Employee benefits

Employees have some simple but significant false ideas about their retirement plans. And employers need to do a better job addressing them during education sessions.

Offering too many elective benefits at once confuses employees and becomes counter-productive.

From creating a health insurance magazine resource to building a wellness program, no challenge is too large for Totem Solutions’ Debbie Schultz.

Advisers think they know a great deal about CDHPs, but new data reveal a lack of understanding about associated wellness incentives and account-based plans.

PK Kriha of Marsh & McLennan Agency oversees the sharing of best practices with clients and has taken a former intern under her wing.

The Senate parliamentarian issued a preliminary finding that key parts of Republicans’ health-care proposal don’t qualify for a fast-track procedure being used by the GOP.

Employers must implement a program that sends a clear signal to employees that it’s a truly accepted practice, says MIT professor Erin Kelly.

Employers looking to nab top talent are instituting paid leave policies aimed at the sandwich generation, who are taking care of aging parents alongside newborns.

Next week could be a key test over whether Republicans have any chance at delivering on their seven years of promises of repealing and replacing the ACA.

Employees will have more money in retirement if they contribute to the right savings account.

Jobs resource website Glassdoor released its annual rankings of top employers based on workers’ evaluations. These companies are the cream of the crop.

The Kentucky firm wants plan sponsors and participants to better understand their retirement options.

With the help of SmartDollar, employees have paid off $522,000 in debt and saved $568,000 over two years.

Hodges-Mace president and CTO Kevin Andrews says mobile apps could redefine how employers communicate with workers.

While the increase to the minimum salary required to be exempt from overtime requirements never came, the current administration has indicated that it still intends to raise the threshold.

Employers' 401(k) matching contributions this year are likely to reach 4.7% of worker's pay, up from 3% in 2009.

The latest plan by Senate Republicans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act would increase the number of uninsured Americans by 22 million in a decade.

These industry experts are making significant contributions to employee health and retirement plans.

ERISA reporting must be filed by July 31 or an extension must be filed on the same date by employers to avoid penalties.

Comprehensive onboarding, employee recognition programs, company events and mentoring are key.