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Smartphones are a good tool to engage employees in wellness programs but access challenges remain.

Meeting the legal definition of the parent-child relationship doesn’t always mean that beneficiary plan standards have been met as well.

Here is a recent roundup of industry accomplishments. Check to see if a colleague is mentioned this week.

Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan portrayed Barack Obama as a shallow president who has failed to live up to his promises, in a convention speech also infused with an optimism reminiscent of Obama’s 2008 “yes we can” campaign theme.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act imposes a new tax on health insurance providers in 2014. While insurers are responsible for paying it, plan sponsors should care about it because it could be passed down to fully insured group plans in the form of higher premiums.

The Federal Reserve chairman says ‘the economic health of our nation’ benefits greatly the more informed the general public is about their own financial decisions.

CareerBuilder says more employees are reporting being bullied and claim that HR is doing nothing about it.

While most workers are not as financially sound as they should be, more are being proactive with their retirement and investment plans.

Defined contribution plan participants have proved woefully uninformed about their funds, and clearer jargon and presentations could help.

A new survey shows that, despite rising costs, more companies plan to keep health care on the menu for active employees.