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Employee Benefits Research: General Sources

Introduction

The following sources provide broad analysis of employee benefits laws or aspects thereof.  Because ERISA is the major statute regulating employee benefit plans, a number of sources listed under the ERISA - Secondary Sources tab will provide similarly broad analysis.

Dictionaries, Glossaries and Nutshells

Benefits and Compensation Glossary, Patricia A. Bonner, ed. (12th ed. 2010) 10th floor - KF3509.A6 B36 2010.

With over 2,500 terms and 800 acronyms, Benefits and Compensation Glossary provides the most complete list of employee benefit terms available.

Employee Benefit Plans in a Nutshell, Jay Conison (2003)  6th floor - Academic Success & Reserve - KF 3512.Z9 C68 2003

This comprehensive reference guide provides a condensed treatment of many of the major topics included in employee benefits.

Treatises and Handbooks - General

Employee Benefits Handbook, Jeffrey D. Mamorsky (4th ed. 1995-date) 10th floor -  KF 3509 .E56 1995 , also available via Westlaw.

This handbook has clear and complete explanations of complex employee benefits statutes and regulations. The handbook illustrates the steps to be taken to keep a plan in compliance and the company out of court. Topics include FMLA, COBRA, employee benefit plan accounting, reporting to regulatory agencies, and tax considerations for qualified retirement plans.

Employee Benefits Law (2nd ed. BNA 2000- ) 10th floor - KF 3509.E58 2000.  Kept up to date with periodic supplements.  Also available via Bloomberg.

Written by members of the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law, this title provides annotated coverage by distinguished members of the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law who provide careful analysis and explanations of ERISA Titles I and IV; rules of tax qualification, deductibility, and other key tax issues; interplay with related legal areas—including employment discrimination and labor relations.

Employee Benefits Law: ERISA and Beyond, Jeffrey D. Mamorsky (1980-date) 10th floor - KF 3512 .M36.

Employee Fringe and Welfare Benefit Plans, Michael J. Canan and William D. Mitchell (1990-date) 10th floor - KF3512 .E47, also available via Westlaw.

This book discusses major types of employee fringe and welfare benefit plans available under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

Employer's Guide to Fringe Benefit Rules, Annette J. Guarisco and Mary B. Hevener (1994-date) 10th floor - KF3509 .G82, also available via Westlaw.