Benefit management

Health benefits and well-being plans are crucial to retaining top talent, but many workers feel employers don’t view it as a priority.

When addressing plans for life and finances after work, employers should focus their message to specific age groups, OneAmerica research suggests.

Appetite for worksite benefits remains strong as employers set high standards for vendors, according to the 2016 Employee Benefit News annual survey.

Despite what the skeptics say, working remotely doesn’t mean lounging around all day in pajamas. In fact, those who work from home have five big advantages over employees who commute to an office.

Compliance, creativity, clarification and confusion reign in employee benefits, says Eric T. Helman, chief strategy officer at Hodges-Mace.

Generally speaking, many employers do not think about ERISA when it comes to severance, whether at the front end, when employment agreements or policies are negotiated and planned, or at the back end, when termination occurs and the severance is paid.

Health benefits and well-being plans are crucial to retaining top talent, but many workers feel employers don’t view it as a priority.

Many employers will be subject to the change for incidences that take place in 2016, says United Benefit Advisors’ Nancy Bourque.

Employers are starting to catch on to its importance, especially as they roll out programs like HDHPs, wellness coaching, price transparency, EAPs and second opinion services.

The new penalties for the Employee Retirement Income Security Act are set to climb next month.

Most companies have been through ‘hell’ in the last year due to reporting requirements, says a Lockton exec who shared some of the biggest obstacles.

Lower-paid employees disproportionately use paid time off for medical emergencies or family obligations, new research reveals.

Are companies better off with an all-inclusive paid time off plan or a sick leave program? ADP’s Gerry Leonard examines the pros and cons.

As the benefits landscape becomes more regulated, complex and costly, the right technology can set the course for accomplishment.

As the human resources landscape becomes more regulated, complex and costly, employers need to set up their department for success by providing them with the right technology.

To keep employees happy and engaged, these seven employers offer workers some amazing perks along the lines of tech titans like Google and Facebook.

Flexible scheduling, a workplace culture centered on trust and employee recognition programs are vital to employers' attraction and retention efforts, suggest two new reports.

Companies aren’t really giving potential employees what they want, a new survey finds.

If the rich get richer, one way is they have better insurance, heftier 401(k) plans, and a sturdier all-around benefits package. And the trend is making America's already wide income gap even worse.

Most companies have been through ‘hell’ in the last year due to reporting requirements, says a Lockton exec who shared some of the biggest obstacles.