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The 2013-2014 winter season has dumped record snow amounts on the northeastern United States, which has made it a rough go for public works agencies and employers to clean up. It also presented an opportunity for snowplow contracting service Xtreme Snow Pros to bulldoze its competition; however, the company was feeling increasingly hampered by its management and recruiting practices.
The landmark Connecticut bill expected to address the future retirement challenges for private sector employees in the state has jumped its first legislative hurdle.
Retirement confidence among Americans regained some of the losses reported over the past five years where approximately 18% are very confident and 37% are somewhat confident with the future financial needs according to a new survey from the Employee Benefit Research Institute.
Despite one-third of respondents not having health insurance, a new Gallup poll finds that approximately 66% of Americans are satisfied with the current health system as more expected changes from the Affordable Care Acts individual and employer mandate continue their rollout.
New research from the Commonwealth Fund suggests that small business owners should consider the Small Business Health Options Program as a means to navigate the choppy waters in this post-Affordable Care Act world through competitive choice.
As open enrollment for marketplaces on Healthcare.gov will conclude at the end of the month, federal health officials have nabbed NBA star LeBron James to shoot up a buzzer beater that will garner more attention from Americans in need of affordable health insurance.
Joining the suites smartphone app launch last year and its mobile Web functionality, the Boston-based investment company says that it will begin to offer the iPad and iPad Mini options to workplace participants and individual mobile tablet users.
With the Affordable Care Act expected to force employers to find more nimble ways to curb health care costs, Gov. Scott Walker has signed the Healthy Jobs Act into law, a new proposal that would offer tax credits to companies that provide workplace wellness programs.
More and more employers are looking to wellness programs to help relieve the expected burden of the Affordable Care Acts excise tax on their high-cost plans. While 35% have already taken action to add or improve these supplemental programs, approximately 47% say they are considering this option, according to a new employer survey from Mercer.
As employer-sponsored retirement plans are expected to see premium increases from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation this year, along with a possibility of an unsteady market economy and longevity issues, retirement officials are urging plan sponsors to consider de-risking techniques.
New data indicates that target-date funds are used by roughly 55% of the participants in 401(k) plans at Vanguard, referencing a growing attraction to balanced investment options that automatically cuts down risk with age.
The percentage of Americans who currently obtain health insurance coverage through their employers continues to drop, indicating an ongoing trend among benefit plan sponsors and HR decision-makers to shift costs to public and private exchanges.
A new wellness mindset is brewing at the Palmyra, Wisc. headquarters of Standard Process, a whole food supplements distributor established in 1929. The health organization is planning to open its doors to employers across the country that are looking to incorporate organic strategies to improve the health of employees by including the services of an onsite chiropractor.
Fidelity Investments has concocted a new educational product suite to be available on your nearby desktop computer that will ease the burden that faces both defined contribution plan sponsors as well as plan participants in managing future saving needs.
Despite a reported 4.4% increase in employer health care costs in 2014, the majority of large U.S. employers say they are more inclined to maintain benefits to active employees, but will modify plans and continue to shift over costs to their employees.
House Republicans attempts to stay the Affordable Care Acts individual mandate continued yesterday as they argued for a contentious bill that would delay implementation of penalties for failing to comply with the health insurance mandate.
Connecticut lawmakers are considering a new plan to offer individual retirement accounts to private sector employees in a need of future retirement assistance.
The Affordable Care Acts ongoing rollout is likely to spark many employers to take action within their benefit plans. Whether it is utilization of a high-deductible health plan or emphasizing voluntary options, employers say that a change is imminent, according to a new studys findings.
When employers focus on incorporating financial education and other wellness programs into their companys culture, it turns out increasing engagement as well as having the right tools in place is a shared goal among both conventional employers and unique businesses such as the NFL Players Association.
As Affordable Care Act health plans continue their rollout, a new nationwide analysis finds that public health exchanges continue to exclude the same medical services, across the board.