Discuss the responsibility of benefits in compensation. Asses the primary reasons an organization gives benefits to its employees; predict future trends in relation to the employee benefits, comprising national healthcare; recognize factors which must be considered when making a benefits plan.

Employer-sponsored Retirement Plans. Describe the origins of employer-sponsored retirement plans. Then, describe the 2 to 3 most prominent trends in retirement plans comprising its impact for both the employee and the organization.

Social Security Programs: Conduct research on the present state of Social Security. Based on your research, prepare down a 3-5 page paper which addresses the given: the concept of Social Security as originally envisioned through President Roosevelt; the viability of Social Security in the next 20-30 years; and 2-3 recommendations which would enhance the viability of Social Security for the next generation. Detail how best these recommendations can be implemented in the highly political environment which exists with this issue (comprising factors like the implementation itself, communication, education, and support and so on).