Employee benefits

Beginning in 2018, the state will require companies to provide eight weeks of paid time off for employees to care for a new child or a sick relative. Firms also must comply with salary updates.

Many claims filed by former employees have a very low chance of success, but that does not eliminate the need for the employer to put in the time and money to fight them.

In order to avoid an audit, pension planners should conduct periodic audits for hard-to-find former employees.

Benefit advisers and employers should offer identity theft benefits that include comprehensive monitoring.

Akamai's Sarah Sardella, BP’s Cliff York, Accenture’s Julie Wilkes and SurveyMonkey’s Becky Cantieri were honored for improving employee health, retirement and work-life balance.

Expert advice on explaining worksite offerings, and their advantages, to the organization.

Unconfirmed elections, inconsistent dependent confirmations and missing beneficiaries are common but fixable mistakes.

Although the current year has been good for participants, many workers are not investing in a retirement plan.

Money worries continue to plague employees but executives struggle to create plans that address workers’ fiscal woes.

These industry pioneers, awarded by EBN this year, are creating products to meet evolving needs of employers and employees.

Employers tried new strategies to tame benefit expenses, such as self-funding and association health plans.

Behavioral health, nutritionists and medical management experts are now accessing more patients virtually.

The American Benefits Council called for quick action on legislation to delay implementation of the Cadillac tax and Obamacare reporting requirements.

Advisers can help clients to create a cohesive approach for identifying and supporting an employee working through a health condition.

Employers are relieved that plans are left unscathed, but insiders are still keeping a sharp eye on the impact of deduction for pass-through entities.

Though workplace offerings such as on-site gyms, foosball and pool tables are common among tech giants, companies should make sure that benefits align with culture.

Those who leave the workforce and are sitting on losing investments may do tax-loss harvesting, or they may donate their winning holdings to a charity to avoid the capital gains tax

Money worries continue to plague employees but executives struggle to create plans that address workers’ fiscal woes.

All U.S. employees with a new child will be eligible for 12 weeks of pay beginning in 2018.