As employers develop benefit plans, they have considerable freedom to develop them in accordance with the needs of their employees and the strategies of their business. While employers have great flexibility, United States law does restrict that flexibility to some degree. This exercise is important because there are certain legal restrictions related to benefits by which employers must abide.The goal of this activity is to determine which benefits proposals are legal and illegal under U.S. law.Carefully read and answer the following statements by scrolling your cursor over each. Determine if they are legal or not under U.S. law, and drag and place them in the appropriate category. There are six statements for each category.