Benefits Think

Employers should carefully consider whether a paid time off bucket or a traditional vacation and sick leave program is best for their employees.

Storytelling can help employers give workers a better understanding of how the perks can improve their financial wellbeing.

Benefit brokers who are proactive and address near-certain cost hikes will become valuable client counselors.

To combat increased cases of back pain, employers should encourage employees to move more throughout the workday and take frequent breaks.

Fiscal literacy isn’t taught in high school and colleges, so employers must counsel their younger workers about saving money.

When planning for retirement, it is important for workers to think in terms of their source of income in retirement, but which retirement vehicle offers the best perk?

Plan administrators who make foolish mistakes are begging for an invasive audit from the IRS or Department of Labor. Here are some common errors that will trigger your plan’s worst nightmare.

A recent case illustrates that a buyer might be determined to be a successor employer even if the buyer does not have actual notice of the withdrawal liability.

The DOL upended the traditional dynamic of company-sponsored benefits and threw a lifeline to millions of small companies and their HR teams.

A “Hail Mary” pass is understandable when it comes to treating a seriously ill loved one, but questions remain about reimbursement.