HR Administration

Explaining the Labor Department’s ERISA Regulations

On June 1, the Labor Department formally proposed to extend the effective date of this ...

Workplace Culture

Facts on U.S. Pet Owners

On average, dog owners spent $225 and cat owners spent $203 annually on routine veterin...

Legal

New EEOC Guidelines Shift Legal Rules for Disability Discrimination

The new regulations on implementing the ADAAA include several changes that HR professio...

Benefits

Third-Party Carriers to Employee Benefits Plans Can Be Sued Under ERISA

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals circuit court June 23 decided that retirement-pla...

HR Administration

SHRM Agrees to Meet With Protest Group Regarding Differences

The announcement was made across the street from the Las Vegas Convention Center where ...

Benefits

CMS Says More Than Half of Early Retiree Health Reimbursement Fund Paid Out

As of May 27—the latest date reimbursement information for the Early Retiree Reinsuranc...

Benefits

Small Businesses Wary on Health Insurance Exchange

Many companies fear it would lower costs for consumers by raising them for firms.

Benefits

Report: Working Women ‘Markedly Less Confident’ About Retirement than Men

Uncertainty among women stems largely from a lack of knowledge about financial products...