Employee benefits

Plan sponsors may be paying too much attention to the post-work planning requirements of younger workers, finds Franklin Templeton survey.

The price of prescriptions has skyrocketed and the industry needs to address matters sooner rather than later.

In a move that reversed the court’s own previous ruling, an 11-judge panel held that a woman’s salary history can never be used as a basis for paying her less.

Employers and plan sponsors must define what “financial wellness” really means to their workers.

Whether the husband takes reduced benefits has no impact on the spousal rate, although it could effect potential widow's benefits, according to a Social Security expert.

Amazon, JPMC and Berkshire Hathaway and other large employers have put the healthcare industry on notice but what does this mean for employee benefit advisers?

The medical device company broadened its family care leave policy after consulting with employees.

Mental health programs are a fine start but psychoeducation could help workers identify and deal with depression and anxiety.

Employers and plan sponsors must define what “financial wellness” really means to their workers.

Following nearly 200 terminations and resignations inside the financial services firm, employers must recognize possibility for abuse.

Retirees should delegate the management of their finances to their children before they reach advance years and their health starts to decline.

After auditing a computer reimbursement program, employees were alleged to have returned the equipment to the manufacturer without notifying Fidelity.

To help employers contain costs, these advisers are revamping their healthcare supply chain.

The policy update is part of a broader change to the firm’s family-friendly benefits, which now include updated parental and caregiving leave, and adoption and surrogacy reimbursements.

Education and a refined benefits package offering could provide a boost to worker engagement.

Employers need to know that it’s critical to help workers master basic money principles to make smarter spending decisions.

Employers must take action to address the mental health among their employees.

Mental health programs are a fine start but psychoeducation could help workers identify and deal with depression and anxiety.

Medicare premiums will increase for high-income retirees because of the change in the income brackets that will serve as basis for determining these premiums for their Part B and Part D coverage.

In a move that reversed the court’s own previous ruling, an 11-judge panel held that a woman’s salary history can never be used as a basis for paying her less.