The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 carries a lot of changes for employers, not the least are changes to COBRA coverage. Under the new law, eligible employees who were enrolled in their employers' health plans when they lost

President Barack Obama has set aside $634 billion in a reserve fund to address changes in the health care system, The New York Times reports. About half of that fund will come from proposed cost savings in Medicare, Medicaid and other health

New health care provisions included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will take effect March 1. The bill, signed by President Obama last week, includes new requirements for COBRA compliance. According to a statement by NAHU, some

Defined benefit plan sponsors are focused on only a few of the risks associated with their pension plans, according to a recent MetLife study. The company surveyed 168 corporate plan sponsors among the 1,000 largest defined benefit plans in the

The economic stimulus plan passed in the House with a vote of 246 to 183, according to the New York Times. The Senate should vote on the bill later today. NAHU released a statement outlining some of the effects the bill will have on the health care

Polish hotel group Malmaison has enjoyed great success from a series of informational videos designed to boost benefits enrollment, according to Asperity Employee Benefits, the U.K.-based voluntary benefits firm that produced the videos. The videos

Some managers see incentive plans as a catch-all solution to just about any performance problem, according to Ann Bares for Workforce Management. She cites a WorldatWork survey which found 81 percent of U.S. employers are using incentives to get the

Principal Financial Group has launched two new products to help business insure against unforeseen losses. Key Person Replacement allows employers to insure vital employees. If the employee is totally disabled, the business receives the