Employer Strategies

Retirement investors may opt for whole life insurance, which offers tax-deferred growth on premiums, or a home, which they can sell with up to $250,000 (or $500,000 for couples) in capital gains tax exclusion.

With the release of PlanSource’s Copernicus, benefit administrators are praising the automated features that make their job less stressful.

The staffing firm’s on-site counselors have helped employees decrease their healthcare spend and increase productivity.

Companies like Indiana University Health and VMware offer the perk in an effort to attract and retain talent.

In the past 15 years, healthcare has consumed a larger portion of dollars while the amount spent on retirement programs is on the decline.

Grand Rounds algorithm credited with combating misdiagnoses and improving healthcare literacy for clients.

More and more employers seek to offer education debt assistance programs as a means of retaining younger talent, but advisers may not have the time or manpower to fully invest in education on the products.

The school found deploying the right technology, and tapping employees’ competitive nature, generated a lot of excitement around the program.

Employers should dispel common myths about health savings accounts, discuss tax-time changes and skip out on the benefits jargon.

If employees dread Fridays just as much as Mondays, there may be some toxic stew cooking in the kitchen, says Bernard Marr, an expert in strategy, performance management, analytics, KPIs and big data. Marr points out some of the more easily missed warning signs of a poisonous working environment – red flags benefit and HR decision-makers should be aware of.