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Following the U.S. Supreme Courts ruling in United States v. Windsor, and subsequent guidance from the federal government, legal advisers recommend that employers sift through their benefit plans and employee policies to ensure compliance for 2015.
December 11 -
Despite great investment returns recently, the nations largest corporate defined benefit pension funds have been defenseless against growing liabilities resulting from dropping discount rates.
December 8 -
Lawmakers in Springfield, Ill., decided this week to green light a new statewide private sector retirement program that will consist of individual retirement accounts to be funded by automatic employee payroll deductions.
December 5 -
Open enrollment has been an annual headache for employers, even before the presence of the Affordable Care Act and the numerous plan changes towards more employee consumerism that followed.
December 4 -
Despite enhanced compliance and tracking requirements in the post-ACA world, benefits administrators are still reluctant to adopt to new, time-saving technology, especially at small businesses.
December 3 -
The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments Wednesday on a legal challenge that could affect the future framework of employer pregnancy benefits and associated work accommodations.
December 3 -
With mental illness and substance abuse costing employers an estimated $100 billion annually in indirect costs alone, benefit decision-makers are seeing value in promoting employee assistance programs as a means to improve their workforces mental well-being.
November 26 -
With its sights set on maintaining lifetime retirement income for the American workforce, a new final rule from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation hopes to limit any obstacles participants face when rolling over their 401(k) money into traditional pension plans.
November 25 -
Prenatal and postpartum care programs are not only a benefit for employees who are expecting, they can also help employers avoid unnecessary costs related to preterm births.
November 24 -
President Barack Obama outlined steps Nov. 20 that would revamp the nations broken immigration system by allowing undocumented immigrants to play by the rules and gain work authorization potentially changing the rules for benefit managers.
November 21