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A congressional committee attempts last-minute bid to block the plan, but President Obama would surely veto any legislation.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission plans to require companies with 100 or more employees to report what they pay their workers. And employers aren’t happy about it.

The Commission has no business pursuing a lawsuit involving a health risk assessment that is part of a group health plan under the ADA’s safe harbor.

Bundled disease management programs on a private exchange may boost employee engagement better than carved out programs.

Retirement advisers should be ‘proactively preparing’ for the impending regulatory changes.

There are several, smart ways organizations can be ready for IRS ‘focused examinations’ of their benefit plans, including bringing in outside advisers and lawyers to make sure plan documents, internal controls and recordkeeping are sound.

Advisers should follow Zenefits’ approach and ‘create one solution and master it,’ says BenefitVault’s Ryan Toner, who will discuss the effect of market disruption at EBA’s Workplace Benefits Renaissance.

While employers are applauding the recent Flambeau wellness program court decision, they still need to be mindful of how the EEOC views ‘gateway’ HRAs.

The wealth management company launches an online benefit marketplace, seeing an opportunity to serve small to midsized employers that are increasingly looking for health and retirement alternatives.

Businesses that share employees or use contractors may become legally responsible for wage and hour violations committed by another employer. Employers that utilize alternative employment arrangements need to be mindful of these rules to avoid facing liability for another entity’s mistakes.

Online benefits enrollment is changing. In an upcoming keynote panel at EBA’s Workplace Benefits Renaissance in Atlantic City, N.J., learn how to adapt and thrive in a world of ever-increasing voluntary sales.

One-on-one enrollment meetings result in higher participation rates and are highly valued by workers.

Joe Laurin, president of Fidelity Health Marketplace, discusses how the company’s newly launched private exchange will integrate with its 401(k) recordkeeping business.

This move sends a signal to advisers that things are no longer business as usual, says Joe Markland.

Fidelity is introducing a shopping website for health insurance and other employee benefits called Fidelity Health Marketplace.

As the diverse health needs of the U.S. population grow, so does the need for doctors who can understand and empathize with the language and cultural context of their patients.

From its broker recruitment efforts to commission-based business model, common misconceptions and areas of business Zenefits will never enter, former CEO Parker Conrad got candid on the future of the fastest growing small-group brokerage in the country in a May 2015 EBA interview.