When every day is bring-your-kid-to-work day
A Utah-based startup allows parents to bring their newborns into the office as an extension of its paid parental leave policy.
Benefit management
50 companies that made big benefits changes in 2018
Discover, Starbucks and Walmart are among the employers that added or beefed up offerings to help recruit and retain employees in a hot job market.
Despite benefit progress, workplace discrimination against breastfeeding still prevalent
A new report finds that 27.6 million female workers of childbearing age do not have basic necessities for nursing at work.
Top 10 HR challenges of 2019
From managing paid leave policies to addressing employee drug use, employers can expect to have their hands full in the coming year. But these strategies can help.
Benefits Think How Michigan’s new minimum wage, sick leave laws impact employers
Companies everywhere should take note as the legislation follows the national trend of state-level paid sick leave laws.
Felicia S. O'Connor
Foley & Lardner
Benefits Think AI to break down barriers to health benefits in 2019
Artificial intelligence and machine learning will help employees better select the best health plans.
Steve Auerbach
Alegeus
HR software platform BerniePortal adds new services, broker partners
The HR software company has added Indeed, MetLife, UnitedHealthcare, Paycor, Proliant and InfoArmor to its platform.
50 companies that made big benefits changes
Discover, Starbucks and Walmart are among the employers that added or beefed up offerings to help recruit and retain employees in a hot job market.
Employers budgeting salary boost for 2019
More employers are budgeting for higher earnings in an effort to keep their best talent, a recent survey shows.
Top 10 HR challenges of 2019
From managing paid leave policies to addressing employee drug use, employers can expect to have their hands full this year. But these strategies can help.
Employers budgeting salary boost for 2019
More employers are budgeting for higher earnings in an effort to keep their best talent, a recent survey shows.
Benefits Think Here’s what not to do with employer-sponsored defined contribution plans
Advisers can help guide workers who are considering the best option for their retirement plan.
Sandy Blair
CalSTRS
Benefits Think Here’s what not to do with employer-sponsored defined contribution plans
Advisers can help guide workers who are considering the best option for their retirement plan.
Sandy Blair
CalSTRS
What benefits trends do advisers care about most?
From healthcare challenges to leading benefits brokers, it’s been a busy year for advising professionals.
Benefits Think Broker tips for selling to HR
More brokers are adopting HR technology as a part of their value proposition alongside their professional benefits and compliance consulting.
Alex Tolbert
BerniePortal
Winning and losing benefits trends
2018 was a busy year for benefits professionals as they strategized their offerings. Here are some of the good, bad and ugliest trends of the year.
Hot labor market brought full-time perks to part-time employees
A large number of employers say they now offer the same health insurance coverage for all employees.
Exclusive Research Overall readiness scores decline as open enrollment periods draw near
Employers are not as prepared as they once thought they were.
11 things benefits professionals want for Christmas
From killing the Cadillac tax to getting all employees to participate in wellness, here’s what was on HR managers’ holiday wish lists.
Benefits Think The value of partnering with sales teams in the benefits world
A sales consultant counsels HR on how to best assess administrative products and services.
Katy Dahlstrom
Hodges-Mace