SAS on-site clinic lowers worker ER visits
Software analytics firm sees positive results from its campus health center.
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Nick Otto
SAS on-site clinic lowers worker ER visits
Software analytics firm SAS sees positive results from its use of on-site health clinics.
By
Nick Otto
Telehealth language barriers focus of new partnership
As the diverse health needs of the U.S. population grow, so does the need for doctors who can understand and empathize with the language and cultural context of their patients.
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Nick Otto
Walmart bumps minimum wages nationwide
Walmart on Wednesday announced its plan to increase its minimum wages for all full-time and part-time associates this February under the second phase of the companys two-year, $2.7 billion investment in employees.
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Nick Otto
Stable value funds, retirement draw-down strategies cited as 2016 trends
Beginning this October, the SEC will allow money market funds to impose redemption fees, or temporarily halt redemptions, when the funds fall below certain liquidity thresholds, which could spur greater plan sponsor interest in stable-value funds.
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Nick Otto
Will 2016 be the year of financial well-being?
Financial stress is taking a toll on employees. As a new year starts, many workers are evaluating how to best secure their financial future providing an opportunity for employers to step up to the plate.
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Nick Otto
Easy enrollment, variety of products key ingredients in voluntary benefit programs
For VWR Corporation, a successful voluntary benefits strategy hinged on the right combination of products and a good communications plan.
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Nick Otto
Employers getting more proactive on cyber security, ID theft
Affordable Care Act compliance topped the minds of benefit professionals in 2015 but cyber security also took center stage this year as employers looked to develop policies and procedures to protect themselves and their employees data from cyberattacks.
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Nick Otto
Employer groups want more than two-year delay to Cadillac tax
The House and Senate Friday passed a comprehensive $1.1 trillion spending package that would avoid a government shutdown, including a provision that would push back the Affordable Care Acts excise tax on high-price health plans.
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Nick Otto
Many employees unaware of hypertension
More than two-thirds of employees whose hypertension was discovered during a workplace health screening didnt know they had the condition.
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Nick Otto
Student loan debt hindering retirement savings
401(k) and other defined contribution plan sponsors report high participation rates by millennials; however, millennials with student loan debt are saving at a lower rate.
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Nick Otto
Employers struggle to engage employees in wellness
Many companies have embraced financial incentives as a way to encourage participation in wellness programs, but workers still express concerns about privacy and not wanting their employers to be involved in their health and well-being.
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Nick Otto
Small business lobbies Congress to alter DOL fiduciary rule
Small businesses are pleading with lawmakers and the Department of Labor, saying theyre getting the short end of the stick with regards to the DOLs proposed fiduciary rule.
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Nick Otto
Blended workforce presents systems challenges
In a world where remote work and contract-based employment is becoming a well-accepted norm, employers are facing challenges integrating their benefits, payroll and HR systems to manage the diverse workforce.
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Nick Otto
Employers play waiting game on minimum wage hike
The minimum wage battle took center stage Tuesday night in Oregon, as voters in the city of Portland rejected a proposal to dramatically increase minimum wage in the city. But the pressure is likely to continue as workers rights groups and some politicians continue to push for higher minimum wages across the country.
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Nick Otto
Employers plagued by ACA administrative burdens
As employers face growing challenges trying to balance employees well-being with containing benefits-related company costs, many are seeking guidance on how to manage the administrative and compliance requirements of the Affordable Care Act.
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Nick Otto
Wellness programs massively over-screening people
The U.S. is drowning in over-diagnosis and over-treatment and workplace wellness programs are partly to blame, said a wellness industry expert during a debate at the Population Health Alliance conference in Washington, D.C.
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Nick Otto
Congress hears testimony on small-business retirement challenges
Several retirement industry experts met on Capitol Hill Wednesday in a continued push to encourage better access to retirement plans for small businesses, championing bipartisan reforms to multiple-employer plans.
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Nick Otto
Competing financial priorities challenge millennials retirement savings
Smart millennials are rejecting higher salaries for quality workplace retirement plans, says researcher Jason Dorsey, chief strategy officer with The Center for Generational Kinetics. Do you agree?
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Nick Otto
Workplace bullying costly, often unnoticed
In addition to lost productivity, low employee morale and a toxic company culture, office bullying can lead to higher turnover increasing money spent on recruiting and training new talent.
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Nick Otto