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According to the National Retail Federation, Americans are estimated to spend an average of $688.87 each on holiday-related shopping. As a merry and bright holiday reminder about the importance of sound financial planning, I give you the work of Ilene Davis, financial planning expert and poet. Tuck it into employees' mailboxes or with their holiday ham to remind them that $688.87 goes a long way with compound interest.

The IRS released final guidance Dec. 2 for small employers eligible to claim the new small business health care tax credit for the 2010 tax year — including a the one-page form small employers will use to claim the credit for the 2010 tax year.

There are many moving parts to reducing health care costs, but one expert believes employers should focus on five benefits strategies for 2011.

Dental benefits enrollment declined by 5.7% in 2009, according to the National Association of Dental Plans. It’s the first drop in dental enrollment since 1994, the year NADP started to track enrollment.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Reconciliation Act includes a provision that amends the Fair Labor Standards Act to require employers to provide nonexempt nursing mothers unpaid breaks to express breast milk in a private place other than a restroom for up to one year after the child's birth.

According to a recent survey by Workplace Options, 51% of nursing mothers say workplace lactation does not make them feel personally uncomfortable or embarrassed, and 90% of respondents say working with someone who pumps or nurses at work does not make them feel uncomfortable. So, then why are employer supports so lacking?

The formula employers use for their matching contributions in their 401(k) plans serves as a strong cue to workers for how much to contribute, analysis by The Principal finds.

The Internal Revenue Service has published guidance relating to rollovers from 401(k) plans to designated Roth accounts in the same plan.

It appears, according to recent survey data, that self-directed brokerage accounts are being rediscovered by a whole new generation of 401(k) participants.

Every company has a few: a Negative Nellie or Nelson who, no matter what you do, would never be happy. Like, if you offered every employee a million dollars, they'd be upset it wasn't given to them in small bills.