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Latest benefits offered by employers to focus on lifestyle.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, July, 2004
By Diane E. Lewis, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Jul. 8--Breeda Cosgrove of Brockton takes her Labrador retriever for a walk. Cosgrove, a senior human resources representative for Citizens Bank Massachusetts, carries pet insurance offered by the bank.
The economy is coming back and so are the perks.
But forget the fancy cars and foosball tables that dominated the dot-com era. Instead, specialists are predicting that companies eager to recruit and retain workers will offer a slew of lifestyle benefits as the economy recharges. The new perks range from pet insurance and home-buyer assistance programs to "quiet" rooms to alleviate stress and onsite chiropractors to help workers ease aches and pains.
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