Employee benefits

The beauty conglomerate added the perk to better serve its millennial-oriented workforce.

Millennials don’t know how to manage stock market expectations, Gen X struggles with savings and baby boomers don’t realize the benefits they could gain from one or two extra years in the workforce.

Retirees who consider taking withdrawals from their 401(k) and other similar plans should account for the tax impact before making a decision.

Company gyms can be convenient and personalized for employees, while also helping workers better manage stress levels.

The corporate giants’ announcement is the latest in a series of employer moves to reduce costs and empower employees. Insiders predict more companies will follow suit.

Addressing frustrations with growing medical costs, price gouging and employee education appear to be key drivers that could impact the whole employer-based delivery system.

Pharmacies in Canada, Australia, the U.K. and more can supply Rx medicine for less than half of U.S. prices.

Plan sponsors worry record keepers will follow suit, limiting the investment options employers are able to offer employees through their workplace 401(k) plans.

All three entities have a long-term profit focus, which makes them incentivized to tackle drug price transparency, behavior incentives, technology improvements and more.

Savers are starting to take money out of their 401(k) accounts—despite taxes and penalties involved—assuming it will be replaced as markets continue to surge upward.

Employers will be relying on brokers to know the ins and outs of each benefit account as they take a larger role in their employees’ health benefit plans.

Plan sponsors should end automatic cash-outs, offer roll-ins as part of a financial wellness program and engage all participants on crucial decision-making.

Amazon.com, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase say they plan to collaborate on a way to offer healthcare services to their U.S. employees more transparently and at a lower cost.

The global consulting and advisory firm brings in two vendors to assist employers with family-friendly benefits.

Cost and lack of understanding are the top reasons employers don’t provide perks to their workers.

The insurer says it will continue updating its supplemental health employee benefit suite in 2018.

The Recognize, Assist, Include, Support and Engage Family Caregivers Act aims to create a strategy for employers and employees who support loved ones.

Plan sponsors worry record keepers will follow suit, limiting the investment options employers are able to offer employees through their workplace 401(k) plans.

The allegations of sexual assault at Uber, Vice and the Weinstein Company shine a light not only on workplace misconduct, but also on the failure of human resources to properly handle these cases.

Retirees living overseas can still claim Social Security benefits, but they must see if their country of residence requires them to have a local bank account.