Benefit management

Benefit plan sponsors will have to be more careful about recording workers’ hours and paying appropriate compensation.

Employer clients that have yet to start preparing for the proposed changes are already falling behind, lawyer Tammy McCutchen said during SHRM’s legislative conference.

Why investment committees should be having discussions about environmental, social and governance criteria, a subset of socially responsible investing.

How advisers and employers can fine-tune communications to better educate workers about plans and perks.

Companies that have yet to start preparing for the DOL’s proposed changes are already falling behind, said lawyer Tammy McCutchen during SHRM’s legislative conference in Washington, D.C.

How advisers and employers can fine-tune communications to better educate workers about plans and perks.

Nearly nine in 10 adults spend more than two hours each day using a digital device, all the more reason for employers to promote their vision plans.

Why investment committees should be having discussions about environmental, social and governance criteria, a subset of socially responsible investing and an area of growing interest among employees.

Making sure the employer has an account manager dedicated to the effort is a key to success, says David Roddenberry.

Employees are bombarded with information about health, yet Americans are getting heavier. For employers, this translates into higher healthcare costs, increased sick days and reduced productivity.

Nearly nine in 10 adults spend more than two hours each day using a digital device, all the more reason for employers to promote their vision plans.

Brokers can help employers equip themselves with best practices to manage FMLA administration, employee productivity at work.

Having an account manager dedicated to the success of your company’s employees is an important part of any program.

Large employers are accustomed to intricate benefit rules, including those pertaining to the shared responsibilities of related businesses, but the ACA now requires individualized rather than consolidated reporting.

New regulations are exceedingly complex, and the penalties for non-compliance are steep.

While employers can equip themselves with best practices to manage FMLA administration, it’s also important to focus on helping employees manage their productivity at work.

How brokers can help businesses with heavy seasonality face unique benefit challenges.

Professional Employer Organizations help SMBs focus on building their companies while still maintaining day-to-day control over managing employees.

With dozens of state and federal agencies enforcing hundreds of employment and benefits-related laws, advisers can help new employers avoid common administrative missteps.

The private marketplace provides a group insurance alternative and promises benefit cost cutting.