Supreme Court upholds overtime pay for Tyson workers
Benefit plan sponsors will have to be more careful about recording workers’ hours and paying appropriate compensation.
Benefit management
DOL’s overtime rules pose massive challenges for employers
Employer clients that have yet to start preparing for the proposed changes are already falling behind, lawyer Tammy McCutchen said during SHRM’s legislative conference.
Benefits Think Should your client’s 401(k) plan offer ESG investment options?
Why investment committees should be having discussions about environmental, social and governance criteria, a subset of socially responsible investing.
Robert C. Lawton
Lawton Retirement Plan Consultants
Planning more effective benefit engagement strategies
How advisers and employers can fine-tune communications to better educate workers about plans and perks.
Overtime rules pose massive challenges for employers
Companies that have yet to start preparing for the DOL’s proposed changes are already falling behind, said lawyer Tammy McCutchen during SHRM’s legislative conference in Washington, D.C.
Planning more effective benefit engagement strategies
How advisers and employers can fine-tune communications to better educate workers about plans and perks.
Benefits Think Why digital eye strain is a concern for employer clients
Nearly nine in 10 adults spend more than two hours each day using a digital device, all the more reason for employers to promote their vision plans.
Linda Chous
UnitedHealthcare
Benefits Think Should your 401(k) plan offer ESG investment options?
Why investment committees should be having discussions about environmental, social and governance criteria, a subset of socially responsible investing and an area of growing interest among employees.
Robert C. Lawton
Lawton Retirement Plan Consultants
Benefits Think 11 things to consider before a client chooses a diet-for-dollars program
Making sure the employer has an account manager dedicated to the effort is a key to success, says David Roddenberry.
David Roddenberry
HealthyWage
Benefits Think Is your company cafeteria contributing to workplace obesity?
Employees are bombarded with information about health, yet Americans are getting heavier. For employers, this translates into higher healthcare costs, increased sick days and reduced productivity.
Mary Pigatti
Retrofit
Benefits Think Digital eye strain among workers causing employers to rethink vision benefits
Nearly nine in 10 adults spend more than two hours each day using a digital device, all the more reason for employers to promote their vision plans.
Linda Chous
UnitedHealthcare
Benefits Think Separating fact from fiction on intermittent leave
Brokers can help employers equip themselves with best practices to manage FMLA administration, employee productivity at work.
Sandy Johnson
The Standard
Benefits Think 11 things to ponder before using a diet-for-dollars program
Having an account manager dedicated to the success of your company’s employees is an important part of any program.
David Roddenberry
HealthyWage
Health reform rule changes catch controlled groups by surprise
Large employers are accustomed to intricate benefit rules, including those pertaining to the shared responsibilities of related businesses, but the ACA now requires individualized rather than consolidated reporting.
Changes to health reform rules catch some controlled groups by surprise
New regulations are exceedingly complex, and the penalties for non-compliance are steep.
Benefits Think Separating fact from fiction on intermittent leave
While employers can equip themselves with best practices to manage FMLA administration, it’s also important to focus on helping employees manage their productivity at work.
Sandy Johnson
The Standard
Benefits Think 5 open enrollment tips for retail and hospitality employers
How brokers can help businesses with heavy seasonality face unique benefit challenges.
Linda Itskovitz
GuideSpark
Popularity of PEO outsourcing growing
Professional Employer Organizations help SMBs focus on building their companies while still maintaining day-to-day control over managing employees.
Benefits Think Top 5 HR mistakes commonly made by startups
With dozens of state and federal agencies enforcing hundreds of employment and benefits-related laws, advisers can help new employers avoid common administrative missteps.
David Edelson
TriNet
How Hixme’s exchange offers big employers new options
The private marketplace provides a group insurance alternative and promises benefit cost cutting.
