A round-up of the week’s employee benefits news, reports and controversy from around the web

It turns out that nicotine can rev up brain cells that normally signal people to stop eating when they're full, researchers report in Friday's edition of the journal Science.

A new study by MetLife shows that employees are seeking even more retirement planning assistance from employers — and many companies are rising to the challenge.

NFL players urged a federal appeals court Friday to declare the lockout illegal, saying the league had no right to impose a work stoppage that is now approaching three months with no sign of a deal that will save the 2011 season.