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The BIC exemption in the DOL’s fiduciary rule allows retirement plan brokers and advisers to continue setting their own compensation as long as they commit to putting their client’s interests first but some say it will impede brokers who want to work with small businesses.

Advisers can keep their "conflicted" commissions, but it's time to stop harming clients by depleting their retirement savings, says the chairman of the Labor Department's hearings on its proposed fiduciary rule.

Trying to institute a wellness initiative in a poor corporate culture is like making dinner with rotten ingredients.

Commentary: Employee leave is right in the middle of policy and business management discussions. Benefit managers would be wise to get ahead of the curve.

Despite some progress in making employees smarter consumers of health care, pockets of resistance remain, sometimes in surprising places.

Watching the hearings on the DOL’s proposed conflict of interest rule was similar to watching an extremely competitive tug of war match with the DOL on one side and industry insiders on the other.

Non-union employers are often under the misimpression that they are not affected by the National Labor Relations Act.

Many 401(k) plan participants are convinced that active management no longer works. But is a passive-only strategy appropriate?

Commentary: Many employers feel that the Americans with Disabilities Act is burdensome, but that burden is the reality, and employers have to accept their responsibility to meet it. Here are five tips to help employers with ADA compliance.

As private exchange technology providers are acquired, some brokers question what happens downstream to firms they partnered with. Along with the acquisitions, some brokers are not yet seeing a return on investment from their exchange, so what are their long-term plans?

After four days of public hearings, in which dozens of participants weighed in, the Labor Department is one step closer to implementing a new fiduciary standard, the scope of which heartens supporters and troubles critics.

Anticipated payrolls are expected to remain flat in the coming year, though the use of variable pay schemes based on employee performance may rise as competition for talent increases.

Retirement plan sponsors have tried to make it easy for employees to participate in their plans and save enough for retirement and their efforts appear to be paying off.

Employers have some decisions to make regarding coverage for spouses and domestic partners following the Obergefell ruling. If there are any modifications to a policy, it’s crucial they’re reflected in the plan document and that employees and TPAs are informed about such changes.

Public exchange plan participants spent less money on medications in the first quarter of 2015 than the first quarter of 2014 amid changes in the demographic mix of enrollees, according to newly released data from Express Scripts Holding Company.

Large employers are playing a waiting game in the coming year on health care cost saving strategies as many wait and see how Washington politics play out.

Commentary: As you grow and hone your craft, you should feel the privilege and obligation to limit those who get your attention, for your own benefit as well as the clients’, says columnist Wendy Keneipp.

Student loan debt affects employees of all ages, not just new grads.

Private benefit exchanges continue to grow – albeit slowly – but the pace of change is expected to pick up as employers consider their benefit options for 2016.

The federal health insurance marketplace may have issued subsides to persons not eligible to receive them during the first open enrollment period, a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General has found.