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On November 18, 2010, Julie Heimeshoff filed her lawsuit against Hartford and Wal-Mart, claiming that defendants had violated ERISA by failing to provide long-term disability benefits.

Answers to plan participants’ burning questions.

The shutdown is over and the debt ceiling has been vaulted, but those watching the deal come out of Congress say just because the ACA and employee benefits were largely left out of the fray, it doesn’t mean they won’t feature prominently in future budget debates.

The shutdown is over and the debt ceiling has been vaulted, but those watching the deal come out of Congress say just because Obamacare and employee benefits were largely left out of the fray, it doesn’t mean they won’t feature prominently in future budget debates.

As the dust settles and national monuments reopen and all those furloughed government workers (and cash-starved private sector workers they support and interact with) go back to work today, the danger may be that Broader America may actually focus some attention on what the ACA will actually mean to them. Especially as it was not all magically wiped away in some Tea Party inspired publicity stunt.

After the partisan passions and heated rhetoric, the disruptions of a government shutdown and displays of dysfunction, Congress did what it could have done weeks ago: voted to fund the government and lift the debt limit.

Exactly how bad are things on the federal health care exchanges? Sunday’s New York Times brought a deeply reported piece from Robert Pear, Sharon LaFraniere and Ian Austen.

Now that summer vacations are distant memories, work stress threatens to stifle employee productivity and mood as they work the long fall haul until the holidays. Stress has been called the “health epidemic of the 21st century” by the World Health Organization and is estimated to cost American businesses up to $300 billion a year. Here are seven examples of employer programs that make their workers smile and help alleviate stress. [Images: Shutterstock]

State-run exchange sees small drop as agent certification picks up, with ‘big win’ for agent community about to be revealed.

Congress, faced with a borrowing deadline of midnight, considers sweeping deals that could impact retirement plans, Obamacare and, it almost goes with saying, economic stability and market security in general.