Copyrights tend to be company property while inventions tend to belong to the worker, making agreements necessary to ensure the employer obtains possible rights.

This does not mean that plan sponsors and committee members cannot insist on getting non-conflicted fiduciary advice; it just makes their job harder.

Physician assistants understand how, when and where their peers want their healthcare and can form long-term patient-provider relationships by leveraging their understanding of patient lifestyles and behaviors.

Seniors need to be mindful of enrollment deadlines with Medicare.

New rules from the Department of Labor are helpful, but they should be loosened up further so employers can save money and provide better insurance to employees.

Although red-flagged cases percentage of ineligible plan participants may be in single digits, wasted dollars add up and could fund other benefits if uncovered.

An estimated 126.6 million Americans suffer chronic physical pain, yet 35% of surgeries are not necessary leading to billions of employer dollars going to waste.

The measures would increase plan design flexibility for high-deductible plans and could have a large impact on employee enrollment if they become law.

Employee Benefit News’ annual Benny Awards recognize professionals who have demonstrated excellence in the employee benefits/human resources field.

Forget Biggest Loser-style competitions and healthy snacks. It’s time to focus on chronic diseases and lifestyle changes.

As workers live longer, employers need to help them save for their post-work years.

Congress is considering a proposal that would allow small companies to create a multiple-employer retirement plan to enable their workers to build their nest eggs,

Contractors are on the rise at Google as the company spreads into new markets. But many of these workers can’t access all of the company’s celebrated perks.

Pharmacy benefit manager rebates and third-party revenues are killing employers’ prescription drug plans. Here’s what companies should do about it.

A number of employee benefit adviser veterans found new jobs and key roles inside brokerages, insurance firms and private companies.

Here’s why it’s important: When it comes to benefit plan cost management, pennies make nickels and nickels make quarters.

What should group insurers look for when considering exciting new supplemental offerings to provide?

Forget Biggest Loser-style competitions and healthy snacks. It’s time to focus on chronic diseases and lifestyle changes.

Nineties throwbacks have swept through music, TV and fashion. Some startups want to bring a bit of that vintage feel to workplace health insurance plans.

Many are following the example of corporations by instituting defined contribution or hybrid plan options for new hires and by freezing their old plans.