Employer Strategies

Email is a dying medium of employee engagement; to meet workers where they are, HR professionals must be well versed in the latest social technology.

Clinicians and privacy experts are welcoming these inventions with one hand while holding up warning signs with the other. Technology might be a powerful tool to improve treatment, but an emotional problem, if it becomes known, can affect insurance coverage.

Employers' 401(k) matching contributions this year are likely to reach 4.7% of worker's pay, up from 3% in 2009.

Submissions are due July 28 for Employee Benefit Adviser’s annual awards recognizing excellence and leadership in the field.

The popularity of supplemental coverage — including accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity insurance — continues to rise as employers assist workers in combating high medical prices.

Government workers will receive six weeks of paid time for birth, adoption or taking care of an immediate family member.

The a la carte program helps small businesses keep compliant while serving the benefit needs of the workforce.

The program, which is in collaboration with vendor Best Upon Request, helps expecting and new mothers balance home and work life.

A Republican fallback plan to repeal all of the ACA without a replacement health program would lead to 32 million more people uninsured than under current law.

Employers should prioritize employee communications, perform face-to-face re-enrollments each year and measure results.