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Long-term care bill goes to House

The Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act, which aims to facilitate saving for retirement, was introduced in the House of Representatives yesterday. The Act will allow employers to include long-term care insurance in their cafeteria plans and flexible spending accounts, using employees' pre-tax dollars for contributions.

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David S. Shymkus

Is the ARRA encouraging bad behavior?

I'm sure by now everyone involved in the benefits business has read about the new COBRA provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, aka "The Stimulus Package." If you don't know a lick about it, then you had better do some Google research.

Steven McCarty

SEC approves FINRA arbitration rule

The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved a new rule that will limit motions to dismiss arbitration before investors present their case. This makes it all the more important to avoid consumer disputes in the first place.

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