Benefit management

Companies, for instance, need to determine whether closing the office for the storm means having to pay employees who stay home.

EBN’s 2018 Benefits Professional of the Year, Renee Albert, has led the social media giant in ramping up paid parental, bereavement and caregiving leave — along with a slew of other enviable benefits. But her most game-changing initiative is calling on other employers to do the same.

Uber Technologies may be cutting costs by misclassifying its California drivers as independent contractors, according to a lawsuit.

The ruling is a step in the right direction. But be warned: There are too many unknowns for companies to begin offering the program.

The ruling is a step in the right direction. But be warned: There are too many unknowns for companies to begin offering the program.

As state and local municipalities plant the regulatory seeds to stem the pay gap between men and women, clients need to remain vigilant as a patchwork of policies blankets the nation.

As state and local municipalities plant the regulatory seeds to stem the pay gap between men and women, employers need to remain vigilant as the patchwork of policies blankets the nation.

Companies often get overtime compliance wrong and those mistakes can get very expensive, very quickly.

Employers have turned to the alternative payment model for Medicare payments for a simple reason: It works.

Most brokers make the mistake of simply asking employers about their interest in “voluntary” benefits and then wonder why most clients are not interested.