In a White House addicted to campaigning, the Vice President is the employer of choice.

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Being an employer of choice quickly turns the revolving door into a long term career destination for talent inside and outside the company.

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"The school is helping us reinforce the concept that we want to be the employer of choice in south Florida, " says Anthony Burns, chief executive of this truck leasing and logistics firm.

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Beyond the call of duty to impact and influence organizational business goals, ERGs must remain continually focused on building a talent pipeline, increasing representation and inclusiveness (that includes expanding the role of executive sponsors), and advancing their employer of choice efforts.

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To determine the size of their firm, and whether it would be subject to the employer mandate, business owners have the choice to calculate their head counts by averaging the full 12 months of 2013 or a consecutive six-month period during the year.

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The benefits would not manifest through Americans losing employer sponsored coverage, but in gaining new coverage from a choice of plans in a more robust individual market.

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So let's further suppose that by choice or by the boot of your (former) employer, you suddenly have the option of working anywhere.

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The second aspect of investment risk, peculiar to 401(k)s, is the risk that your employer makes a bad choice in determining what investment alternatives to offer employee participants in the plan.

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