Employee Retirement Income Security Act


Making Debentures Work As A Perk

Consider convertible debentures as a tool for rewarding -- and retaining -- valued employees.  Read story

Smart Self-Funding

Self-funding for medical benefits is becoming increasingly popular, but small companies should take precautions.  Read story

Part-Time Employees

Part-time employees typically work fewer hours in a day or during a work week than full-time employees; the latter are typically employed for 40 hours. Pa...  Read story

You Can Take It With You -- And Retirees Do

Although the 1974 Employee Retirement Income Security Act encouraged retirees to choose pension payout plans that provided for their dependents, a recent ...  Read story

Multiple Employer Trust

A Multiple Employer Trust (MET) is a group of ten or more employers who form a trust in order to minimize the tax implications of providing certain types ...  Read story

Benefits: 401(k) Educations

A 401(k) expert suggests tips on how to legally communicate to employees information about your plan.  Read story

Unlocking The Handcuffs

A stock option is the right to purchase a certain amount of shares of the granting company's common stock at a given price for a specified period of time....  Read story

White House Throws Pensions A Curve

Steel, auto and airline companies were about to feel good about retiree drug benefits. Now this.  Read story

Pension Plans

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Put Government Pension Funds To Work

Small companies need capital, and state and local government pension funds can help if lawmakers will allow it.  Read story

Court Sides With Biz on Disability

The Supreme Court rules that businesses can reject employee disability benefits when their doctor disagrees with the treating physician.  Read story

Fiduciary Duty

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Evaluating The Valuators

How to pick an expert to value your closely held business and avoid appraisal problems down the road.  Read story

The Inc. Network

Reader-to-reader advice.  Read story

How An Employee Perk Can Be A Tax Advantage

One small company owner, with a preference for profit-sharing, ended up with a pension plan instead.  Read story

Disability Insurance

Disability insurance or disability income insurance (abbreviated DI in the industry), is designed to compensate the policy holder for income lost if the h...  Read story

Tax;

The Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 clearly has curtailed one well-publicized aspect of voluntary employee beneficiary associations (VEBAs) -- the provision...  Read story

401(K) Plans

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AIDS in the Workplace

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a disease that impairs the human immune system and renders it susceptible to infections that would be repell...  Read story

Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs)

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Retirement Planning

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Retirement Riches

Fund your company by tapping IRAs.  Read story

Retirement Plan FAQs

What is a qualified retirement plan? Most likely, if you are covered by a retirement plan at work, it is a qualified plan. A quali...  Read story

IPO Alternatives: SEC Registration Exemptions

Sometimes, a company that needs more funding may not be quite prepared for an initial public offering. In such an instance, the company may consider a mor...  Read story

Beyond The Fringes

How smaller companies are profiting from flexible-benefits plans.  Read story

Employee Compensation

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Employee Ownership: A Capital Idea

Employee Stock Ownership Plans offer you access to a new group of investors -- your workers.  Read story

Vacation Breaks

A company can trim its tax bill by purchasing a vacation retreat through a Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association.  Read story

CEO's Notebook

CEOs discuss the pros and cons of independent sales reps; when regulations kick in for your business; company relocation on a budget; and KSOPs, the next kil...  Read story

Cut Your Health Care Costs Now

Nine ways to slash your insurance costs, from health savings accounts to getting tough with your broker to joining purchasing pools.  Read story

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