Nick Otto

From Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley, headlines impacting employee benefit decision-makers dominated news cycles.

Commentary about health savings accounts and financial investing were among the most popular items this year written by industry thought leaders.

Clients can now automatically enroll workers in the voluntary benefit with an opt-out option.

Culture Amp, Impraise and Reviewsnap are among the tools human resource managers can use to recognize, develop and engage with workers.

Opinions on controlling health costs and plan design innovation were among the most popular EBA commentary articles of the year.

Deep Talent, PeopleQlik and Vibe HCM are among the companies offering applications that track employees and identify staff ready for promotion.

Workers in these towns might be feeling a little more of that crunch when it comes to affordable healthcare or financial hardships.