Employee benefits

Cash balance, deferred compensation and profit-sharing plans are gaining in popularity — especially for small employers.

The online retail conglomerate takes another step into the health market with its announcement to buy PillPack, surprising several industry leaders.

The credit card giant joins a growing list of employers who have boosted education benefits to stand out in an increasingly competitive labor market.

To save money and engage workers in correct usage, employers need to take a comprehensive approach to education methods around benefit comprehension.

The online retail conglomerate takes another step into the healthcare market with its announcement to buy online pharmacy, surprising several industry leaders.

When planning for retirement, it is important for workers to think in terms of their source of income in retirement, but which retirement vehicle offers the best perk?

Plan administrators who make foolish mistakes are begging for an invasive audit from the IRS or Department of Labor. Here are some common errors that will trigger your plan’s worst nightmare.

While many retirees have prepped well for whatever the economy and markets may bring, far too many others have not, an expert says.

Automatic enrollment is starting to generate a backlash with many critiques from analysts saying workers may run up debt to make up for the reduced take-home pay

With the updates to Medicare after the passing of the Affordable Care Act prescription drug cost is running rampant due to the inability to negotiate price and the lack of benchmarks for stability.

Employers have an opportunity to help employees make better decisions about retirement savings to address out-of-control medical costs.

Cash balance, deferred compensation and profit-sharing plans are gaining in popularity - especially for small employers.

A recent case illustrates that a buyer might be determined to be a successor employer even if the buyer does not have actual notice of the withdrawal liability.

The DOL upended the traditional dynamic of company-sponsored benefits and threw a lifeline to millions of small companies and their HR teams.

A “Hail Mary” pass is understandable when it comes to treating a seriously ill loved one, but questions remain about reimbursement.

Data analytics firm miEdge ranks DI companies on in-force premium stemming from groups of 100-plus lives.

Retirees have median savings of $839,000, but many of them are unwilling to spend away their nest egg.

While these services are far from perfect, they are a useful way to start a conversation with employees planning for their post-work years.

Employers should concentrate on adopting measures that enable seamless plan-to-plan savings portability for participants, especially for employee accounts with less than $5,000.

The transaction sets up a showdown between Amazon and pharmacy benefit managers including Express Scripts, which recently agreed to be acquired by health insurer Cigna and CVS Health.