Employee benefits

The pandemic has highlighted how a permanent or semi-permanent work from home model can still produce a productive workforce, especially among working parents.

In addition to maxing out your 401(k) and 529 savings plans, add to your health savings account and make year-end charitable donations.

Corporate catering provider ZeroCater launched a new personalized digital cafeteria to provide healthy meal options for remote employees and other essential workers.

The majority of American workers are facing meaningful financial challenges and are at significant risk for making financial decisions they are likely to regret.

From nutritional programs to maternity care and transgender benefits, employers and benefit providers got creative with one of the most essential benefit offerings.

If the federal government embraced the model of states like California and Oregon, as many as 40 million more workers might start saving, researchers say.

Fortunately, there’s a silver lining to this year’s unprecedented demand for mental healthcare: increased awareness and acceptance of mental health issues, even in the workplace. But, there’s more we can do.

Even the cutthroat world of banking is starting to recognize the potential advantages of giving people a break, whether that’s someone trying to juggle family commitments or someone who just feels burned out.

Through the end of the first quarter, workers will be reimbursed $75 or $100 a day to pay caregivers, depending on the employee’s compensation.

2020 was a difficult year for benefits professionals, but Employee Benefit News’ Benny Award winners stood out with their support for employee mental health, financial wellness and overall well-being this year.

Scroll through our list to see some of the best coverage from 2020 on addressing racial trauma in the workplace, the COVID-19 crisis, and suicide rates among veterinarians.

EAPs, yoga and meditation classes and access to free therapy are all ways to help your employees combat stress and anxiety from the on-going pandemic.

Employers must provide care options that are safe and reliable as families are dealing with more stressors than usual including at home learning, closed elder care centers, working remotely while supporting both child and elderly dependents.

Employers with a robust spending account strategy will be better equipped to bolster employee savings and support other needs in 2021.

Proponents of the plans say they’re a good option for companies that may not feel they can afford to offer a traditional plan to workers but want to give them something to help with health care expenses. But consumer advocates are concerned they may shortchange some workers.

The pandemic has shifted employees’ desires toward more holistic well-being support, including help managing their emotional, social and financial health.

An employer group created guidelines to help HR support cancer survivors during the pandemic.

Financial wellness doesn’t have a clear definition. It means different things to employers than it does to employees. One thing is certain: financial wellness means more than worker pay.

COVID-19 has forced companies to rethink how they express their appreciation toward employees during a challenging year.

Starbucks, Dominos and Prudential are just some of the employers that made changes to their benefits during the pandemic.