Benefits Manager

A new Avalere study gives Democrats more ammunition in their claims the McKinsey survey, which reported a third of employers will be dropping health coverage soon because of Obamacare, is an “outlier.”

One day of owners' meetings could turn into two. Whether that's a sign of progress toward the end of the lockout and labor peace is debatable.

Rising health care costs rank as a top financial challenge for CFOs.

The Supreme Court on Monday blocked a massive sex discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart on behalf of female employees in a decision that makes it harder to mount large-scale bias claims against the nation's biggest companies.

Workers at a Target store in New York voted against joining the country's largest retail union Friday night, but the union said it would press on and broaden its push to represent the company's workers nationwide.

Compensation involves more than just a worker’s paycheck. For a company’s top performers, the compensation challenge is even more acute. Too little incentive and you don’t maximize the employee’s potential; too much constitutes a drag on the company’s earnings.

In retirement planning, you can provide a valuable service by helping clients estimate how much money they'll spend monthly on essential needs such as food, clothing, housing and utilities.

AARP, the powerful lobby for older Americans, was hammered Friday by fellow activists for refusing to oppose any and all cuts to Social Security benefits, a position the group says it has long held as a way to extend the life of the massive retirement and disability program.