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Employee benefits are the second-largest line item for companies after payroll — yet they are often underappreciated and underutilized by employees, and the investment ultimately gets undermined.
This begs the question: How can your employer clients make the most of that investment and positively impact their workforce?
Sommer Sherrod is the vice president of Healthcare Strategy and People Strategy Consulting at Insurance Office of America.
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