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The ability to save a little money by avoiding taxes will get smaller, unless Congress can be swayed to repeal new restrictions on health care spending accounts.

Restricting an employee's activity while on leave is OK, a federal court ruled recently. I won't argue the points of law in the case, but I don't care if I'm dragging one leg behind me, I should be able to drag it wherever I choose.

Flummoxed by how your employees make their health care decisions? You're not alone. Whether it's lifestyle choices, or care and treatment choices, their decisions have an impact on your company's health care costs.

Bray creates 2011 guide to employee benefits based on the alphabet. Not as catchy as the ABCs, but surely more useful.

One thing young employees can expect as they enter the workforce is that their employers almost certainly will place a greater employer focus on their health and well-being. This focus is not only for lowering claims costs, but aimed at improving absenteeism and quality of life.

Determining accurate employee compensation may be difficult, but settling on the wrong figures can hamper employee productivity or spike turnover. So, when employers take the time to create fair bonus systems, paid time off policies and base compensation pay practices, it certainly is worth the effort.

Bolton questions 'us vs. them' mentality brewing in America over defined benefit pension plans. Comparing public DB plans to private retirement plans is unfair, she says.

Fifth in EBN's year-long BeneFIT Success series When the waistlines of both your employee population and your corporate medical costs are shrinking, people tend to take notice. And many eyes have been watching such a slimming down effect taking shape at the Principal Financial Group year after year.

Almost 80% of employers anticipate that there will be an increased demand for access to savings and investment advice about their 401(k) plans, according to a new survey from Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

One of the more contentious issues of last year's health care reform debate, whether health insurance companies should be allowed to sell policies across state lines, was the focus of a hearing by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce's Health Subcommittee last month.