Benefits Think

A recent LA Times article provides an international price list, research tips and information links for consumers considering having surgery performed overseas. As economic belt-tightening and higher deductibles have consumers seeking cheaper health care options, and Aetna, Blue Shield of California,...

Make your list and check it twice. Now is the time to begin pulling together your year-end checklist for any must-dos regarding your retirement plan. Tips from Morgan Lewis can help get you started.

Don't miss our must-see coverage of what President-elect Obama's policies will mean for you. It's all online at ebn.benefitnews.com.

It's that time of year again. Just when it seems that the half of your office down with a cold or flu recovers, the other half goes out on sick leave or struggles through the day, sniffing and sneezing at their desk.

"After a period of reactionary cutting and freezing, hiring activity will return to a level of normalcy that closely replicates the hiring levels experienced during the first half of 2008," says Jobfox CEO Rob McGovern, author of The Recession: A Silver Lining for Corporate Recruiters, a white paper....

When your business is struggling to save for every penny, low-to-no-cost ways to save money are often overlooked in the search for the next grand solution. Go green(er) and with these cost saving measures, courtesy of the E.P.A.'s ENERGY STAR program:

The Dept. of Labor recently released the latest Employment Cost Index data, a periodic breakdown of salary and benefit costs to employers. From June to September, benefits costs rose 0.7%. In private industry, benefit costsincreased 2.4 percent, less than the increase for state and local government, which...

Illinois Sen. Barack Obama (D) was elected the nation's 44th president by a decisive margin yesterday, winning 349 electoral votes to Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) 162.

The IRS is waiving 2008 Code Y reporting for deferred compensation under 409A nonqualified deferred compensation plans, citing a need to figure out "how to calculate the amount that would be included in income." While they calculate, take a breather.

Listen to Mike Thompson, a principal at PricewaterhouseCoopers, talk about the present and future trends in retiree health benefits. He discusses ways to make these benefits more sustainable for employers.