Workers are retiring later, dying sooner and sicker in-between
The U.S. retirement age is rising, as the government pushes it higher and workers stay in careers longer.
Benefit management
Law firm Shearman & Sterling boosts parental leave policy
All U.S. lawyers who are primary caregivers will be eligible for 20 weeks of paid time off; secondary caregivers will receive eight weeks.
Benefits Think What’s required under Mass. pregnancy accommodation law
Employers in the Bay State will have to provide more frequent breaks, job restructuring and modified work schedules.
EBSA nominee’s deep industry knowledge likely to spur impactful retirement regulations
Preston Rutledge, who has years of federal government service experience, ‘is not a divisive figure' and is expected to seek bipartisan input on topics such as the fiduciary rule.
Schneider Electric launches global family leave policy
The energy management company will give employees paid time off to bond with a new child, to care for a family member and to grieve a death.
Grooming the next generation of brokers
Finding young talent in the advising field can be difficult, as evidenced by the growing median age of advisers, but family firms are enlisting children and grandchildren as eventual successors.
EBSA nominee’s deep industry knowledge likely to spur impactful retirement regulation
Preston Rutledge, who has years of federal government service experience, ‘is not a divisive figure' and is expected to seek bipartisan input on topics such as the fiduciary rule.
Schneider Electric launches global family leave policy
The energy management company will give employees paid time off to bond with a new child, to care for a family member and to grieve a death.
Benefits Think 4 ways advisers should structure benefits for gig employees
Given the uncertainty surrounding the individual market, intermittent workers will increasingly look to their place of employment for quality, payroll-deducted group benefits.
Morgan Kendrick
Anthem's national accounts business segmant
Consumer-centric benefits revolutionizing war for talent
In a new book, private exchange pioneer Alan Cohen touts advantages of choice in the employer-sponsored healthcare market.
YouDecide targets employees with benefit micro strategies
Voluntary benefit consultancy foregoes “one size, fits most” plans to target specific workers and their needs, such as buying a new home.
5 benefits employers must offer to attract millennials
Student loan repayment, flexible work schedules and retirement funding are among the perks younger workers are looking for from an employer.
The ERISA Industry Committee sues Oregon Retirement Savings Board
The employer group claims that OregonSaves obstructed federal law with reporting requirement.
AI, machine learning boost employer tracking technologies
Employers began leveraging data to personalize social interactions six years ago. Now, it’s seeped into corporate life and drives HR offerings.
AI, machine learning boost employer tracking technologies
Employers began leveraging data to personalize social interactions six years ago. Now, it’s seeped into corporate life and drives HR offerings.
Uber for Business revamps ride-sharing benefit for employers
Companies can add a monthly allowance for workers and offer transportation as a commuter benefit.
EBN launches Dig|HR, an information resource for digital HR leaders
New offering has one simple goal: to give human resource execs and innovators a look over the horizon.
Benefits Think The two biggest mistakes HR makes when selecting HCM tech
Many human resource execs underestimate the potential ROI and the difference between vendors, but Nucleus Research’s Brent Skinner says the missteps are avoidable.
Brent Skinner
Nucleus Research
10 digital HR startups to watch
BetterUp, Shiftgig and TINYpulse are some of the hot tech innovators that are shaking up the industry.
Increased employee mobility a driver for higher productivity
In order to engage and boost talent, employers should look at newer technologies and be more flexible in an increasingly digital world, experts say.
