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• Number of 401(k), IRA millionaires surge

  

  Retirement balances are on the rise, while auto-enrollment is playing a major role in increasing employees’ retirement savings, Fidelity says.

  401(k) Paula Aven Gladych August 17

  401(k) Paula Aven Gladych August 17

• Clothing retailer Carhartt adds student loan perk to benefits package

  

  The Michigan-based company now contributes $50 monthly toward employees’ student loans, up to a $10,000 maximum.

  Student loan debt Margarida Correia August 17

  Student loan debt Margarida Correia August 17

• Video Self-Funded Solution #17 Healthcare Cost Cuts With Real Impact?

  

  Improved outcomes and lower costs through turning employees into smart consumers of health care services has long been the holy grail of employers, their advisers, and TPA firms. Until now success has been elusive. But today there’s a formula with enabling tools that cuts the average cost of care by 36%, when fully implemented.

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• Views Complying with California’s Consumer Privacy Act of 2018

  

  Kelsey Wong

  Law graduate Foley & Lardner

  While the act is broadly applicable to qualifying businesses, employers should pay special attention to their duties under the act.

  Data privacy August 16

  Data privacy August 16

• Views Do employees know where to go in a health crisis?

  

  Jeffery D. Smith

  Workplace Possibilities program practice consultant Standard Insurance Company

  Without a clear process, workers with health conditions may struggle at work and at finding answers.

  Healthcare benefits August 16

  Healthcare benefits August 16

• Views Containing costs comes at a price — a narrow network could be the answer

  

  Travis Turner

  Vice president, account management Corporate Synergies

  Employers are now shifting from developing the plans just to reduce costs to using them as a way to provide value-based healthcare.

  Healthcare costs August 16

  Healthcare costs August 16