Benefit strategies

The light bulb, the bicycle, Lady Gaga’s meat dress. With innovation, sometimes we just know it when we see it.

Not every workplace perk is on the rise. Here are the offerings that are not as popular as they once were, according to the Society for Human Resource Management’s annual benefits survey.

The company is rolling out egg storage reimbursement, surrogacy reimbursement and genetic testing for its 38,000 U.S. employees, beginning in January.

Too many workers don’t review their annual enrollment materials, participate in an HSA or enroll in a 401(k). But employers can help with several action steps.

The data suggest demand for workers remains strong and companies are offering better compensation packages to workers amid low unemployment rate.

Employers are grappling with slow adoption even as they push high-deductible health plans as a smart bet for more workers.

The company is rolling out egg storage reimbursement, surrogacy reimbursement and genetic testing for its 38,000 U.S. employees, beginning in January.

The agency’s recent private letter ruling tying student loan repayments to a 401(k) isn’t the same as definitive IRS guidance. But employers can take a number of steps in the meantime.

DataPath’s comic book character is one of multiple new ways companies are working to gamify open enrollment.