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As Congress enters its final day to solve the debt ceiling and shutdown debacle before Thursday’s deadline, employee benefits insiders say there could be some last-minute changes that surprise the industry.

When I present employee education sessions, employees often ask me what they should be doing in their 401(k) plan. Here's what I tell them.

Ranging in size from 100 to 30,000 employees, the exchange’s employers include Petco, Kinder Morgan and the Addison Group.

The U.S. health care law’s tax penalty for not carrying medical coverage next year may catch millions of Americans off-guard.

Senate leaders are poised to reach an agreement as early as today to bring a halt to the fiscal standoff, and now must race the clock to sell the plan to lawmakers before U.S. borrowing authority runs out this week.

Periodically re-evaluating your role in the retirement business environment can yield some stark insights.

Eleven days into the federal government shutdown, employee benefits attorneys assess the short-term and long-term potential implications for your business and benefits strategy.

While much attention has been focused on the federal government shutdown and its effect on Affordable Care Act regulations, employers are still awaiting guidance on another key piece of legislation affecting benefits plans, the Defense of Marriage Act.

Cigna has instructed brokers to halt selling insurance to individuals who are subsidy-eligible through its federal health care exchange broker portals.

Having people shop for medical care the way they shop for cars or stereos might be ideal, in some ways. But it is not attainable as long as the shoppers are human beings.