Employers who do not offer group health coverage that is affordable as defined under the ACA risk significant penalties, says attorney Stephanie O. Zorn.

The case, filed on behalf of an on-call branch office manager who works with advisers, follows similar retirement plan-related litigation recently filed against other firms, including Morgan Stanley.

Employers need to keep pace with the latest developments impacting health plans. Mercer shares what to watch out for in the coming months.

Insurer will reevaluate its approach to the Affordable Care Act after suffering significant losses under the U.S. program and will pull out of Dallas and New Jersey markets next year.

As letters from the U.S. government arrive at benefits departments, the first responses are often uncertainty and suspicion.

Investors can expect limited options or higher fees in their retirement plans as brokerage firms are evaluating their pricing structures to comply with the fiduciary rule.

Importing provider networks, increasing deductibles and cost sharing are just a few proposed ways to make private benefit exchanges more efficient.

Investors can expect limited options or higher fees in their retirement plans as brokerage firms are evaluating their pricing structures to comply with the fiduciary rule.

Due to changing regulations, employers are looking to their adviser for assistance, says Kim Buckey, DirectPath’s VP of compliance communications.

With the new, increased salary requirements set to take effect later this year for exempt employees, many employers are asking how they might reduce their overtime obligations. One possible approach is the fluctuating workweek method of compensation.

When it comes to healthcare proposals such as Paul Ryan and the GOP’s latest, gradual is better, says adviser Craig Hasday.

Let’s consider the impact of the approaching moratorium, the ways employers can use it to their financial advantage and what might happen when it ends in 2018.

The insurer warned the government in a July letter that it would be financially forced to step back its participation in the individual insurance exchanges if the DOJ tried to block its $28 billion purchase of Humana. Guess what happened, writes Max Nisen.

The number of plan sponsors concerned about fiduciary matters jumps 14%, a Fidelity Investments study shows.

Later this year, residents of Pinal County, Ariz., who go shopping for health insurance under the ACA will face a peculiar dilemma — they’ll have to buy a product that may not exist.

The number of plan sponsors concerned about fiduciary matters jumps 14%, Fidelity Investments study shows.

Do your programs comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act? Here’s everything you need to know.

Aetna will stop selling individual ACA plans next year in 11 of the 15 states where it had been participating in the program, joining other major insurers that have pulled out of the government-run markets in the face of mounting losses.

The DOL and IRS announced a proposal to implement significant changes to forms and regulations that govern annual employee benefit plan reporting.

Broker-friendly changes and ‘more open dialogue’ with CMS have led to multiple favorable changes for the community.