Employee benefits

Nearly 60,000 workers and recent retirees of the health insurance giant will get a retirement plan boost.

Providing benefits such as dental and short-term disability is a smart way for employers to try out the insurance arrangement, which has the potential to save money and provide greater transparency.

Using lowest-cost share classes, performing an annual investment fund review and distributing required fee notices are among best practices.

Disappointed in its underutilized 401(k) plan, the company partnered with BrightDime in an effort to change employee behavior.

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

Twenty standout advisers ages 35 and younger are taking charge of the future of employee benefits, determined to reduce costs and improve client outcomes.

The insurance company will begin offering its employees six weeks of time off to bond with a new child.

In order to identify best in class wellbeing programs, advisers are utilizing digital analytics.

Licensed insurance professionals can assist human resource professionals with a number of election period tasks, while also answering important employee questions.

Firms should consider the benefits of adding such a policy, who pays the cost and how state regulations fit into the picture.

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

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.

These alterations can involve adjustments to the individual plan benefits, plan eligibility and new state and federal laws.

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

Employers will need to remain up-to-date on salary history bans, equal income standards and transparency provisions.

Disappointed in its underutilized 401(k) plan, the company partnered with BrightDime in an effort to change employee behavior.

Employers should build an education program, perform an objective review of investments and benchmark features.

From workplace sexual harassment to an ever-changing regulatory landscape, employers should remain vigilant and compliant in the coming year.

The regulatory environment is one of the toughest in the country and the expansion of PEOs is leading to adverse risk selection.

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.