Kevin Sweeney

Robust financial education programs can help employees address student loan debt, an issue that affects all generations of, not just new graduates.

Obesity reaches record levels in every corner of the nation and affects the bottom line of virtually every organization.

With the hefty price tag organizations pay for employee benefits, effectively communicating those offerings to get the highest return on investment is critical - particularly in the current economic environment. To this end, having a vision to engage and motivate workers is one thing. Turning that vision into a successful campaign is quite another.

Fifth in EBN's year-long BeneFIT Success series When the waistlines of both your employee population and your corporate medical costs are shrinking, people tend to take notice. And many eyes have been watching such a slimming down effect taking shape at the Principal Financial Group year after year.

For too many employers, poor health and well-being comes at a hefty price in terms of increased health care costs and decreased productivity. But for one California-based company, the path to a more healthy, happy workforce has come at hardly any cost at all.