Benefit management

Mollie O’Brien, director of total rewards at BASF Corp., shares how the chemicals and plastics company approaches work-life benefits to increase employee engagement.

For employers and brokers looking to unify platforms, Maestro Health's Nancy Reardon offers a place to start.

Leslie Straus leads a fast-growing division of The Benefit Companies that focuses solely on helping employers tackle the problem of tracking, monitoring and analyzing employee data.

For employers and brokers looking to unify platforms, Maestro Health's Nancy Reardon offers a place to start.

Employers and brokers agree that more integration between systems is critical. But what are they to do?

Given the growing regulatory climate, some brokerages are finding it makes financial sense to employ their own lawyers.

There is a huge (and often missed) opportunity where brokers and consultants can step in to help and keep their value proposition at the forefront of clients’ minds.

From boosting wellness program participation to closing the retirement savings gap and more, consultants at Aon Hewitt reveal eight trends benefit managers should keep an eye out for in 2016.

The minimum wage battle took center stage Tuesday night in Oregon, as voters in the city of Portland rejected a proposal to dramatically increase minimum wage in the city. But the pressure is likely to continue as workers’ rights groups and some politicians continue to push for higher minimum wages across the country.

With today’s global, diverse and mobile workforce, employees are inundated with information in and out of the office, making it a constant challenge to capture their attention, communicate important benefit messages and make sure they feel engaged to take action.

Commentary: Is it possible to look at the tea leaves and forecast possible disruptions to the way health care benefits are delivered to employees over the next five to 10 years?

Chief human resource officers are coming to their roles with increasingly diverse backgrounds.

Commentary: It can be difficult for employers to create uniform employment policies across state lines due to constant changes at the federal, state and local level.

The DOL’s comment period on its proposed new rules governing overtime exemptions closed Sept. 4. Here’s what employers need to know.

Commentary: This time of year, employers will see an increase in requests for time off, and they need to be mindful of the legal protection for employees who seek leave to attend to their children’s school-related activities.

With open enrollment season upon us, there’s a lot of talk about benefits communications. Here are three tips to ease the communications burden.

Under USERRA, employees that are called up for Reserves or National Guard duty are considered a protected class, and can’t be discriminated against based upon their military service or obligation.

Benefits and HR professionals are generally optimistic about the job prospects in their field, yet express lingering concerns about job security.

More small and midsized employers are looking at self-funding, but it’s not a winning formula for everyone.

Commentary: Communicating your benefits programs during OE is one of the most important things you’ll do all year, and it can be challenging even in the best of times. So how do you gracefully communicate bad news?