Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

There are a myriad of reasons, such as increased utilization, why this approach could reap more benefits than the typical telephonic EAP.

A recent court ruling found that a former employee’s claim survived a motion to dismiss where she alleged her former employer violated the Stored Communications Act (“SCA”) when it accessed personal emails after she surrendered her company-issued mobile phone.

Staying in a plan’s qualified default investment alternative rebalances employee accounts and ensures age-appropriate allocations.

Tailoring wellness programs to employees can boost participation and improve results.

Employers should personalize benefits communications to make them relevant and offer a wide variety of perks that will help workers protect their income.

A combination of a third party administrator and a robust internal plan administration can increase plan flexibility and make it easier to catch errors and excessive billing in claims.

A lack of widespread auto-portability in the present U.S. retirement system is causing many plan sponsors to pay plan cash-outs to terminated employees.

A recent case involving Macy’s program could have employers facing legal action from federal regulators.

Companies need to determine whether closing the office for the storm means having to pay employees who stay home and being on the hook for unemployment compensation, and whether workers’ compensation applies to weather-related injuries.

Certified planners can help employees wrangle complex money problems by addressing the root causes that are affecting work performance.