Employer Strategies

All full-time employees who work an average of 18 hours a week in a year are covered by the legislation. For newly hired workers, employers may impose a waiting period of up to one year.

Programs that teach workers to be in the moment help boost their productivity by helping them ignore irrelevant or less important tasks.

Clients are often willing to provide contacts, but too busy to respond. How advisers can get past the ‘no’ by offering to do the work for them.

By enhancing sleep quality and reducing chronic pain, these online training sessions are said to save medical costs and heighten productivity.

Advisers can give employees tips on how to improve their 401(k) savings curve by taking small, manageable steps.

Some employers are exploring student loan repayment as a way to attract talent and differentiate themselves from the competition.

Data analytics and delivery system reform are areas of focus in the private sector, says Kathleen Sebelius, former U.S. secretary of HHS.

New regulations are exceedingly complex, and the penalties for non-compliance are steep.

Employee productivity, absenteeism and retention rates are among the larger business concerns that benefit professionals need to address, according to the Integrated Benefits Institute.

Employers acknowledge that defined contribution plans are the primary savings vehicle for many employees, yet their actions so far don’t reflect that line of thinking.