Benefit strategies

The looming Cadillac tax is causing companies to be cautious when it comes to contributing to workers’ health savings accounts.

Employers are familiar with wellness incentives, but the concept of paying employees to encourage certain behaviors is making its way into other areas of benefits.

From the Affordable Care Act to employee classification, there is a multitude of evolving regulations posing challenges for small business owners this tax season.

Michael Thompson discusses how the National Business Coalition on Health plans to address consolidation in the benefits industry and a proposal for a well-being institute.

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

The international environmental consulting firm offers employees access to mental health therapy 24/7 through Learn to Live, an online system built to address psychological issues such as social anxiety, depression, stress and worry.

The use of telemedicine is growing, with almost two thirds of organizations offering or planning to offer such a service by 2018.

Acts of terror are unpredictable. But employers should address the risk and ensure business continuity plans are in place.

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.

Premium increases continue to motivate employers to consider cost-saving solutions they previously may have shunned, says Arthur J. Gallagher’s Paul Fetterolf.

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

Reviewing a plan provider’s SOC 1 report helps employers determine that the service organization has the necessary controls in place to track the benefit plan’s investments and transactions.

Employer-sponsored health improvement programs must strive to include sleep as a key element of good health. Here are three strategies benefit managers can use to encourage better sleep habits among workers.

Expert panel at EBA’s Workplace Benefits Renaissance event say clients are now receptive to telemedicine, self-funding and other solutions they previously dismissed.

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

Why advisers should be focusing on younger employees’ eyecare preferences.

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 usage of telemedicine is growing, with almost two thirds of organizations offering or planning to offer such a service by 2018.

Eyecare is the second most popular benefit this year, according to a just-released research report, and the type of lens material covered is a key consideration in workers’ selection.

Excessive and expensive treatment is at the core of the healthcare cost crisis, says Brian Klepper.