who work full time, the needs are substantially different and, depending on the employer, those needs aren’t always addressed. There are many benefits specifically intended for working parents, […]

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