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Kaiser Permanente has launched a new online nutrition program, called “Mix It Up,” designed for employers to help their employees improve their daily eating habits by including more fruits and vegetables. Do we really need a separate program for that?

Employers want to create a culture of health at the workplace and look to their broker to help them make wellness programs a success. Employers are looking to implement sustainable, long-term programs that can reduce company health costs, increase employee productivity and morale. American Specialty Health shares nine things employers are looking for that brokers should keep in mind. (Images: Thinkstock)

Today, more and more participants are requesting hardship distributions from their 401(k) plans in an effort to make ends meet. While you no doubt want to comply with their requests, you don't want to do so to the detriment of your plan. It's critical to understand what the law allows and to review your plan's hardship distribution procedures in order to avoid the headaches that will result from impermissible hardship distributions. …

The New York Department of Financial Services has issued a mandate requiring New York life insurers to search the U.S. Social Security Administration’s Death Master File every three months in order to find beneficiaries of the recently deceased who are unaware they are eligible for benefits.

The Obama administration forged ahead with health care reforms on Wednesday, announcing a November 16 deadline for state governments to submit proposals showing how they intend to operate health insurance exchanges in 2014.

Workers, shaken by the realities of the Great Recession, have adjusted their visions of retirement according to the 13th Annual Transamerica Retirement Survey released this week 3,600 American workers. It found that the majority of workers plan to work past age 65 (56%) and the majority (54%) plan to continue working after they retire. Despite workers' demonstrated commitment to saving, just 39% believe they are building a sufficient nest egg, thereby underscoring the need to redefine "retirement readiness" in a way that is better suited to these new realities.

President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law contains a slew of new tax provisions, and their fate is unclear as the Supreme Court weighs the law's constitutionality.

The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a total of $181 million in grants to assist six states in establishing health insurance exchanges under authority of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

A New York woman who donated a kidney so her ailing boss would move up the transplant waiting list says she was fired shortly after the operation, according to a complaint she filed with the New York State Division of Human Rights.

Would you rather work for a company that shares its profits with employees, or for one that allegedly stole hundreds of thousands in lottery winnings? Easy pick, right? We thought so. To make you thankful for your employer — as well as offer you a few benefits ideas from other companies you can steal — EBN has compiled a list of the worst employer practices, alongside laudable companies from the Great Place to Work Institute’s 2011 Best Workplaces list. (Images: Thinkstock)