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The 0.5% advance in the employment cost index followed a 0.6% gain in the previous three months, a Labor Department report showed Tuesday.

With more than half of brokers still using paper, they are likely to be left in the dust, industry study finds.

Healthy employees mean engaged employees. But how can employers help individualize the programs?

A new report calls the plans a win-win by enhancing savings for workers while reducing money spent on public safety-net programs.

Employers are still in “wait-and-see mode,” Mercer executives say, but are watching the Patient Freedom Act of 2017.

Employee benefits lawyer Brad Campbell predicts the Trump administration will delay the Labor Department’s regulation by six months before either repealing or modifying it.

Large corporations have used this model for decades, and now small- and mid-sized businesses are taking notice, says Paul Johnson of Redirect Health.

When it comes to communicating about retirement plans and goals, a one-size-fits-all approach is no longer an effective way to engage workers.

Plan participants should know how to roll-over their 401(k), says Retirement Clearinghouse’s Spencer Williams.

It is in the best interest of every company to help workers experience success, says adviser Mark Singer.

Clients should consider moving to a state that does not tax ordinary income, Social Security benefits or pension payouts.

While finances and home life still are leading causes of pressure for employees, general stress levels are down. And wellness programs may be helping.

The ACA may have generated controversy, but it also produced a goldmine of information for benefit brokers and employers such as Arby’s.

Incorporating traditionally self-selected benefits into the auto-enrollment process could lead to greater participation rates, more interest from employees.

A new report calls the plans a win-win by enhancing savings for workers while reducing money spent on public safety-net programs.

Republican leaders are pushing back a deadline on putting in place a replacement of the Affordable Care Act.

With more than a half-dozen proposals for healthcare reform on the table, advisers plan to keep clients on a need-to-know basis.

One of the biggest mistakes that can be made is starting off by simply accepting the service provider’s form service agreements, says benefits lawyer Carol Buckmann.

First-time home buyers can withdraw as much as $10,000 from a Roth account without paying taxes and penalties if the account is at least five years old.

Account management teams should be completely in sync with sales teams through the entire client relationship.