Benefits Think

With the new, increased salary requirements set to take effect later this year for exempt employees, many employers are asking how they might reduce their overtime obligations. One possible approach is the fluctuating workweek method of compensation.

When it comes to healthcare proposals such as Paul Ryan and the GOP’s latest, gradual is better, says adviser Craig Hasday.

Let’s consider the impact of the approaching moratorium, the ways employers can use it to their financial advantage and what might happen when it ends in 2018.

Lawsuits have been filed against eight private universities sponsoring defined contribution code Section 403(b) and 401(a) retirement plans

How design thinking is helping human resources make the perk millennial-friendly.

Sharing political opinions with colleagues — and especially clients — can have a negative effect on an adviser’s business, says columnist Wendy Keneipp.

Last week, yet another slew of private retirement plan managers became the target of class-action lawsuits. This time it was a bunch of universities: Yale University, NYU, MIT, and other schools have been sued for failing to properly oversee their employees’ retirement plans.

The insurer warned the government in a July letter that it would be financially forced to step back its participation in the individual insurance exchanges if the DOJ tried to block its $28 billion purchase of Humana. Guess what happened, writes Max Nisen.

Health systems do not want to lose money for better health outcomes, say consultants Brian Klepper and Fred Goldstein.

No bones about it: Disorders such as arthritis and back pain affect more than half of employees, and are one of the costliest healthcare drivers for clients.