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The ACA’s excise tax shouldn’t include contributions to HSAs and FSAs, benefit experts say, arguing that such a levy may lead employers to cut those health programs from their plans.

New calculation methods and benefit expectations will leave employers needing plan-design help from advisers.

The insurer says internal use of its well-being program has improved employee health and productivity while achieving big savings for the company.

Employees are uneasy about their finances and organizations that prioritize year-round benefits education are at a competitive advantage, finds MetLife’s Annual Employee Benefit Trends Study.

Having had time to take measure of the health care reform law, their focus is shifting from assuring compliance to controlling costs, says Eric Helman of Hodges-Mace.

It is not unheard of for violations to cost a company millions of dollars plus attorney’s fees, one expert cautions.

The controversial rule requires companies to disclose how they use consultants and other third parties

Plan sponsors can improve the health of their plans and participants’ retirement outcomes by embracing roll-ins, yet the process remains difficult and costly for workers.

Programs are often considered separately from core benefits, which can be a disastrous scenario given that the two strategies go hand-in-hand, says NFP’s Deb Smolensky.

Advisers can help employers pay close attention to these items to avoid catching the eye of the DOL.