Benefits Think What clients should know about clinical guidelines
Lack of current information can affect care decisions and potential outcomes for employees.
Dr. Jocelyn Sivalingam
West’s Health Advocate Solutions
Benefit management
Employers urged to prep now for DOL’s proposed overtime rule
Before the rule is made final, HR managers may want to bump pay to avoid having to pay overtime.
Former history teacher ‘accidentally’ becomes benefits adviser
One of EBA's 2019 Rising Stars, Derek Winn, parlayed his job teaching to educating people about benefits.
EaseCentral rebrands to Ease, updates system
The benefits administration and HR software provider has also raised $19 million in funding.
Benefits Think The secret to efficient healthcare: Engaging with employees when their questions arise
Helping workers consume benefits efficiently means guiding them to appropriate behaviors when they are actually using their offerings.
Drew Tyler
Corporate Synergies
Adviser tries to appeal to millennial workers with new benefits
“That’s my favorite part about this job, that I get to be creative and bring those solutions,” says Rising Star adviser Danielle Schweiger.
Benefits Think To improve sales results, here’s one weekly habit to adopt
Successful sales meetings are important. Don’t miss the opportunity to educate, motivate and congratulate members of your organization.
Jack Kwicien
Daymark Advisors
Benefits Think What HR pros should know about clinical guidelines
Lack of current information can affect care decisions and potential outcomes for employees.
Dr. Jocelyn Sivalingam
West’s Health Advocate Solutions
Benefits Think The secret to efficient healthcare: Engaging with employees when their questions arise
Helping workers consume benefits efficiently means guiding them to appropriate behaviors when they are actually using their offerings.
Drew Tyler
Corporate Synergies
‘The year of innovation’: Clients get creative with health offerings
Companies are expanding wellness incentives and adding HSAs, new data from DirectPath finds.
Benefits Think Enhanced benefits can boost business (if clients avoid this mistake)
Your firm could be leaving profit on the table — as much as 35% — simply from mishandling your business relationships.
Eric Silverman
Voluntary Benefits
‘The year of innovation’: Employers get creative with health offerings
Companies are expanding wellness incentives and adding HSAs, new data from DirectPath finds.
Uber to pay $20 million to settle driver classification lawsuit
Resolution of the long-standing fight over benefits and pay comes as Uber is preparing for its initial public offering later this year.
Benefits Think Leading on leave: States and cities take the reins on family leave law
The lack of federal legislation around time off for new moms and dads has been disappointing, but this inertia has had one positive side effect: growing state leadership in championing the cause.
Anna Steffeney
LeaveLogic
Holdout Bezos confronted by Amazon moms demanding day care
A group of working moms is waging a campaign to persuade Amazon that providing help for parents dealing with school closures and other emergencies is good for the company.
Employers likely to challenge DOL overtime rule
Though the proposed rule doesn’t reach the limits of Obama’s 2016 rule, small and midsize companies argue it creates administrative burdens.
Lack of work-life balance is causing women to quit. Better benefits can help
Employers should consider offering these benefits to improve gender parity at work.
Benefits Think What employers really want from their benefits broker
Education and enrollment services may have been important in the past, but employers are looking for more help from advisers.
Gil Murdock
DirectPath
U.S. companies get green light on controversial pension payouts
Employers are free to tackle their hefty pension obligations through a one-time, lump-sum payout to retirees and beneficiaries.
Benefits Think What clients really want from their benefits broker
Education and enrollment services may have been differentiators in the past, but advisers need to look beyond these offerings to remain competitive.
Gil Murdock
DirectPath