Benefits Think

The Department of Labor this week called for comments on the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), which amends the tax code, ERISA and several other employment laws to prohibit health coverage discrimination based on genetic information.

Set up a lifecycle fund strategy. With the flood of lifecycle funds now available, plan sponsors need to consider which funds are most appropriate for their retirement plan. Get started separating the contenders from pretenders by reading this month's EBN.

Did you have fewer takers this year during open enrollment? Blame the economy.

We all know communication is essential when getting benefits messages across to employees, but new news from Accountemps suggests that effective communication can actually improve morale as well. When used incorrectly, one-third of executives responding say that a lack of open and effective communication...

Find out what your health insurance carrier's shares are selling for on Wall St. The information could be just as valuable as their premium rates, according to experts who participated in a roundtable discussion sponsored by the Center for Studying Health System Change. Read more about how the economy...

I am struggling with this too. My spouse's company is implementing an HSA plan this year and I'm struggling with deciding. I feel very informed and educated and can teach others but like you said, real life and paper are different.

Voters in five states last week voted down measures that would put more of state and local pension investments at risk in the stock market, further illustrating investor nervousness in light of the current economic crisis.

Two weeks ago - after much discussion with my husband, fine-tooth-combing our family budget, using three comparison tools and a medical cost estimator, and reading every page of communication my employer sent on the subject - I enrolled my family in a high-deductible health plan with an HSA for 2009....

Keith Bruhnsen, assistant director of benefits at the University of Michigan, offers real-world strategies on running a specialty pharmacy benefit program that reduces costs and keeps members satisfied.

Like the Boy Scouts, be prepared. Don't let disasters -- natural, technological or otherwise -- derail your business or wipe out vital employee and benefits information. EBN contributor Charles Denyer outlines the must-haves in your corporate disaster recovery plan.