Nick Otto

Software analytics firm sees positive results from its campus health center.

Software analytics firm SAS sees positive results from its use of on-site health clinics.

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.

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 company’s two-year, $2.7 billion investment in employees.

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.

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.

For VWR Corporation, a successful voluntary benefits strategy hinged on the right combination of products and a good communications plan.

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.

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 Act’s excise tax on high-price health plans.

More than two-thirds of employees whose hypertension was discovered during a workplace health screening didn’t know they had the condition.