Benefit management

Paid time off to grieve the loss of a pet is rare, but providing it can go a long way to showing employees they work for a compassionate employer who cares about their well-being.

Quality, scope of services should be prime considerations for employers looking to open worksite clinics.

Too much stress may be the culprit for employees’ expanding waistlines, new research finds. Will wellness programs help?

Employers are increasingly discovering that poor benefits enrollment decisions on the part of workers can actually undermine organizational efforts to control plan costs.

School loans are weighing on millennials and boomers, distracting them at work and affecting their retirement strategies.

As flexible schedules continue to grow in popularity as a workplace benefit, a new report sheds light on what organizations need to know about remote employees.

Getting more out of the prescription drug plan and telemedicine are cost-saving avenues for plan sponsors to explore, says Corporate Synergies’ Bruce Barr.

Quality, confidentiality and scope of services are prime considerations for employers looking to implement clinics on or near their worksites.

Employers are already swamped enough dealing with a litany of benefit issues. That’s why, a panel of plan sponsors explained at the NAPA 401(k) Summit, they are looking for benefits help from their advisers.

Employers are already swamped enough dealing with a litany of benefit issues. That’s why, a panel of plan sponsors explained at the NAPA 401(k) Summit in Nashville, they are looking for benefits help from their advisers.

Outstanding student loans are affecting baby boomers who may be helping their kids pay down balances owing instead of saving enough money to fund their own retirement.

Some employer clients may ignore perks that require specialized knowledge, but they shouldn’t, according to Captain401’s Roger Lee.

Bill Kite and D&S Agency are coming up with creative ways employers can meet health care reform requirements.

Getting employees to understand and participate in their financial future is all about the language, say industry experts at this week’s 401(k) Summit.

The DOL’s rule is good news for plan sponsors, but many are still confused, says registered investment adviser Robert Lawton.

Getting employees to understand and participate in their financial future is all about the language, say industry experts at this week's NAPA 401(k) Summit in Nashville.

Workers without access to the benefit are three times more likely to delay, or put off entirely, needed medical care for themselves and almost twice as likely to forgo medical care for their family members, according to new research.

The knowledge that their employers are paying the claims of the plans can dramatically change employees’ entire outlook on health benefits and total compensation, says CBIZ's Zack Pace.

Chris Schutt of Digital Benefit Advisors says ACA compliance requirements present one of the biggest challenges for clients.

Health insurance and retirement accounts can require a substantial amount of specialized knowledge and research, which can sometimes lead to decisions about them being put on the back burner indefinitely, according to Captain401’s Roger Lee.