Employee benefits

With many private and public pensions in the red, employees are advised to look for options that will improve their prospects, such Roth IRAs.

Collective Investment Trusts can have cost-saving advantages, are increasingly accessible and provide a long-term investment perspective.

Unwinding from a professional employer organization relationship takes a significant amount of planning and organization as well as a keen understanding of what a company might endure during the transition period.

Self-funding, Form 5550s and picking the right HSA vendor are some topics employers should consider in the coming year.

Starbucks plans to spend $250 million on new employee benefits, including a pay boost for domestic workers, in the wake of the federal tax overhaul.

A new report by Seyfarth Shaw identifies key trends employers should keep an eye on to prevent their own lawsuit.

Tax reform and current market conditions will likely contribute to a higher use of deferred annuities and guaranteed income benefits, experts predict.

Younger employees could be too confident in the abilities of automated retirement investment tools, study finds.

The automotive retailer is the latest employer to enhance employee offerings as a result of tax reform.

The Washington bank chain increased its retirement contribution to 8% following the tax reform bill.

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

Entertainment company also plans to put $50 million into a fund to help hourly employees with tuition costs and plans to provide as much as $25 million annually for that purpose afterward.

The DOL recently said it will scrap the agency’s previous six-factor test for unpaid interns and instead utilize the “primary beneficiary” test.

IRA investors can draw funds from their accounts tax-free if the money will be used to fund college tuition and other related costs.

Companies should consider adjusting workloads and provide workers with a flexible schedule so they can go to doctors’ appointments.

Brokers clinging to ways of doing business in the past, such as insurance spreadsheeting, are headed toward a quick retirement.

Employer groups applaud pushing ACA provision’s implementation to 2022 in funding bill, call for full repeal.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act removed employer deductions for most commuting expenses, including for tax-exempt companies.

The online retailer joins companies including Cisco, Facebook and Google to make the move as pay equity complaints take hold of the national conversation.

Digital onboarding, personalized benefit videos and Apple Pay capabilities for health savings accounts will be available for employees enrolled in employer-sponsored UHC plans.