Employer Strategies

Jobless claims declined by 14,000 to 246,000 in the week ended Jan. 28, a Labor Department report showed Thursday in Washington.

In congressional testimony, National Association of Health Underwriters’ CEO Janet Trautwein says special enrollment periods are a chief problem.

In an exclusive one-on-one, the Louisiana senator says, ‘you have to compensate brokers for their knowledge.’

Retirees on Social Security can expect the government to garnish a portion of their benefits if they fail to make student loan payments.

Employers are beginning to incorporate the voluntary benefit into existing wellness programs.

Users of the new app will receive instant alerts of new deadlines and major changes to ACA and other regulations.

Employers need to look at well-being with a wider lens and push financial health, says Copatient’s Thomas Torre.

Workers should have a voice in developing a new system, says performance management expert Steffen Maier.

Time and money have gone into hiring the perfect employee for your business, but you may be missing the clues that they are “looking for new opportunities.” Mindflash notes several signs that might be noticeable at first, although it’s imperative not to miss them, because “even if they're looking around, it's not a sure thing that they're ready to leave you just yet.”

There’s one provision to the law that received little attention, but could have a major impact on small employers.