MetLife adds credit monitoring service to its legal benefit plan
Employers that offer MetLaw can provide their employees with identity theft protection.
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MetLife adds credit monitoring service to its legal benefit plan
Employers that offer MetLaw can provide their employees with identity theft protection.
Benefits Think What ever happened to the DOL’s overtime rule?
While the increase to the minimum salary required to be exempt from overtime requirements never came, the current administration has indicated that it still intends to raise the threshold.
Kamran Mirrafati
Foley & Lardner LLP
10 compliance issues for 2018 health and benefit planning
Despite uncertainty over reform efforts in Washington, employers need to prepare for next year now.
Benefits Think How to meet growing demands for bigger, better voluntary plans
Advisers must help employers who want to attract top talent to offer their employees a wide array of product options.
Whitney Ehret
Burnham Benefits Insurance Services
Is your company’s flexible scheduling policy actually flexible?
Employers must implement a program that sends a clear signal to employees that it’s a truly accepted practice, says MIT professor Erin Kelly.
The 50 best places to work in 2017 – Part 2
Jobs resource website Glassdoor released its annual rankings of top employers based on workers’ evaluations. These companies are the cream of the crop.
Moving the meter on benefits utilization
Hodges-Mace president and CTO Kevin Andrews says mobile apps could redefine how employers communicate with workers.
Benefits Think What ever happened to the DOL’s overtime rule?
While the increase to the minimum salary required to be exempt from overtime requirements never came, the current administration has indicated that it still intends to raise the threshold.
Kamran Mirrafati
Foley & Lardner LLP
Benefits Think Beyond pay and benefits: How to attract and retain top talent
Comprehensive onboarding, employee recognition programs, company events and mentoring are key.
Rob Tyson
Corporate Synergies
Voluntary benefits key to helping employees with rising health costs
The popularity of supplemental coverage — including accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity insurance — continues to rise as employers assist workers in combating high medical prices.
Nashville adopts paid family leave policy for city employees
Government workers will receive six weeks of paid time for birth, adoption or taking care of an immediate family member.
Don’t have a benefit admin? BernieHR aims to deliver guidance
The a la carte program helps small businesses keep compliant while serving the benefit needs of the workforce.
Fifth Third Bank offers maternity concierge program to help new moms
The program, which is in collaboration with vendor Best Upon Request, helps expecting and new mothers balance home and work life.
6 tips for multi-year enrollment success
Employers should prioritize employee communications, perform face-to-face re-enrollments each year and measure results.
Benefits Think Clients should use caution when firing an employee out on workers’ compensation
Employers must take great care to avoid a situation where it is deemed a worker was fired because of the claim.
Paul R. Monsees
Foley & Lardner
Moving the meter on benefits utilization
Hodges-Mace president and CTO Kevin Andrews says mobile apps could redefine how employers communicate with workers.
Benefits Think Using tech to get clients to stick around
Opportunities abound for brokers who take advantage of online solutions.
Ron Goldstein
Choice Administrators
Voluntary benefits key to helping employees with rising health costs
The popularity of supplemental coverage — including accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity insurance — continues to rise as employers assist workers in combating high medical prices.
Fate of health reform’s 30-hour rule uncertain
Senate bill would remove noncompliance penalty, but observers caution industry to withhold any celebration of a change in the definition of a full-time employee.
