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If and when the changes will take effect is unknown, but employers should be thinking ahead.

Even employers offering these benefits might not recognize that women undergoing IVF require support and flexibility.

Encouraging employees and their family members who suffer from addiction to receive safe and effective treatment is only part of the solution.

Employers should consider adopting voluntary benefits — such as automated savings programs and employee purchase programs — to help employees better manage expenses.

Although a recent study found the programs to be lackluster in transforming employee health outcomes at BJ’s Wholesale Club, it’s missing some key areas of analysis.

It’s a tough mission given the providers have the market power — but there are steps to take.

Consolidating retirement accounts using auto-portability can protect data.

Though the perk can be a key differentiator for employers and help lower costs, companies also should realize that the test has some pitfalls.

By learning to recognize the common challenges that plague nonqualified retirement plans, employers can look for red flags in their own plan management — and plot a corrective course of action.

Though it may sound appealing, these solutions are often difficult to integrate into existing HR systems and do little to improve processes.