It’s time for group health plans offering mental health or substance abuse benefits to examine their policies to see if they’re in compliance with laws that take effect in 2010.  More…

Looks like the COBRA subsidy may continue to be a thorn in the side of HR and benefits pros. More…

Yes, the pro-union  Employee Free Choice Act is floundering in Congress. That’s given some businesses the idea that they’ll never see a unionizing effort. Those are exactly the businesses that are most vulnerable. More…

There are proven ways to make any meeting — whether it’s about open enrollment or managing healthcare costs — more effective. More…

You have some new steps to take should employees’ health info be seen by prying eyes. More…

Good news: The feds are eliminating paperwork associated with one common fringe benefit — company-provided cell phones. More…

Workers at Molson breweries are filing grievances over what they consider the last straw in curtailed benefits:  a cutback in free beer. More…

Benefits pros have long questioned the value of providing tuition-assistance.

After all, won’t employees’ new degrees just make them more likely to leave for greener salary pastures? More…

Read this brief background on a lawsuit involving the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) and decide whether you think the employer won. More…

Whenever a company switches benefit plan carriers, there’s always the potential for unexpected problems during the changeover. More…