Benefits Think 7 reasons employees love identity theft protection
The coverage can be a top-of-mind benefit year-round, decreasing stress levels and saving time.
Heidi Rasmussen
Freshbenies
Benefit management
New bill aims to nearly double overtime pay
The Restoring Overtime Pay Act would increase the minimum salary threshold to $48,412, from $23,660.
Top benefit trends of 2017
In the last year, employers embraced telemedicine, onsite care and financial wellness programs.
Hilton expands education benefits to offer workers high school diplomas
The hotel chain is partnering with provider Cengage to help employees complete their education, earn career certifications.
5 employee self-service systems to watch
Justworks, Sage and TrackSmart are among the companies offering software that allow workers to handle HR-related tasks, such as scheduling and payroll information.
Benefits Think How psychographics are being used to increase HDHP enrollment
Analyzing personality types can help boost participation in programs such as health risk assessments, biometric screenings, disease management and more.
Anne Marie Kirby
CoreHealth Technologies
Benefits Think 3 key steps to help mitigate pain in the workplace
Employers should educate employees about self-care options, give them access to conservative therapies and address psychological factors to avoid the danger of addiction.
Denee Choice
American Specialty Health
Workday adding personalized messaging to HCM suite
The feature will let employers push individualized notices to their staffs.
Hilton expands education benefits to offer workers high school diplomas
The hotel chain is partnering with provider Cengage to help employees complete their education, earn career certifications.
Top benefit trends of 2017
Employers moved to self-funded models, brokers embraced performance-based compensation and care delivery was increasingly tied to referenced-based pricing.
Benefits Think 7 reasons employees love identity theft protection
The coverage can be a top-of-mind benefit year-round, decreasing stress levels and saving time.
Heidi Rasmussen
Freshbenies
Benefits Think 3 keys to a top-notch severance package
Advisers should help clients ensure that separation benefits are fair, timely and backed by company support.
Elizabeth Lutes
Transition Services, Inc.
Houston rebuffed by Supreme Court on same-sex benefits policy
The U.S. Supreme Court sidestepped a clash over Houston’s practice of providing benefits to the same-sex spouses of city employees, leaving intact a Texas Supreme Court decision that calls the city’s policy into question.
How the Senate bill affects employee benefit taxes
There are several provisions in the upper chamber’s text that alter existing tax treatment, and experts predict those elements will win out in final law.
Benefits Think How benefit technology is reshaping employees’ buying decisions
Platforms have progressed from providing education to offering true decision support and guidance for workers.
Michael Sternklar
benefitexpress
Benefits Think 3 keys to a top-notch severance package
Advisers should help clients ensure that separation benefits are fair, timely and backed by company support.
Elizabeth Lutes
Transition Services, Inc.
Senate’s individual mandate repeal could hurt group healthcare market
Industry experts say the resulting rise in costs is likely to shift to employers and other stable health insurance consumers.
Senate bill may make retirement plans less attractive for some employers
Though the tax legislation is mostly praised for leaving 401(k)s unscathed, new pass-through deduction could impact whether some small businesses offer the benefit.
Senate passes tax-cut bill in milestone move toward overhaul
GOP plan includes a repeal of Obamacare’s mandate that most Americans have health insurance or pay a penalty.
Exclusive Research Employers struggling to manage their open enrollment processes
Confronting the heavy lift of sign-up season, employers report some progress but still need support from advisers.
