Merrill Lynch puts a new face on its retirement tools
Updated calculators and a leaner interface are intended to raise awareness of “retirement readiness.”
Benefit management
New integration software melds clients with advisers
Web-based tools yield positives by adding robust benefits features to cost-effective HCM systems.
Uncertain of fiduciary rule, plan sponsors zero in on fees
Regardless of the regulation’s future, employers need to ensure they’re passing costs on to plan participants that are reasonable in light of the services provided.
Awaiting fate of fiduciary rule, plan sponsors focus on fee reasonableness
Regardless of the regulation’s future, employers need to ensure they’re passing costs on to plan participants that are reasonable in light of the services provided.
Ancillary carriers shy away from cannabis industry for fear of regulatory violations
Thanks to a higher level of scrutiny from regulators, many insurers also act as financial managers and this leads employers to find elective benefit alternatives.
McDonald’s triples education benefit investment
Citing tax reform savings, the fast food chain will invest $150 million over the next five years for tuition assistance for its workers.
Benefits Think American participants in foreign retirement plans need clearer rules
GAO requests that the IRS clarify how taxpayers report their participation to gain understanding of plans that could lead to exemption.
David Powell
Groom Law Group
Countering bad insurance deals
Rising star adviser Adam Berkowitz has rejected the benefits industry’s status quo — and found dozens of new clients in the process.
Merrill Lynch puts a new face on its retirement tools
Updated calculators and a leaner interface are intended to raise awareness of “retirement readiness.”
Bonuses coming to McCormick employees
The spice-maker is the latest company to hand out compensation benefits to its workers as a result of tax reform savings.
Colonial Life to offer dental, vision benefits
The South Carolina-based insurance company is adding the new plans to round out its portfolio of worksite voluntary products.
To support its broker clients, Q4intelligence partners with an employee benefits tech platform provider
GoCo is used by small employers to manage their HR. Now advisers will be able to use it to manage their clients.
New Jersey explores paid sick leave policy
A new bill would mandate that private employers in the Garden State provide workers with up to nine days to deal with illness.
Employees increasingly excited about soft perks and company-culture benefits
The growing popularity of perquisites like flexible work schedules, professional development and student loan repayments is catching adviser’s attention.
Employees increasingly excited about soft perks and company-culture benefits
The growing popularity of perquisites like flexible work schedules, professional development and student loan repayments is catching adviser’s attention.
Benefits Think Getting PAID – a new path for employers to address federal wage and hour violations
The DOL's Wage and Hour Division recently announced a new nationwide pilot program called the Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program.
Jill Collins
Foley & Lardner
6 tips to tracking, administering paid sick leave
As more states, cities and municipalities adopt policies, benefits managers should stay abreast of regulatory obligations, keep employees updated and consider using tech to help manage plans.
Getting past employee hostility during open enrollment
Explaining high deductible health plans is not for the faint of heart. Rachel Miner of EB Advisors reveals how she gets angry, frustrated workers to listen.
Tax reform, tight labor market bust open the lid on benefits
CVS Health, Estée Lauder Companies and Lowe’s are among hundreds of companies adding enhanced perks to address the growing concerns of today’s workforce.
Benefits boom: 10 employers with new, innovative employee offerings
Spurred by tax reform savings and a tight labor market, AutoNation, Chipotle, Lowe’s and Hostess are among the companies that have enhanced perks.