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The 3% deferral rate in nearly half of auto-enrolled plans is simply too low, says State Street Global Advisors’ Melissa Kahn.

Some employer clients may ignore perks that require specialized knowledge, but they shouldn’t, according to Captain401’s Roger Lee.

Purchasing critical illness insurance for employees and offering them the option to buy more encourages them to become better educated about their benefits plan, according to Sun Life’s Bryan Burke.

Intended to hedge pension liabilities, seemingly safe bond investments have turned risky.

Employers have barely begun to tap into all the features, functions and benefits strategies that these benefits platforms make possible.

The knowledge that employers are paying claims can dramatically change employees’ entire outlook on health benefits and total compensation, says CBIZ's Zack Pace.

Worker uptake of the benefit has been slow, yet research shows utilization rates soar when there is no employee co-pay, according to Dr. Allan Khoury of Willis Towers Watson.

Brokers should review account fee arrangements, among other actions, as they prepare for DOL’s new regulation.

With another tax season come and gone, companies should weigh their options when expanding the workforce in Q2.

EEOC and other agencies say enforcing equal pay laws and eliminating barriers in recruiting and hiring practices are among several strategic enforcement priorities.