Healthcare

If the GOP moves forward with it, companies will lose a major incentive to provide benefits and the true problem — reducing costs — will not be addressed, says adviser Craig Hasday.

Benefits such as caregiving and concierge programs serve a genuine purpose and have a meaningful impact on employee well-being.

Those who leave the workforce are automatically enrolled in Medicare by the time they reach 65 if they are already collecting their Social Security benefits.

Advisers and trade groups are monitoring congressional talk reexamining the tax-favored standing of workplace savings plans.

Workers with 401(k)s are 15 times more likely to save, but many employees, particularly those at small businesses, don’t have access to the retirement plans.

When breaches occur, regulatory ramifications can be as complex as the reputational damage to all parties involved will be great.

Rachel Carlson co-founded Guild Education, which partners with companies to offer online education as an employee perk.

Couples would be better off retiring at the same time, as they face major life changes together. And leaving a career-driven spouse at home in retirement can throw a marriage out of whack.

Concerns about cost, flexibility and complications often keep employers from offering coverage.

Employee benefits advocacy can turn insurance users into savvy consumers, long before they enter an emergency room.