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A little bit of negotiation and understanding of how carrier formulas work can go a long way in helping employers prepare for rate increases.

With pet ownership on the rise, more companies are implementing policies that allow workers’ four-legged friends in the office. But before formalizing a pet-friendly workplace policy, HR leaders need to consider the pros and cons that go along with it.

Employers need to carefully consider the legal and privacy impact of implementing these programs.

These two accounts are both funded with money that has already been taxed, but there are still important differences that clients need to know.

Companies need to do a better job of offering opportunities, such as flexible work arrangements, to employees who want to stay on the job longer.

Up-and-coming tech company, Medxoom, pilots its first mobile app designed to pay medical bills, manage plan costs and monitor HSA funding.

CBG Benefits’ Jeanne Nicholson has successfully identified the needs of the biotech and pharma industries in New England by bringing them together under her HR BioTech Connect organization.

Jamie Greenleaf has devoted 29 years to the retirement market, continually driven by the idea that all hardworking individuals deserve to leave the workforce comfortably.

A U.S. District Court has ruled that Edison International failed in its fiduciary duty by including high-fee retail share mutual funds in its 401(k) plan when lower-fee institutional ones were available.

Pre-retirees should have Medicare or health insurance in place to cover their medical costs, along with a well-maintained investment portfolio.

To understand what makes employees tick, employers should enhance leadership communication and establish skip-level meetings, among other strategies.

Advance planning optimizes results and turns any event into a productive business opportunity for a brokerage.

Thirteen-year veteran of the employee benefits industry Susan L. Combs considers the mentorship of new women benefit advisers to be her top priority.

Thanks to Rosetta Stone software, employees of the Chinese chain are opening the lines of communication.

Just because an employee didn’t request after-hours pay doesn’t excuse an employer's obligation to pay — but a recent court decision could make overtime policies a bit thornier.

Medical data analytics is pointless if employees won’t use it. Here’s how to urge the workforce to spend their benefit dollars smartly.

Jamie Greenleaf has devoted 29 years to the retirement market, continually driven by the idea that all hardworking individuals deserve to leave the workforce comfortably.

Changes to the ACA and a range of other laws and regulations affecting health benefits could be imminent.

Employees can’t be paid to get healthy and they can’t be incentivized to participate in a plan if they don’t understand why they are doing it.

Retirees who under-reported their income to avoid taxes will also get smaller retirement benefits than they deserve.