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Job market shrinks, wellness programs expand to keep pace with employee waist lines.

Over the last 12 months, the U.S. Department of Labor and the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed several rules, regulations and legislation that will soon change retirement planning for allinvestment companies, employers and investors.

With the effective date of the fee disclosure rule just six months away and the fiduciary definition regulation likely not far behind, many in the financial industry are scrambling to adjust to the new standards and figure out exactly what the regulations mean for them.

Phyllis Borzi, head of the Department of Labors Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), fought back on Tuesday against criticisms EBSA has received regarding its controversial regulation amending the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

When analysts attack, the case for and against HSAs and, oops!, a health reform loophole is discovered

If you haven’t checked out the latest Benefits Selling, give it a read. The June issue reiterates there’s a lot more evolution to consider in the world of employee benefits than what’s been going on with health care reform (although McKinsey’s latest survey did add fuel to that fire).

Retirement planning officials take note: The Obama administration is ramping up enforcement efforts to combat the large number of retirement plans that it says are not compliant with retirement planning rules and regulations.

Bradford Campbell, the former head of the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), says the U.S. Department of Labor should overhaul its retirement plan fiduciary definition proposal.