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U.S. Master Employee Benefits Guide

The 2008 U.S. Master Employee Benefits Guide is the ideal reference for HR personnel, benefits professionals, benefits attorneys, payroll managers — or anyone involved in the area of employee health and welfare benefits.

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Benefits Library Complete provides quick answers, critical analysis and expert guidance. The Library helps you maximize productivity while ensuring your benefits requirements are being met, and consists of the following titles:

Benefits eLibrary

The Benefits eLibrary is a unique electronic library authored by recognized and trusted authorities in their respective fields. These references deliver a breadth and depth of expert hands-on knowledge to help you create and manage benefit plans from beginning to the end. The eLibrary includes:

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Use these tips to reduce unscheduled absenteeism

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High Court upholds Kentucky retirement benefits plan
Kentucky's retirement plan, which made age in part a condition of pension eligibility and treated employees differently based on pension status, was not discriminatory based on age since the plan's differences in treatment were not "actually motivated" by age, ruled the High Court in a split 5-to-4 decision.

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BLS reports on benefits cost increases by industry, region
Employer costs for employee compensation averaged $28.46 per hour worked in March 2008, the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Wages and salaries, which averaged $19.83, accounted for 69.7 percent of these costs, while benefits, which averaged $8.63, accounted for the remaining 30.3 percent.

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