Employee benefits

In 2018, American workers failed to use 768 million days of their paid time off — and that discrepancy will only get worse with time.

Over 50 million adults in the U.S. act as caregivers for family members and loved ones.

Almost all employees surveyed by MetLife would like their 401(k) savings to be doled out as a guaranteed monthly income.

In the absence of a timely transfer of retirement funds to the recordkeeper, plan sponsors can pursue self-correction or filing through the DOL’s Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program.

Sandwich-generation caregivers have responsibilities that can quickly spiral out of control without the right support.

Drugmakers, medical device manufacturers, and health care companies said Russians need access to medicines and medical equipment and contend that international humanitarian law requires they keep supply chains open.

Harm reduction is about meeting the patient where they are, because not all patients are initially ready, willing and able to completely abstain from substances such as tobacco, alcohol or opioids.

Opioid companies agreed to pay more than $32 billion to help cover costs related to opioid addiction, which has killed an estimated 500,000 Americans over two decades.

The hotel chain is offering free therapy services to combat high rates of stress and burnout among hospitality workers.

New research from Voya explores how simple shifts in language when explaining 401(k) savings options can be the difference between retirement success or stress.

Recommending employer-sponsored emergency funds can help reduce financial anxiety when facing unexpected life events that disproportionately affect females.

Healthcare continues to be influenced by digital innovations that are helping bring more care and better outcomes to employees.

Amidst increasing uncertainty driven by the pandemic, employers need to find new ways to build trust with employees around their benefits.

John Hancock and Access Hope are teaming up to provide cancer care as an employee benefit.

Employers should feel empowered to change how healthcare and benefits are utilized.

RFPs, quality considerations and meticulous paper trails will help plan sponsors stay out of court given the inherent limitations of benchmarking exercises.

Research from the Illinois Economic Policy Institute and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign found that prevailing wage laws keep fewer custodians living below the poverty line.

Employees are giving millions of dollars of unused time off back to their employers.

Baker McKenzie, a multinational law firm, surveyed over 900 diversity and employment leaders to learn what policies are at the forefront of DEI initiatives.

The prevalence of depression and anxiety among adolescents has doubled during the pandemic and when kids are having a hard time at home, parents start having a hard time at work.