Benefits Manager

Fifty-two percent of Seattle voters who are likely to participate in the November 2011 election support a type of paid sick leave that is comparable to an ordinance Seattle City Council members are considering tomorrow, according to a new survey by CityFeedback, a division of Survey Analytics LLC.

Obesity should be looked at as a gateway condition." It's a precursor to several conditions which people do not realize are considerably more dangerous, more costly, and more taxing on our health care system.

The real takeaway from President Barack Obama's jobs agenda? Workers probably can count on continuing to pay lower Social Security taxes. Employers may not have to pay as much, either. The long-term unemployed probably will keep drawing jobless benefits.

The Democratic National Committee is launching an ad campaign in politically key states aimed at rallying the public behind President Barack Obama's new jobs plan and pressuring a divided Congress to act.

President Barack Obama is seeking to build public support for his $447 billion jobs plan before formally sending the bill to Congress Monday.

Employee benefit plans want the right to waive a proposed rule that would require swap counterparties to give benefit plans extra scrutiny and advice.

Many older U.S. consumers would rather not finance a long term care (LTC) plan at all, but others would prefer to have LTC arrangements squared away before they reach age 65.

An economic advisor to former President George W. Bush unveiled a proposal on Friday to reform the current retirement savings system by replacing the current deduction for contributions to retirement savings accounts with a flat-rate refundable credit that would be deposited directly into a savers account.