Benefits Think

Wage gains suggest that a virtuous cycle may be beginning, and the economic expansion is far from over, says adviser Barry Ritholtz.

Accountable care organizations are helping some employers keep costs from continuing to grow steeply — and they might keep employees healthier, too.

There’s been little discussion between Clinton and Trump, but plan sponsors remain concerned about post-ACA healthcare.

It would drive employers out of business or out of the state, marginalize benefit brokers and paint consumers into an economic corner.

Changes brought on by the ACA provide an opportunity for advisers to onboard new clients, says CHOICE Administrators’ Ron Goldstein

Employers need to talk to their financial adviser to learn whether his fiduciary relationship will be changing.

Research and preparation are paramount to winning new business, says adviser Amy Evans, who found herself on the inside of the process.

Misclassification liability is an area of substantial potential exposure, says employment attorney William Horwitz.

Companies that do business in a double-breasted structure, and the attorneys who counsel them, should pay close attention to multiemployer benefit plan contribution obligations, experts say.

The Office for Civil Rights will begin investigating breaches or protected health information that affect less than 500 individuals, says attorney Sheryl Feutz-Harter.