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The U.S. Department of Labor has provided guidance on Family and Medical Leave Act protections for same-sex couples. The guidance follows the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, which fundamentally changed how the federal government treats same-sex marriages.

Despite the modest increase “rising health care costs remain a serious concern for U.S. employers,” said Helen Darling, the group’s president and CEO.

In this Q&A with EBN, author Edward Gordon puts the problem in stark relief and outlines the steps employers need to take to keep themselves and America competitive.

The Great Recession has masked the fact that employers and employees are headed for a “jobs cliff” at breakneck speed. In these excerpts from his new book, “Future Jobs,” workforce development expert Edward Gordon describes the danger of the coming talent train wreck and how to prevent it. [Images: Shutterstock]

With 33 days and counting until online health insurance exchanges must open for business, states are racing to fine-tune computer systems, educate consumers and manage expectations.

Most large employers are not considering moving their employees to a private exchange in 2014 and not yet thinking about public exchanges, either, with so many variables in play, officials with The National Business Group on Health said Wednesday in Washington.

American colleges and universities continue to outpace inflation with verve, but the investment in a college education remains sound: according to the Census Bureau’s 2011 data, those with college degrees earned more than $10,000 a year more than those with no college. Still, according to the College Board, the average annual cost of a four-year college in 2020 will be $46,368, so if you have children you aren't saving for, yesterday is the time to start. [Images: Shutterstock]

The No. 1 HR concern with the Affordable Care Act is employee communication and questions, says a recent survey from Keas.

The number of Fortune 500 companies offering health care benefits to same-sex partners has surged in a decade, to about 62% last year from 34% in 2002, according to the Washington-based Human Rights Campaign.

More than a third of survey respondents plan to make a change to their HR structure before the end of 2014. Towers Watson says that among those organizations planning change, 74% say it’s to improve operational efficiencies.