Employer Strategies

Thirteen-year veteran of the employee benefits industry Susan L. Combs considers the mentorship of new women benefit advisers to be her top priority.

Thanks to Rosetta Stone software, employees of the Chinese chain are opening the lines of communication.

Just because an employee didn’t request after-hours pay doesn’t excuse an employer's obligation to pay — but a recent court decision could make overtime policies a bit thornier.

Medical data analytics is pointless if employees won’t use it. Here’s how to urge the workforce to spend their benefit dollars smartly.

Employees can’t be paid to get healthy and they can’t be incentivized to participate in a plan if they don’t understand why they are doing it.

Retirees who under-reported their income to avoid taxes will also get smaller retirement benefits than they deserve.

A little bit of negotiation and understanding of how carrier formulas work can go a long way in helping employers prepare for rate increases.

Broker disintermediation is not about to happen — nor is it something a smart carrier should desire.

Significant variances between the two delivery models include an employee’s level of ongoing relationship with the same physician over time.

Retirees who under-reported their income to avoid taxes will also get smaller retirement benefits than they deserve.