An employer that fails to follow notice requirements can be fined between $2,000 and $5,000 for a first violation and between $5,000 and $10,000 for each subsequent violation.

Regulations would make it much easier for association health plans, used by small businesses, to qualify as a single ERISA plan.

Becky Cantieri sounds off on why the surveying company relies on polls to gauge worker satisfaction and how it plans to “push the envelope” when it comes to benefits.

The retailer will partner with Guild Education to provide employees opportunities to pursue training in skills such as carpentry, plumbing or appliance repair.

The Insured Retirement Institute is urging Congress to enact a host of policies that it says will boost retirement security.

These young benefit strategists are breaking through the benefits status quo and reimagining the brokerage market.

Employees can simplify their retirement portfolio by merging multiple accounts.

Clients should embrace auto-enrollment, automatically increase employee contributions each year and continually educate workers about 401(k) benefits.

Human resource technologies need to be center-focused on employees to be effective. Here’s how to achieve that goal.

Firms should embrace technology, target communication efforts and help younger employees pick the right health plan.

Behavioral economics is influencing the future of work, and new tech can help human resources deploy BE strategies, says ADP's Jordan Birnbaum.

The Florida Education Association is urging the state body that manages pension funds for its members to sell its holdings in companies that make a semi-automatic rifle.

U.S. filings for unemployment benefits fell to a five-week low, suggesting tightening in a labor market.

The CloudSuite Healthcare platform is enhanced with new payroll and scheduling features.

Once he ‘stopped doing what’s safe,’ the Ohio adviser found group captives can substantially cut expenses for small and midsize employers.

RA medicine accounted for nearly half of specialty drug spend last year, inducing the pharmacy benefit manager to introduce a personalized savings program that could save employers $500,000 a year.

The new tax law has extended the grace period for outstanding 401(k) loans made by workers who switch jobs, luring more participants to borrow from their accounts, exposing them to greater risk.

Given the penalty amounts, the importance of keeping an eye out for the IRS statements and acting quickly cannot be overstated, says benefits consultant Zack Pace.

Plan sponsors should limit the number of fund selections, provide more fixed income choices and offer index options.

– Airline pilots, still resentful over pensions yanked away in a wave of industry bankruptcies, see growing company profits as a chance to reclaim some of those lost benefits.