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Welcome to "Five Minutes With...," the monthly podcast show brought to you by Employee Benefit News. Each month, you'll find four new podcasts to correspond with articles in the issue.

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Turn your website users into tourists

The tourism industry can teach employers a thing or two about jazzing up their Web sites aimed at employees, new recruits and potential hires, says Joseph Rotella, chief technical officer at Delphia Consulting, LLC, an Ohio-based company that specializes in HR technology. Rotella sits down with Associate Editor Lydell Bridgeford to discuss the ways employers can turn their site users into tourists....

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[ Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 ]

Consumerism, yes. Cash opt-outs ... maybe

With every employer eye trained toward health care cost savings, cash opt-outs are "one method that encourages the employee to consider not only how they spend their health care dollars in the coming year but where those dollars will be spent,” Cathy Williams, Manager, Compensation & Benefits of SMART Business Advisory and Consulting, told Associate Editor Kathleen Koster. Williams also breaks down the pros and cons of such opt-out initiatives in her visit to "FMW."...

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[ Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 ]

Learn more about the 3 Rs -- and no, one isn't "recession"

Bob Arnoff, a benefits broker and president of Arnoff and Associates, talks with former EBN Managing Editor Leah Carlson Shepherd about benefit strategies that work in difficult economic times. Arnoff and Shepherd co-authored a book called “The Three Rs of Employee Benefits: Recruiting, Retention and Rewards,” published in September by EBN's parent company SourceMedia. You can find it at ebn.benefitnews.com/3Rsbook....

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[ Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 ]

NBGH's Heinen discusses what separates wellness contenders from pretenders

LuAnn Heinen, vice president at the National Business Group on Health, talks with Associate Editor Lydell Bridgeford about what separates the “2009 Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles” award winners from other big companies in terms of their health management programs....

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[ Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 ]

Stable-value funds as a QDIA? Yes, says MetLife's Cynthia Mallett

Stable-value funds have proved their stability over the past 30 years and Metlife hopes to continue that track record for 30 more. Cynthia Mallett, a Metlife vice president of Corporate Benefit Funding, joins "FMW" with Associate Editor Kathleen Koster to explain why these funds should be added as a qualified default investment alternative option. ...

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[ Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 ]

Building a culture of health

Dr. Steven Schwartz, research director of behavioral science & data analytics, at HealthMedia sat down with Associate Editor Kathleen Koster to discuss how employers can attain a culture of health within their organization. While attending the Benefits Forum & Expo in Atlanta, Ga., Schwartz spoke on the importance and trickiness of employing incentives to create a healthier workforce. “You have to move the individual from being motivated by that monetary reward to something that is much more i...

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[ Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 ]

Protect your bottom line by understanding non-compete agreements

Associate Editor Lydell C. Bridgeford talks with attorney Fred Sommer of Shulman Rogers about non-compete and confidentiality agreements. Sommer explains that well-drafted agreements can protect the company’s interests and bottom line, but unclear and overboard agreements are bound to result in expensive litigation. “Litigation over non-compete and confidentiality agreements is a lose-lose proposition for both parties. Even the winner doesn’t really win, but just loses less,” says Somm...

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[ Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 ]

The intel on investment-only funds

John Sturiale, Director of the Retirement Investment Services Group at Schwab, talks with Editor in Chief Kelley Butler about how employers can give their retirement plans a boost with investment-only funds....

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