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Zenefits made the list of the year’s most-read EBA stories twice, including a defamation lawsuit that ADP filed against the Silicon Valley startup. Other attention-grabbing articles included the Aetna-Humana merger, Cadillac tax repeal efforts, attempts to tweak the ACA and the elimination of broker commission.

As employers continue to shift from pay raises toward creative benefit rewards to compensate employees, industry experts say it’s increasingly imperative advisers work with clients to take a holistic approach to benefit package design.

Health and wellness initiatives present a golden opportunity for advisers to strengthen local bonds and develop new business connections.

Given the growing regulatory climate, some brokerages are finding it makes financial sense to employ their own lawyers.

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.

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

Parker Conrad, co-founder of benefits startup, steps down, to be replaced by company's chief operating officer.

As the first ruling in federal court to declare a portion of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act unconstitutional, Virginia Judge Henry Hudson’s Dec. 13 finding that the individual mandate provision falls outside "constitutional boundaries” puts a kink in the armor of President Barack Obama’s health reform package — but the battle over PPACA is just beginning.

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.

Beverly Beattie, founder and president of Selden Beattie Benefit Advisors, is in the vanguard of advisers who are executing a plan to thrive, not just survive, in the post-reform era. Watch an interview with Beattie on our new video channel, Adviser TV.