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Advisers can keep their "conflicted" commissions, but it's time to stop harming clients by depleting their retirement savings, says the chairman of the Labor Department's hearings on its proposed fiduciary rule.

Trying to institute a wellness initiative in a poor corporate culture is like making dinner with rotten ingredients.

Commentary: Employee leave is right in the middle of policy and business management discussions. Benefit managers would be wise to get ahead of the curve.

From wrongly issued subsidies to the Cadillac tax to the DOL fiduciary hearings, it’s been a busy week for the insurance industry. Here’s what EBA readers had to say about these topics.

Despite some progress in making employees smarter consumers of health care, pockets of resistance remain, sometimes in surprising places.

Watching the hearings on the DOL’s proposed conflict of interest rule was similar to watching an extremely competitive tug of war match with the DOL on one side and industry insiders on the other.

After four days, nearly 40 hours of testimony and more than 70 speakers, the Labor Department has wrapped up the latest phase in its effort to craft and implement a new fiduciary rule governing retirement advice in America. Here are the sharpest critiques and key takeaways from the hearings.

Non-union employers are often under the misimpression that they are not affected by the National Labor Relations Act.

Many 401(k) plan participants are convinced that active management no longer works. But is a passive-only strategy appropriate?

Commentary: Many employers feel that the Americans with Disabilities Act is burdensome, but that burden is the reality, and employers have to accept their responsibility to meet it. Here are five tips to help employers with ADA compliance.