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The Obama administration told the Supreme Court on Friday that nearly all of the health care overhaul can survive if the court declares unconstitutional the law's centerpiece provision requiring health coverage.

The great swings so far in the Republican nomination race may seem like fertile ground for watercooler discussion. However, I — as well as etiquette and HR/benefits experts — strongly encourage you to resist talking politics in the office.

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

Employees around the country are in need of direct, simple guidance to help them reach their retirement goals, according to a survey released by State Street Global Advisors.

U.S. Catholic bishops and priests across the country read out letters at Mass on Sunday protesting plans by President Barack Obama's administration to force religiously-affiliated nonprofit groups to offer birth-control coverage to women employees.

With worries about the debt crisis in Europe and high unemployment in the United States drawing the public's attention, the sliding value of corporate pension funds has largely gone unnoticed.

The ongoing shift from defined benefit (DB) to defined contribution (DC) plans has prompted the financial services industry to rapidly develop products that deliver a steady stream of retirement income, one of the biggest shortcomings with DC plans. While numerous retirement income products are hitting the marketplace, employers and regulators are grappling with how they fit within qualified retirement plans.

According to the Global Pension Assets Study released today by Towers Watson, defined benefit fund assets grew by 54% in 2011, while pension fund balance sheets weakened, showing a need for different default options.

Small business payrolls grew at a slower rate in January and wages fell, an independent survey showed on Monday, suggesting the pace of overall job growth moderated after December's sturdy gain.

Can you imagine a world where the “new norm” required insurers and providers to disclose what they charge upfront? Read as Mark Gaunya, president of the Massachusetts Association of Health Underwriters, shares two specific messages he took to the Hill at the Cap Conference and the outcome.