Healthcare

Department of Labor audits of employee benefit plans are on the rise and experts agree benefit advisers should be preparing their employer clients now for that impending knock on the door.

President Barack Obama is dropping his proposal to tax the earnings on college savings accounts, responding to criticism of an idea the White House announced 10 days ago.

Service awards should be an added benefit of a highly engaging and strategic workforce recognition program. They need to be personal, desirable and offered frequently.

As the first blizzard of 2015 blanketed the northeast in wind and snow this week, many employees were still plugged in and “made it to work” like it was any other day.

The Affordable Care Act’s coverage provisions are now estimated to cost the government 20% less than originally estimated for the five-year period ending 2019, according to updated analysis from the Congressional Budget Office and Joint Committee on Taxation.

Brokers cite rate increases, increased complexity and poor plan quality as top concerns with the health care law.

As companies strive to build wages and competitive benefits to attract an increasingly picky workforce, one Southern grocer shares its ‘secret sauce’ to employee retention.

The Senate has begun debate on a controversial effort to redefine a full-time employee under the Affordable Care Act from one who works 30 hours per week to one who works 40 hours per week — a move that could release many employers from having to offer health care coverage to their employees.

The Supreme Court’s ruling in M&G Polymers USA, LLC v. Tackett affirms the principles of contract law.

While employers deal with ACA reporting requirements and communication campaigns that explain the public health insurance exchanges, some have turned to health care technology startups in hopes of elevating the open-enrollment experience for their employees.