Employer Strategies

As employer clients gain interest in onsite clinics, here are six core measures to use to determine their effectiveness.

From the Affordable Care Act to employee classification, there is a multitude of evolving regulations posing challenges for small business owners this tax season.

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.

These techniques can help advisers boost their search engine placement and online marketing results.

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.

Michael Thompson discusses how the National Business Coalition on Health plans to address consolidation in the benefits industry and a proposal for a well-being institute.

The fact that many female workers will fall into poverty when they reach age 65 or older should be a call to action for employers and policymakers, says the National Institute on Retirement Security.

When hiring a benefits broker or adviser, check if they’ve completed programs such as the Certified Employee Benefits Specialist offered by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.

Presidential candidates are unlikely to advocate for any of these changes so it’s up to employers and their advisers to take a run at them.

Automatic rollovers are better than cash-outs for cleaning up small 401(k) accounts, but the ideal long-term solution is for sponsors to enable seamless, automatic plan-to-plan portability.