Employer Strategies

The rejection of a $100 million settlement with drivers comes with plenty of silver linings for Uber Technologies Inc. The gray cloud for the ride-hailing company is that a dozen or so lawsuits that would have been silenced may now roll back in.

A deal between Humana and eMindful will add mindfulness programs to the insurer’s suite of wellness offerings available to employers.

Physical symptoms hold top priority for employers, but emotional health could be the cause of more absenteeism and lost productivity.

Employers are still reluctant to offer insurance-backed products, says Willis Towers Watson consultant Bill Dewalt.

With the new, increased salary requirements set to take effect later this year for exempt employees, many employers are asking how they might reduce their overtime obligations. One possible approach is the fluctuating workweek method of compensation.

Let’s consider the impact of the approaching moratorium, the ways employers can use it to their financial advantage and what might happen when it ends in 2018.

Lawsuits have been filed against eight private universities sponsoring defined contribution code Section 403(b) and 401(a) retirement plans

How design thinking is helping human resources make the perk millennial-friendly.

One way is to open a health savings account as it offers tax-free withdrawals that people can use to cover a portion of their insurance premiums.

Last week, yet another slew of private retirement plan managers became the target of class-action lawsuits. This time it was a bunch of universities: Yale University, NYU, MIT, and other schools have been sued for failing to properly oversee their employees’ retirement plans.