| Above the Fold |
June 29, 2011 |
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| NJ gov signs bill reining in employee benefits |
| By Angela Delli Santi |
| New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday signed landmark legislation that increases pension and health contributions paid by a half-million teachers, police and other public workers and removes the issue from collective bargaining for four years. Read more |
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| DOL's Borzi fights critics of proposed fiduciary rule |
| By Melanie Waddell |
| Phyllis Borzi, head of the Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration, 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. Read more |
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| The Pulse |
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| OTC study encourages congressional action |
| By Jody Dietel |
| This week, I'll be back in D.C. for meetings with various policy makers recommending fixes to the OTC provision, as well as to the one that requires consumers to forfeit their unused FSA account balance at the end of the year. Read more |
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| Overheard on BenefitsPro |
 So you think the working class is full of self-entitled simps who ought to sacrifice for the greater good. How do you feel about executives pulling giant salaries while their staff (excuse me, peons) pull far lower salaries, workloads have doubled or the company struggles to grow?
-- Guest, Tough love for union toddlers |
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