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Commentary: By putting the company’s charitable giving program in the hands of employees, AutoNation empowered them as brand ambassadors in community relations while raising money for cancer research.

Commentary: Generation gaps are as old as history. Nevertheless, businesses and benefit professionals seem to be more cognizant than ever about managing across generations that can have such differing attitudes and perceptions of each other.

Under federal law, government contractors and subcontractors with 50 or more employees who have entered into at least one contract of $50,000 or more with the federal government must prepare and maintain a written affirmative action program, which must be developed within 120 days from the commencement of the contract and must be updated annually.

As we approach a new year, it’s time to gear up for another round of regulatory changes, particularly with respect to the Affordable Care Act. Here are six things likely to happen next year that will affect your health plan.

Commentary: Because of the difficulty associated with collecting data, the Congressional Budget Office is expecting filing errors to be the ACA’s single largest revenue generator over the next decade.

Commentary: New 401(k)s use advanced technology to create a more engaging, user-friendly, smartphone-based platform for restaurant staff, and other hard-to-reach employee groups.

Commentary: Employers say that stress is the No. 1 workforce risk issue. And now employers have more reason to be concerned: A recent study found that people who report stress in the workplace lose three years of their life.

Commentary: Current and potential employees (no matter the age) are looking for two of the most popular workplace benefits – health and retirement.

Anywhere from 4% to 8% of dependents enrolled in group employee health insurance are not eligible to be in the plan. How it happens and what you can do about it.

Can an employer simply ignore a request by a disabled employee for an accommodation made in a meeting that could lead to the employee’s termination? A recent federal case from Wisconsin says no.