Employer Strategies

Your participants want to sue you! Yep, that's right. Apparently there is a whole cottage industry springing up relating to participants suing for hidden fees.

Eastbridge’s annual U.S. Worksite Sales Report found that voluntary sales in 2010 were $5.243 billion, down about 3% compared to 2009. Although the number dipped slightly not all companies saw a decrease. The consulting firm recognizes Wellpoint and CIGNA as leading the industry in voluntary sales growth.

When individuals are faced with too many options they become paralyzed and don’t make the best decisions — even when it comes to 401(k) options, according to a new study co-authored by Columbia Business School and University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

An entrepreneur has launched a new employee benefits service promising companies access to a network of CPA’s who will offer prepaid tax preparation and year-round tax advice to their employees.

A mammoth new study on chronic disease and workforce productivity confirms that earlier findings that comorbity is a significant factor in absenteeism, and for the first time illustrates the importance of medication adherence as part of an integrated disease management strategy.

In a new survey, organizations say that this year on average they’ve awarded at least some base salary increase to 88% of all employees, compared to 86% of all employees in 2010.

Don’t let “high potential” leadership development programs design undercut your overall workforce engagement efforts.

Engaging employees will be the greatest HR challenge facing employers over the next three to five years, according to a member survey by the Society for Human Resource Management.

Three out of four middle-income baby boomers say their financial situation, not age, is now the key trigger for when to retire, according to a recent study.to retire, according to a recent study.

While couples are saving for retirement, they don’t seem to be discussing their retirement goals, according to a new survey by Fidelity Investments.