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Digital tools are changing the way companies measure the effectiveness of benefit communications.

Despite the wide range of cannabis program laws, consistent themes have begun to emerge.

Commentary: If an employer’s policy is unclear — or doesn’t exist — employees may be able to claim they are entitled to payment for their accrued but unused vacation upon termination.

Commentary: EBA columnist Nelson Griswold says benefits RFPs are universally awful and HR should abandon them. Advisers, he says, should also be wary of them.

The National Institute on Retirement Security takes issue with a recent Manhattan Institute report on pensions, saying it is irrelevant and highly flawed.

Public health insurance exchange decision support tools improved somewhat in year two open enrollment compared to year one, but still have a way to go, research shows.

A successful employee benefit program has to be in harmony with the culture of the organization.

Proposed rate increases for 2016 health insurance coverage that a dozen carriers will sell on Covered California’s state-run exchange will be just 4% compared to the 4.2% rise approved for 2015.

While the HR tech platform Zenefits offers a solution that addresses certain employer pain points, it also asks employers to dump their current broker. A new tech solution promises the same benefits without asking employers to sever their current broker relationship.