HR Administration

Labor Department Pushes Intensified Scrutiny of Employee Stock Ownership Plan Fiduciaries

Increased costs also worry some as the rule extends fiduciary liability to ESOP valuati...

Legal

CMS Delays Mandatory Liability Claims Reporting

The announcement is not the first time the U.S. government agency has delayed implement...

HR Administration

PBGC Deficit Nears Record Level

The agency could be hit with more big losses. It says its potential exposure to future ...

Workplace Culture

Holiday Events Stage a Comeback as Dark Mood Eases

The comeback of company-sponsored get-togethers is providing a year-end boost for the c...

Benefits

Report Notes Lower Vaccination Rates, More H1N1 Hospitalizations Among Minorities

Last year’s flu pandemic, which infected about 20 percent of the U.S. population and re...

Legal

Lawmakers Plan Brief Supporting Lawsuit Against Reform Law

Nineteen organizations, including Families USA and the American Academy of Pediatrics, ...

Benefits

Lobbyist Warns About Potential Health Care Reform Pitfalls

Executive vice president for ACE Group Holdings Inc. says with restrictions, such as th...

Benefits

New Waiver Requirements for Mini-Med Plan Sponsors

Until 2014, mini-med plan providers can obtain waivers from the required minimum annual...