Depending on which demographic they fall into (Baby Boomer, Gen-X, Millennial, etc.), employees have vastly different benefit needs. So why do so many employers offer a one-sized-fits-all benefits package?   At the 2017 Mid-Sized Retirement & Healthcare Plan Management Conference in Phoenix, AZ, President and CEO of Cowden Associates Inc., Elliot N Dinkin, used the […]

Posted on April 3rd, 2017 by admin
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Hoping that the Trump administration’s going to ease HR’s regulatory burden over the next year or so? Afraid we’ve got some bad news.   Companies hoping for big regulatory rollbacks may be disappointed, according to four experts who spoke at a panel session, Assessing the Trump Administration’s Regulatory Agenda, at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia […]

Posted on April 2nd, 2017 by admin
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As human beings, we hoped this day would never come. But as HR pros, we all thought it would. And now it has arrived: the day when hugging in the workplace dies.  With a new ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, it appears we’ve reached the point in our history when […]

Posted on April 1st, 2017 by admin
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