Benefit management

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is waiving penalties and extending pension premium deadlines in response the disaster in Texas.

A fresh communication strategy to engage workers in signing up for new benefits can provide a better educated employee population.

A combination of a third party administrator and a robust internal plan administration can increase plan flexibility and make it easier to catch errors and excessive billing in claims.

Employers should personalize benefits communications to make them relevant and offer a wide variety of perks that will help workers protect their income.

When reviewing medical and pharmacy contracts, employers should look out for language including medical coverage contact, network integration and rebates.

The aftermath of Hurricane Harvey is bound to raise questions about a firm’s obligation to provide time off under laws such as the Family and Medical Leave Act, one attorney says. Here’s what employers need to know.

ADP, Deloitte and Maestro Health are just a few of the providers offering employers advanced software and service that promise to improve worker engagement and productivity.

A recent court ruling found that a former employee’s claim survived a motion to dismiss where she alleged her former employer violated the Stored Communications Act (“SCA”) when it accessed personal emails after she surrendered her company-issued mobile phone.

The small New England firm now offers 12 weeks of time off to new parents.

Employers should present tests that matter most to their employees, offer the right incentives and look for partners that use clinical and behavioral analytics.