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Small business owners see employee benefits as essential to keeping their workforce productive and engaged, according to the survey results, but many say they need help actually delivering them.

Here are five ideas about what employers and benefits advisors can say.

An Amazon spokesperson confirmed a "small number" of positions were eliminated Thursday, after a year in which the retail giant slashed headcount by 30,000.

In these states, many people say they have "serious difficulty with concentrating, remembering, or making decisions."

One employer market issue getting some analyst attention is stop-loss prices.

Mood and anxiety disorders account for the largest aggregate costs, while substance use disorders carry the highest spending per treated patient.