The U.S. Department of Labors newly revised interim policy on electronic disclosure clarifies that plan administrators and their service providers will not be out of compliance with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) if they use continuous access websites to impart required disclosure information.

A November revenue ruling offers an interesting opportunity for employers to do some beneficial year-end tax planning.

Under the U.S. Department of Labor, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs is proposing a new rule in which federal contractors and subcontractors must set a hiring goal of employing disabled people as 7 percent of their work forces, along with other requirements.

Americans' wealth last summer suffered its biggest quarterly loss in more than two years as stocks, pension funds and home values lost value.