Netflix VP: To boost diversity, employers must improve benefits
While organizations want to be more inclusive, they often fail to make adjustments to better accommodate employees, says Vernā Myers.
Benefit strategies
Hello, Bennie: How Hershey is using AI to engage workers in benefits
The chocolate maker has rolled out a virtual benefits assistant to help its employees understand their plan coverage.
Benefits Think 3 ways to stand out ahead of open enrollment season
Advisers who spend time auditing sales strategy and finding ways to stand out can lead to new business before open enrollment.
Alex Tolbert
BerniePortal
Employers rally behind proposed legislation protecting pregnant workers
Microsoft, Levi Strauss, XPO Logistics and more are calling on Congress to pass the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which would require employers to make accommodations for expectant mothers in the workplace.
Turning to tech, Mars revamps employee coaching benefit
The M&M’s manufacturer now offers a 36-week leadership program to first-time managers through mobile app BetterUp.
Benefits Think Taking the first steps to a long-term benefits strategy
Self-funding may be the ultimate way to provide more plan design flexibility and drive down costs.
Andrew Bloom
Corporate Synergies
4 ways brokers can cultivate a reputation as a service leader
Persistence and responsiveness are among the key attributes of true employer advocates.
Will medical marijuana become part of your benefits mix?
Health plans have largely avoided covering cannabis, but with momentum for new therapeutic applications, that could change.
New tool shows workers how their benefits selections stack up
Many employees aren’t taking advantage of the benefits they’re offered, according to Benefitfocus's new index tool. But employers can help.
Resumes, jobs, benefit and tax forms, drug testing ‘will be 100% automated,’ says WorldatWork CEO
Chatbots are coming and “every single organization today would be wise to begin thinking and acting on the Fourth Industrial Revolution,” he says.
Benefits Think Employers may need to revisit practices surrounding medical marijuana
Companies face a complicated array of laws on workplace policies and drug testing. Here are just a few they need to keep in mind.
Laura Elkayam
Much Shelist P.C.
401(k) balances climbed over last decade
Employee retirement contributions soared 15% from last year, Fidelity Investments says.
Benefits Think Playing catch-up: Family leave legislation gaining momentum — to an extent
Nearly half a dozen proposals are now circulating on Capitol Hill, but will one actually pass?
Anna Steffeney
LeaveLogic
Benefits Think Why advisers should care about clients’ dress codes
Analyzing an employers’ dress code can be a good way to determine company culture.
Bobbi Kloss
Benefit Advisors Network
Resumes, jobs, benefit and tax forms, drug testing ‘will be 100% automated,’ says WorldatWork CEO
HR chatbots are coming and “every single organization today would be wise to begin thinking and acting on the Fourth Industrial Revolution,” he says.
Ocean Spray to eliminate mental health copays
The company is trying to remove one barrier preventing workers from getting help.
Forget WFH. How about working from a tent? WorldatWork CEO sees even more disruption to come
Younger workers want to work whenever and wherever, says Scott Cawood, head of the HR and compensation association. And there’s technology that enables them to power up while camping.
Benefits Think Tech companies have stepped up with solutions. Now it’s clients’ turn
For digital solutions to truly work and have the potential to change employees’ lives, benefits professionals must get behind them.
Kathryn Mayer
Employee Benefit News
Benefits Think The hidden costs of free benefits administration
Though it may sound appealing, these solutions are often difficult to integrate into existing HR systems and do little to improve processes.
Anne Burkett
USI Insurance Services
Inside General Mills’ leave policy overhaul: ‘It’s a lot of work’
The food company says hundreds of policy changes, manager training and enhanced employee communications have been key to rolling out its newly enhanced paid parental and caregiving leave policies.
