Employer Strategies

The Florida-based beer distribution company brewed up a plan with its insurer, UnitedHealthcare, to engage workers with wearable fitness devices.

Affordable Care Act’s loopholes and inefficiencies are creating losses among carriers and they, in turn, are pressing advisers, says Sally Pipes, president and CEO of the Pacific Research Institute.

The key issue for benefit plan sponsors in Zubik v. Burwell is whether the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive-coverage mandate requirements and its accommodation violate the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

A report released on Wednesday by salary website Glassdoor found that that women are paid, on average, five cents less on the dollar than men in the same position who are equally qualified and work at the same company.

Tired workers are rampant in the workplace, and companies need to wake up to reality or face continued loss of productivity.

Cornerstone Insurance Group beefs up its offerings – and even hires a staff wellness director – to win over plan sponsors.

Some of the early entrants to the PBE market may plateau because their strategy to selling exchanges is flawed, says Frenkel Benefits’ Craig Hasday.

Ted Benna, who was instrumental in designing early 401(k) plans, comes out of retirement to help small and mid-sized businesses determine whether they’re getting their money’s worth from plan charges.

Technology alone is not enough to help employees achieve their money goals, according to research from Financial Finesse.

Employers can take immediate steps to help hospitals ensure that employees, dependents — and all patients — are in better shape after they leave the hospital than when they went in.