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As another flu season approaches, employers may be questioning the legality of requiring their employees to get a flu vaccination. While a different set of considerations come into play when a hospital is assessing how to implement a flu vaccine policy, nonhospital employers also have business needs and health concerns that may make them want to consider a mandatory flu vaccine policy. Here are five dos and three don’ts from law firm Drinker Biddle & Reath on what employers should consider. [Images: Shutterstock]

Last week marked the 100th birthday of the late French writer and philosopher Albert Camus, who, in his seminal essay “The Myth of Sisyphus” compared the modern worker to the Greek figure – condemned by the gods to spend eternity painstakingly rolling a boulder up a hill, only to see it roll back down again. “The workman of today works every day of his life at the same task,” Camus wrote, “and his fate is no less absurd.”

Health care fraud will come at employers at an alarming rate, in part because the Affordable Care Act opens insurance up to millions of people who have no experience buying health insurance, said fraud expert Chuck Whitlock during the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans’ annual conference. He shared five ways employers can minimize fraud in their health plans. [Images: Shutterstock]

The flu costs businesses approximately $10.4 billion in direct costs for hospitalizations and out-patient visits for adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In addition to encouraging workers to get immunized, employers can further minimize employee sick days and slow the spread of illness by communicating best practices in wellness and nutrition. Share these six preventive tips from Dr. Bruce Underwood, a certified nutrition and preventive care specialist with Healthy Futures, Inc., to keep workers and their families healthy this season. [Images: Shutterstock]

What’s scarier than ghosts and witches this Halloween? For HR and benefits professionals, it’s how quickly Jan. 1, 2014 is approaching. Several Affordable Care Act provisions are scheduled to go into effect next year, and with less than nine weeks to go, the race to comply with Obamacare could become a fright fest. To help plan sponsors face the demons, here is a list of 10 ACA requirements to comply with before the New Year. [Images: Shutterstock]

Despite the high value that employees and employers place on career advancement opportunities, many organizations say their career management program efforts are falling short, according to a new survey from consulting firm Towers Watson. [Images: Shutterstock]

Job interview errors aren’t just a problem for entry-level applicants. Sometimes a spell on the C suite can render highly qualified talent underprepared for the job search process. You can’t assume that the tactics that worked on your job search three (or 30) years ago will work this time around. The rise of social media and the aggressive hiring market have led to conditions where even the most desirable applicants can falter. And don’t assume that you have an edge just because you’re comfortable on the other side of a job interview, either. [Images: Shutterstock]

Employees rarely think about the benefits of each paycheck beyond what it does for them in the now. Statistics show that many Americans are not saving for retirement. The Employee Benefit Research Institute found that 57% of U.S. workers have less than $25,000 in savings. The economic climate over the last five years has been a contributing factor, but an even bigger worry is that the American people have forgotten how to save. Here are five suggestions plan sponsors can pass along to employees hoping to grow their nest egg from Matthew Sanford, director of tax and compliance at Payroll Center, Inc. [Images: Shutterstock]

Now that summer vacations are distant memories, work stress threatens to stifle employee productivity and mood as they work the long fall haul until the holidays. Stress has been called the “health epidemic of the 21st century” by the World Health Organization and is estimated to cost American businesses up to $300 billion a year. Here are seven examples of employer programs that make their workers smile and help alleviate stress. [Images: Shutterstock]

Employers and employees aren't seeing the health and productivity boosts that would be possible if more employees took advantage of their vision benefit, especially in an aging workforce. According to Transitions Optical, Inc., nearly half of employees aren't taking advantage of their vision benefit, by either not enrolling (24%) or by not using their benefit to receive an eye exam (32%). Transitions Optical offers four reasons why employers should take eye education seriously. [Images: Shutterstock]