Regulation

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

As employers prepare to distribute Forms 1095-C to employees by the newly extended IRS deadline of March 31, they should brace for increased questions from workers about the new forms.

Those employers truly dodged a bullet. There are a couple advantages for starting this late in the game.

Commentary: Since the Family and Medical Leave Act was signed into law in 1993, employee benefits administration and time-off tracking have never been the same.

Throughout the year, a number of guest bloggers have provided valuable insights to EBN readers on the complex changes and issues affecting healthcare, retirement and other benefits programs.

Seeking an alternative to the DOL's controversial proposed fiduciary rule, some members of Congress are drafting their own proposal that would establish rules for advisers working with savers and plans without the regulatory burdens and litigation risks that critics see in the DOL's plan.

Under new final regulations, which take effect Jan. 1, 2016, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation substantially reduced the reporting requirements for pension plan administrators, sponsors and contributing employers.

Care must be taken to coordinate your company’s efforts to review and revise employment terms. Here are a few common problem areas to which HR and benefit managers should pay particular attention.

Commentary: A former Intel Corporation employee is suing the company for allegedly breaching its fiduciary responsibilities by investing employees’ retirement money in “risky and high-cost” hedge funds and private equity funds.

Commentary: Adviser Jerry Kalish details a list of welfare benefits subject to ERISA that fall outside of health care reform.