
Nick Otto is a former senior editor of Employee Benefit News and Employee Benefit Adviser.

Nick Otto is a former senior editor of Employee Benefit News and Employee Benefit Adviser.
The sandwich generation is feeling the impact of financial stress the most, and looking to employers for help.
Employers should look to employee assistance programs and paid time off to alleviate mounting pressures.
Before the rule is made final, HR managers may want to bump pay to avoid having to pay overtime.
From the recently proposed overtime rule to floating bills on mandated paid leave, a number of hot topics were discussed by benefits professionals this week in Washington.
Before the rule is made final, HR managers may want to bump pay to avoid having to pay overtime.
From the formerly incarcerated to older workers, employers should work to expand employment opportunities, says SHRM CEO Johnny C. Taylor.
From fast-food chains and grocers to tech and consulting firms, these are among the nation’s top employers based on worker evaluations, according to jobs resource website Glassdoor.
From fast-food chains and grocers to tech and consulting firms, these are among the nation’s top employers based on worker evaluations, according to jobs resource website Glassdoor.
It’s on clients to create a culture of inclusion and remove the barriers that keep employees from utilizing mental well-being programs, experts say.
It’s on employers to create a culture of inclusion and remove the barriers that keep employees from utilizing mental well-being programs, experts say.
Though the proposed rule doesn’t reach the limits of Obama’s 2016 rule, small and midsize companies argue it creates administrative burdens.
The vast majority of workers say their employer doesn’t serve as a resource for their healthcare-related questions.
The vast majority of workers say their employer doesn’t serve as a resource for their healthcare-related questions.
Employers should partner with advisers to help workers understand offerings and make them more engaged year-round.
From Kentucky cementing its decision to discontinue payroll deductions for voluntary benefits to tax challenges clients take on, is the voluntary market on the edge of an evolution?
The pizza maker is partnering with Purdue University Global to offer tuition reimbursement education benefit.
These young standout advisers see a changing workforce sparking new benefits for gig workers, student loan debt relief and better engagement tactics from employers. Ranging in age from 26 to 35, they represent the next generation ready to make their mark on an evolving industry.
With a growing group of workers joining the gig economy, how to keep independent contractors healthy and financially secure may lie in portable benefits.
Employers who look to data and research can invest in employee healthcare now — and reap the rewards down the road.
The administration’s proposal would be a boon for employers and employees — and bring actual drug costs into the light.