Employee benefits

The ERISA Industry Committee sent a letter supporting new legislation that would improve HSA efficacy and usage.

The agriculture giant is using dashboards that help managers monitor employee performance and training progress, explains Dipankar Bandyopadhyay.

More than 71,000 hourly and salaried employees will receive bonuses, new training and expanded parental leave.

Retirees are advised to step back to get a better perspective and then review their asset allocation in their portfolio.

Pension account auto-portability can provide security to millions of retirement-savers across America.

Advisers who rely on the Best Interest Contract Exemption need to comply with the three Impartial Conduct Standards, otherwise they fall under non-exempt prohibited transactions.

The CVS Health Inc.-Aetna Inc. tie-up is in the shade after last week's announcement of a health partnership between Amazon.com Inc., Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and JPMorgan Chase.

About 40% of companies plan to adjust their C-suite benefit offerings in the wake of tax reform.

Strategic Benefit Advisors prescribes strategies to manage the single largest driver of rising healthcare cost trend.

Democrats introduced the bills in the Senate and House in February 2017, and remain a talking point as the GOP prepares to unveil its own parental leave proposal.

More firms are expected to provide family-friendly perks to employees, including IVF coverage and paid time off, in the coming years.

In a significant court decision on the status of gig-economy workers, a federal judge ruled drivers for GrubHub are independent contractors and not employees.

Employees continue to increase their contributions to retirement accounts, new Fidelity research finds.

Pension funds for more than 1.5 million union workers is said to be on the brink of failure.

Investors are advised to liquidate some assets or transfer them to certificates of deposit and money market funds.

There are four ways to make the two healthcare spending accounts work together, but they are often under-utilized.

Although the IRS is not currently enforcing aspects of executive benefits in group health plans, employers must stay compliant.

More employers will stretch matching contributions, include HSA information in education sessions and incorporate behavioral economics/finance elements in plan design.

In wake of tax reform, employers can encourage employees to invest in HSAs, build up their 401(k), pay off debt and build an emergency fund.

Proposals to have the federal government help new parents take paid leave from their employment have generally come with serious disadvantages.