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Starting in 2015, employer reporting requirements under the Affordable Care Act will take effect. But are HR and benefit departments up to the task? Here’s a health regulation primer for all employers to review.

To the fanfare of many benefit advisers and industry associations, the House on Wednesday passed legislation that aims to cut through the red tape of state-by-state broker and agent licensing, streamline the licensing process and allow for brokers to sell insurance in states across the U.S.

The Supreme Court is slated to hear the Tibble v. Edison case in 2015, which promises to be a landmark ruling for the corporate retirement space.

Benefit advisers in 2014 were eager to learn more about ACA issues affecting their clients and see EBA’s inaugural list of the Most Influential Women in Benefit Advising, as well as our first-ever ranking of the top large-group brokerages in the country. See the top 10 slideshows of the year, as viewed by EBA readers.

Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s 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.

Take a look around the benefits discussion table at many employers these days and you’ll see a wide variety of faces. With clients increasingly tying their benefits strategy to the other departments at their businesses, it’s no surprise that top brokers in the U.S. are taking a closer look at their own company structures in the process.

Voluntary benefits have experienced significant growth in recent years, a trend that brokers and carriers are hoping continues in the coming year.

Commentary: With so much happening at year’s end and again at the beginning of the New Year, columnist John Ludwig shares what plan sponsors be working on.

EBN's annual Benefits Barometer looks at the state of the benefits industry through data from a variety of sources, including the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Kaiser Family Foundation, the Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute and the Plan Sponsor Council of America.

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