Employee benefits

As employers look at this benefit, benefit admins and HR executives need to know how to comply with these industry changes.

“Public pension plans continue to bury their heads in the sand living in a time warp of decades-old actuarial assumptions,” says a former Connecticut state treasurer.

Fidelity Investments is trimming fees on the target-date index funds it sells to retirement plans and rolling out new offerings that combine active and passive strategies.

Smaller insurers are often hesitant at first. But encouraged by benefit brokerages like Lockton Companies, they are increasingly embracing this cost saving paradigm.

The snack maker finds cost savings and better employee health with onsite primary care.

You can’t solve a healthcare supply chain problem with insurance, says one expert.

The key in this new digital era is to marry sophisticated technology with real-life human beings to start meaningful conversations.

Ignorance is no excuse when it comes to a possible ERISA audit. Here are some hard truths to common mistakes sponsors have in their heads.

Seniors receiving pension payments should ensure that their tax withholding is enough to cover the tax liability on the income and avoid trouble with the IRS.

A lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act may well turn out to be a bigger story in the news than in the courts.

As nearly one in five U.S. workers has a part-time job, companies need to extend benefit packages.

Firms such as AIMM and Claim DOC are showing brokers and employer clients just how costly claims are becoming and where to find alternative avenues of care.

A 1,000-person firm could lose more than $80,000 annually to migraine-related health costs and lost work time according to a new report out from the Integrated Benefits Institute.

For employers looking to amp up wellness programs that help workers quit, financial incentives might be a new avenue to consider.

Employees still don’t know the basics of using and saving with a health savings account, according to Fidelity Investments.

There is a growing trend in which out-of-network healthcare providers attempt to bring suit directly against the employer or the employer medical plan.

Academic and non-profit institutions need a new strategy for today’s changing needs.

To encourage employers to offer paid leave, the recent Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2018 sweetened the deal by promising a tax credit to companies but there are rules that minimize its benefit to employers.

Employers must make sure they are offering the necessary MH and SU services to their employees.

A 1,000-person firm could lose more than $80,000 annually to migraine-related health costs and lost work time according to a new report out from the Integrated Benefits Institute.