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Prepare now to meet the requirements of "Michelle's Law." Signed on Oct. 9 by Pres. Bush, the act requires health plans to allow college students who take a leave of absence or reduce their class load because of illness to remain dependents under their parents´ health plan. Ill students may keep their...

Although a recent staff discussion at EBN headquarters questioned whether an automaker (with industry profits down more than 30% by some estimates) halting 401(k) contributions was a "big deal" -- since it comes as no surprise to our jaded ears -- here you have it:

In the current issue of the journal Health Affairs, a study reports on the response of Massachusetts employers and employees to the first year of the state's controversial health reform law, which largely mandated coverage for Bay State residents.

It might be time to amend your dependent eligibility requirements. A new law signed by Pres. Bush this month amends the federal definition of a "qualifying child" for tax purposes, and also is largely used for employers' health and dependent care plans.

The Employee Benefits Security Administration recently released final regulations that amend existing distribution requirements for defined contribution plans to allow rollovers into inherited IRAs for missing nonspouse beneficiaries. Effective Nov. 6, the rules clarify certain provisions of the Pension...

Hear what Kelley Butler has to say about the November issue.

Get a handle on diabetes costs. Two new studies on diabetes reveal the number of Americans with the disease spent $12.5 billion last year on drugs to manage it, and that although newer, more costly medications are driving the spending surge metformin (an inexpensive, reliable generic) may be more effective...

What do small businesses plan to do during open enrollment this year? Our new Web-only piece from SMB-HR gives you the scoop.

Leaving no stone unturned in the nation's effort to reduce the burden of gas prices and the downward economy, a little-known provision in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (aka, the $700 billion bailout law) allows employers to provide $20 a month in commuter benefits for employees that bike to...

It´s no secret that missing workers cost companies millions of dollars in lost revenue each year. But exactly how much does the combined cost of absenteeism affect your business?