System and method for automating human resources programs

The present invention relates to a system and method for automating human resource programs. In a preferred example embodiment, the present invention comprises an employee benefits communication system further comprising an electronic database of benefits plan information, a Web server program executing on a Web server computer connected to the Internet, configured to authenticate users as brokers of employee benefits plans, an application program executing on the Web server computer to update the database of benefits information in response to HTTP requests transmitted by authenticated brokers, a Web site generation program that queries the database and incorporates information updated by brokers into text files comprising XML and employee benefits plans information, a Web server program executing on a Web server computer connected to the Internet, configured to authenticate users as participants in an identified employee benefits plan and to transmit text files corresponding to the identified employee benefits plan in response to HTTP requests transmitted by authenticated participants in the identified employee benefits plan.