Google to require contractors get healthcare, parental leave
The new policy will require health and education benefits, sick leave, a $15 minimum wage and paid parental leave for contract workers.
Benefit strategies
Securian adds decision-making tool for voluntary benefits
The company’s Benefit Scout offering aims to help employees better understand their insurance offerings and the amount of coverage to select.
How brokers can lift their game and reach the C-suite
Want to move from simply selling insurance to becoming a trusted adviser? Then you better learn the language of executives.
Benefits Think Wellness has flatlined, but data is your lifeline
Using data can help create a more personalized benefits program that employees will actually use.
Angie Villamaria
Welltok
Securian adds decision-making tool for voluntary benefits
The company’s Benefit Scout offering aims to help employees better understand their insurance offerings and the amount of coverage to select.
Benefits Think Here’s what you need to know when adding a 401(k) to your portfolio
Adding retirement benefits to your portfolio can be intimidating, but can help to retain clients long term.
Roger Lee
Human Interest
Why hiring employees with disabilities is good for business
Clients that hire these workers can actually outperform their peers, new research indicates.
Why hiring employees with disabilities is good for business
Employers that hire these workers can actually outperform their peers, new research indicates.
Benefits Think 3 HR questions to ask your prospects
More brokers are offering HR technology to employers. Here’s how you can use tech to get a quick read on clients.
Alex Tolbert
BerniePortal
Gen X: Overlooked and underserved
The sandwich generation is feeling the impact of financial stress the most, and looking to employers for help.
7 ways employers can support employee caregivers
Companies that help workers who take care of a loved one can benefit from improved productivity, morale and employee retention.
Benefits Think PEOs vs. fully insured plans: What’s the best bet for small businesses?
The best approach to acquiring health insurance depends on the specifics of the company and individual employees.
Sally Poblete
Wellthie
Benefits Think PEOs vs. fully insured plans: What’s the best bet for small businesses?
The best approach to acquiring health insurance depends on the specifics of the company and individual employees.
Sally Poblete
Wellthie
Key takeaways from SHRM’s legislative conference
From the recently proposed overtime rule to floating bills on mandated paid leave, a number of hot topics were discussed by benefits professionals this week in Washington.
7 ways employers can defuse tax season stress
Submitting taxes can be stressful. Here are tips to help companies best prepare.
Teaching job provides launching pad for benefits career
Former elementary school teacher Joe McGinty still uses the communication skills honed in inclusion classrooms.
Former history teacher ‘accidentally’ becomes benefits adviser
One of EBA's 2019 Rising Stars, Derek Winn, parlayed his job teaching to educating people about benefits.
Amazon now accepting HSA, FSA payments
The move is the latest in a string of healthcare initiatives from the online retailer.
EaseCentral rebrands to Ease, updates system
The benefits administration and HR software provider has also raised $19 million in funding.
Benefits Think The secret to efficient healthcare: Engaging with employees when their questions arise
Helping workers consume benefits efficiently means guiding them to appropriate behaviors when they are actually using their offerings.
Drew Tyler
Corporate Synergies