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Even though each situation is unique, there are a number of best practices for helping employees through reasonable accommodations.

Employers increasingly have been asking benefit advisers to provide simplified solutions to their HR challenges and meet new reporting requirements under the Affordable Care Act — making 2014 the year of client-focused technology solutions.

With recent changes to the use-it-or-lose-it rule for flexible spending accounts – employers can now offer a carryover of up to $500 in funds or allow a two-and-a-half month grace period at the end of the year – FSAs may become a more appealing savings option for employees. Here’s what you need to know about the new rules, along with five lesser-known ways employees can spend their FSA dollars.

The obituary for traditional wellness programs has been widely published, though perhaps not universally acknowledged. What, indeed, went wrong?

To really dig deep into private exchanges, it would behoove employers to understand some of the characteristics different exchanges offer.

Signed by President Barack Obama this week, the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 welcomes substantial changes to the multiemployer pension system that is meant to fortify the retirement future of nearly 10 million workers.

How one brokerage’s dedication to community service strengthens its business and ties to its clients, changes lives, and honors the legacy of its people-focused founder

Lockheed Martin, the global security and aerospace company, is in settlement talks with former employees that alleged the company imposed excessive 401(k) plan fees.

As the Affordable Care Act continues to evolve and retirement begins to take more center stage on the minds of benefits professionals, this list of lists provides some of the more thought-provoking concepts that can help you start your new year off on the right foot.

It’s been a year of massive growth for private exchanges, with estimates of more than three million people receiving employer health benefits through them by mid-2014, according to business management consultancy Accenture. Yet, 2015 is expected to see even more growth and acquisitions.