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A new coalition representing the public and private sectors, as well as Republicans and Democrats, is seeking a full repeal of the ACA’s excise tax on high-cost group plans.

Recognizing employee accomplishments is one of the best ways to motivate and maintain a loyal employee base. A recent 10-year global study shows just barely half (51%) of the more than 2.5 million employees surveyed feel appreciated. Further, a Forbes Magazine report indicates 87% of employee recognition programs are based solely on tenure instead of on performance. Rhett Power, co-founder of Wild Creations, one of South Carolina’s fastest growing companies, says even on a budget there are a number of ways to make people happier and feel more connected to their work.

Starting a wellness program may feel like rocket science, but it can actually be quite easy.

Private exchange growth is expected to explode by 2018. But many employers and brokers alike still struggle with the definition of an exchange. At EBA’s recent Private Healthcare Exchanges conference in Chicago, Ann Mond Johnson, adviser at ConnectedHealth, and Matthew Levin, executive vice president at Aon, shared the top 10 myths about these exchanges.

While a majority of both public and private employees have access to retirement plans, new research points to major differences in the number of those who actually participate.

Not according to employers, who are turning to brokers to help them navigate the ACA, explore technology capabilities and administer group plans, a new study finds.

The honor recognizes extraordinary contributions such as significantly increasing a firm’s sales and/or market share, providing strategic consulting to help clients achieve their highest goals, fostering employee benefit innovations, advocating successfully for adviser causes and, in general, elevating the status of all women in the profession.

Employers today face two key challenges: 70% of U.S. employees are disengaged and health care costs have increased by 80% in the last decade. And the same disengaged, unsatisfied and uncommitted employees are more likely to be unhealthy and unproductive.

U.S. working adults who seek the help of an adviser are more likely to describe themselves as savers and have less debt than those without an adviser.

EBP audits are designed to catch problems that administrators might not be aware of, yet audits themselves can lead to penalties, disqualifications or impacts on participants’ tax returns if they don’t adequately identify issues that should be addressed.