Benefits Think Confident leaders take the lead on company communications
If you’re not engaging on Twitter and social media, you're leaving your messaging and ideas in a desk drawer.
Wendy Keneipp
Q4intelligence
Benefit management
Benefits Think How to avoid benefits missteps after a foreign acquisition
For a U.S. employer that is bought by an international company, taking the time to avoid disruption with payroll, retirement and healthcare benefits is vital to keeping employees happy and engaged.
Joe Rankin
EKS&H
Law firm Foley Hoag boosts paid parental leave policy
The firm is now giving 18 weeks of paid time off to new parents, including non-primary caregivers.
Creative benefit offerings heat up for summer
The hot months are fertile ground for innovative workplace perks, including flexible scheduling, casual dress and fun work activities.
Benefits Think When is a ‘bonus’ really a ‘commission’? A reminder to ensure pay plans comply with state laws
A new court decision out of Illinois provides a good reminder that vaguely described policies and restrictive payment rules can expose employers to large liabilities.
Ryan N. Parsons
Foley & Lardner
Exclusive Research As open enrollment preparations move ahead, goal setting becomes a key focus for advisers
Working with employers to put the right objectives in place leads to higher plan participation and greater employee satisfaction with the benefits package.
Benefits Think Are opioid education and state reforms affecting workers’ compensation claims?
Drug dependence can be an unintended consequence of a workplace injury, creating a crisis for the worker and their family.
Robert Lajdziak
J.D. Power
Editor’s Letter: Enticing benefits strategies
It’s a whole new benefits game as advisers come up with creative solution to help their clients self-insure.
Benefit pros on the move: New hires inside EPIC, Alera Group, Willis Towers Watson and more
A number of employee benefit adviser veterans found new jobs and job titles inside brokerages, insurance firms and private companies.
Healthcare calculators, AI enhance employee benefit understanding
To save money and engage workers in correct usage, employers need to take a comprehensive approach to education methods around benefit comprehension.
Delaware signs parental leave into law for state employees
Beginning next year, the state will give new moms and dads 12 weeks away from work after the birth or adoption of a child.
Benefits Think What works for not working: Rethinking your vacation policy
Employers should carefully consider whether a paid time off bucket or a traditional vacation and sick leave program is best for their employees.
Loretta Metzger
Corporate Synergies
Benefits Think 10 creative ways to help working parents
Employers can assist workers by offering childcare services, flexible work schedules, employee assistance programs and breast milk shipping services.
Erin Krehbiel
ACI Specialty Benefits
5 HR tools to manage payroll services
Planday, SyncHR and Viventium are among the platforms employers can utilize for compensation tasks.
Benefits Think What works for not working: Rethinking your vacation policy
Employers should carefully consider whether a paid time off bucket or a traditional vacation and sick leave program is best for their employees.
Loretta Metzger
Corporate Synergies
NFP venture fund to seed innovative broker-tech partnerships
A $30 million investment aims to connect employers with bleeding-edge products and services across HR, insurance and financial services.
Benefits Think One sure-fire way to engage employees in voluntary benefits
Storytelling can help employers give workers a better understanding of how the perks can improve their financial wellbeing.
Rob Grubka
Voya Financial
Employers are finally ready to talk about how much they pay
Employers have long discouraged talking about money at work, in part because obscuring salary information keeps compensation costs down. But that attitude is starting to change.
Discover’s latest volley in talent war: free college tuition
The credit card giant joins a growing list of employers who have boosted education benefits to stand out in an increasingly competitive labor market.
Healthcare calculators, AI enhance employee benefit understanding
To save money and engage workers in correct usage, employers need to take a comprehensive approach to education methods around benefit comprehension.
