Benefits Think

Making it easy for employees to shop and enroll in supplemental products increases uptake, boosts loyalty and leaves workers better protected, according to ADP’s Gerry Leonard.

Often overlooked, handbooks are an important form of documentation that the IRS or DOL will most likely request during an audit, says attorney Patricia Moran.

A Massachusetts district court recently ruled that two affiliated private equity funds were liable for the unfunded vested benefits owed to a multiemployer pension fund by its bankrupt portfolio company.

The three most common rationales for keeping them separate are all wrong, says benefit services expert Eric Helman

Making it easy for employees to shop and enroll in supplemental products increases uptake, boosts loyalty and leaves workers better protected, according to ADP’s Gerry Leonard.

The offering resonates deeply with the millennial talent pool, but it has a dark side as well.

Benefit managers often struggle to figure out where to start the reasonable-accommodations process and when or how to bring in outside resources to help.

Nearly half of U.S. workers have no retirement savings, so plan sponsors should embrace auto-enrollment and online education and advice, says adviser Robert Lawton.

A closer reading of it sends a clear signal to plan sponsors that they should aim to keep participants invested in a qualified defined contribution plan throughout their working lives.

During an M&A, figuring out what to do with the retirement plans can sometimes be an afterthought, but it doesn’t need to be, says State Street’s Nate Miles.