Practice management

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act generally requires that plan participants get copies of plan documents when requested. However, there is even an enforcement provision of ERISA that subjects the administrator to penalties if they fail to provide requested documentation.

If your boss is mean to you, does that constitute harassment? In a word, no. But being mean to employees is certainly an invitation to a claim of harassment because most people do not understand its legal definition.

Females are more empowered than ever to steer families financially, but there’s still catch-up work for advisers to do in getting them to save for their later years.

Commentary: Blogger John Graham says we are our presentations because we're the ones up there getting judged. Here's seven steps to putting your best foot forward.

For every employee leave you must ensure that an orchestra of different people, laws, and systems play in perfect concert with each other. Not an easy task when you consider the following: trying to determine who and when employees are on leave, abiding by multiple, complex leave laws, and dealing with HRIS tracking shortcomings.

American workers are increasingly satisfied with their retirement plans and interested in investing in them, a trend advisers and employers use in their favor.

A new app has hit the streets of New York, looking to maximize the gym reimbursements that are available but underutilized on many insurance plans.

Commentary: Blogger Mark Gaunya discusses a niche way some smaller employers might find appealing as a self-funding strategy to control health care costs. It’s called a captive solution.

All of the delays related to the Affordable Care may be seen a sign of the law's failure, but one employment law expert said Monday employers can view the delays as a good thing – an extra year or more to figure out what to do.

Two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions signal a need for benefit advisers to review clients’ plan documents and ensure they include thorough enforceable terms.