Benefit strategies

Companies need to determine whether closing the office for the storm means having to pay employees who stay home and being on the hook for unemployment compensation, and whether workers’ compensation applies to weather-related injuries.

A fresh communication strategy to engage workers in signing up for new benefits can provide a better educated employee population.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is waiving penalties and extending pension premium deadlines in response the disaster in Texas.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is waiving penalties and extending pension premium deadlines in response the disaster in Texas.

A fresh communication strategy to engage workers in signing up for new benefits can provide a better educated employee population.

A combination of a third party administrator and a robust internal plan administration can increase plan flexibility and make it easier to catch errors and excessive billing in claims.

Employers should personalize benefits communications to make them relevant and offer a wide variety of perks that will help workers protect their income.

When reviewing medical and pharmacy contracts, employers should look out for language including medical coverage contact, network integration and rebates.

The aftermath of Hurricane Harvey is bound to raise questions about a firm’s obligation to provide time off under laws such as the Family and Medical Leave Act, one attorney says. Here’s what employers need to know.

ADP, Deloitte and Maestro Health are just a few of the providers offering employers advanced software and service that promise to improve worker engagement and productivity.

The small New England firm now offers 12 weeks of time off to new parents.

Executives should set a tone, and managers engage workers in the importance of fully disengaging from work while on vacation.

Executives should set a tone, and managers engage workers in the importance of fully disengaging from work while on vacation.

For a productive benefits election season, employers should embrace mobile apps and information technology, and above all, meet employees where they are.

The small New England firm now offers 12 weeks of time off to new parents.

In the wake of the historic flooding in Texas, industry experts say employers need to be flexible, utilize EAPs and give employees time off to take care of their families and homes.

Thanks to Rosetta Stone software, employees of the Chinese chain are opening the lines of communication.

When reviewing medical and pharmacy contracts, employers should look out for language including medical coverage contact, network integration and rebates.

Companies are showing love to human resources as more capital is being spent on critical roles in departments across the country.

Companies are showing love to human resources as more capital is being spent on critical roles in departments across the country.