With our ever changing economy in organizational restructurings, employees are becoming increasingly concerned regarding employee benefits including Health Care and Family Medical Leave Act/FMLA.

For this thread please complete the following:

1.Please locate one scholarly professional or academic article aIDressing how organizations are approaching employee benefits in a changing environment. This article could include: the Affordable Care Act, Family Medical Leave Act, Benefits and Compensation, Life Insurance, or other benefit related issues. Please cite your sources accordingly. AND

2.Please provide a practical example of an employee benefits issue. The purpose of this discussion is not for political purposes or ranting about employee benefits, but for an academic discussion of how to intelligently approach the issue.

It is important to cite your sources that you use, reference, quote, or paraphrase. Please include a Reference or Work Cited section containing the full properly formatted citation.

To receive a passing grade each post should be a minimum of 200 words in length, demonstrating thought and integration of key concepts. Your response should be supported with relevant background sources, which must be properly cited & referenced. During the second week you should respond to at least one other student with a post of similar length and quality as your initial post.