Regulation

Employers in the nation’s most populous state don’t have the right to request social media usernames and passwords, with exceptions made for investigations of misconduct and employer-issued devices.

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently overruled prior precedent on transferring disabled employees to vacant positions.

The Labor Department’s efforts to bring transparency to the nation’s 50 million 401(k) accounts have been largely met with shrugs and snores from plan providers and participants.

Experts in HR, psychology and security will hold a free online panel this week to address workplace security and violence prevention.

Retirement readiness is just not a buzz word for EBA’s Retirement Adviser of the Year.

Plan administrators have a little wiggle room, for now, but the Moving Ahead for Progress act may not have fully revealed itself.

Passage of bill excluding broker commissions from the PPACA’s medical loss ratio calculation is seen as breakthrough for broker profession.

Adviser representatives were encouraged by recognition of their role in employee benefits delivery as exclusion of commissions from medical loss ratio calculations moved forward last week. The Bill’s passage further shows that Congress what brokers do for a living, says the CEO of NAHU.

An anthropology professor breastfed her sick baby in front of her undergraduate class recently, causing a minor stir on campus. The assistant professor at American University, Adrienne Pine, made the difficult decision during the first week of classes to bring her infant daughter to work after child care plans fell through. As an HR manager and peer, how would you respond if a similar situation occurred in your workplace?

In a case of first impression, the Eleventh Circuit's decision in Seff v. Broward County offers an alternate path for analyzing whether wellness programs comply with the ADA.