Please find an article related to government-mandated benefits (unemployment, social security, medicare, etc.) as discussed this week in class. To help locate your article, you can utilize the DeVry University library through THE|HUB, or you may locate the article through your own source. The article should be from a current professional source that you would read as a manager in the benefits field. It should be a source that you would feel comfortable taking forward to your employer.

Once you have located and read your article, please complete a review of the article. The article review should consist of the following.

1. It should include a summary of the article (two to three paragraphs maximum). Why was the article written about the topic at the current time? This should be completed in your own words and review key points of the article. You should not repeat the article in your summary.

2. How does this relate to the learning for the week in class? What laws and concepts are covered that would help you in the area of benefits? How could you further elaborate on the concepts in the article?

3. Based upon the article, what recommendations would you provide to the business community (an employer) from reading the article?

The article review must be completed in the APA format and utilize proper grammar. Points will be deducted for papers without a reference page (see rubric for assignment criteria). The paper should be a 1,000–1,500 word count, not including title or reference pages. The article will be graded based upon the Benefits Rubric.