Benefit management

These alterations can involve adjustments to the individual plan benefits, plan eligibility and new state and federal laws.

Employers will need to remain up-to-date on salary history bans, equal income standards and transparency provisions.

From workplace sexual harassment to an ever-changing regulatory landscape, employers should remain vigilant and compliant in the coming year.

The regulatory environment is one of the toughest in the country and the expansion of PEOs is leading to adverse risk selection.

The global consulting and advisory firm brings in two vendors to assist employers with family-friendly benefits.

Cost and lack of understanding are the top reasons employers don’t provide perks to their workers.

The allegations of sexual assault at Uber, Vice and the Weinstein Company shine a light not only on workplace misconduct, but also on the failure of human resources to properly handle these cases.

Almost half of employers surveyed by Willis Towers Watson already have or plan to make changes by the end of 2018 or into 2019.

Form 1094 and 1095 series returns for 2017, due in the early months of 2018, are not included in tax filing and penalty relief that the IRS has extended to individuals.

The state is the latest in a string of cities and municipalities to bar questions of past pay.

The DOL is turning back the clock in a move that it believes will provide clarity for employers who seek to comply with the FLSA.

The problem can result in financial burdens and lost productivity for employees, but companies can provide support services and tools, including an advocacy service through the benefits plan.

Machine learning allows human resources professionals to deemphasize tedious aspects of the job while allowing them to pull a greater amount of insight from the results.

Home Depot is joining the parade of companies offering perks to U.S. employees after the federal tax overhaul.

Both new moms and dads at the financial services firm will be eligible for 16 weeks of time off.

Mercer is No.1 on EBA-miEdge list of large-group advisers for the fourth straight year, translating jumbo employer success to companies with 100-5,000 employees.

Unwinding from a professional employer organization relationship takes a significant amount of planning and organization as well as a keen understanding of what a company might endure during the transition period.

Self-funding, Form 5550s and picking the right HSA vendor are some topics employers should consider in the coming year.

Starbucks plans to spend $250 million on new employee benefits, including a pay boost for domestic workers, in the wake of the federal tax overhaul.

A new report by Seyfarth Shaw identifies key trends employers should keep an eye on to prevent their own lawsuit.