Employee benefits

Morningstar recently evaluated 10 of the largest health savings account providers in the country to see how they stacked up in helping employees pay for current and future medical expenses.

Benefits to adding an in-person assistant to a wellness program include personalized interactions with better feedback.

Employers can adopt health reimbursement accounts to start building a self-insurance plan.

Proposed legislation in New Jersey will be financially and administratively taxing to large employers, especially those that operate in every state, says ERISA Industry Committee.

Morningstar recently evaluated 10 of the largest health savings account providers in the country to see how they stacked up in helping employees pay for current and future medical expenses.

In light of the relatively new presidential administration, employers are wondering whether and how the EEOC and its processes will change, and attorney John Lord offers his thoughts.

Younger workers are closing the savings gap due to design features and qualified default investment alternatives like target-date funds or managed accounts.

With no national standard, daunting compliance challenges for employers are striking up across multiple jurisdictions, says attorney Steven K. Ludwig.

EPIC brokerage cites the importance of increasing plan member payment contributions as a driving factor to stem rising costs.

Reach employees where they are by incorporating solutions to current financial problems into the retirement saving process, says adviser Mark Singer.

In the face of growing concerns over medical costs, companies should plan a comprehensive health and wealth strategy for employees in retirement or risk losing talent.

One step is to avoid investing the money that they will need within a five-year period.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is working to win over Republican holdouts on his healthcare bill after facing a revolt from conservatives and moderates who weren’t ready to act this week.

Female employees are ill-prepared for retirement — roughly one-third less than their male coworkers — but employers can help close the gap.

Younger workers are closing the savings gap due to design features and qualified default investment alternatives like target-date funds or managed accounts.

One executive from the outdoor retailer explains how its popular perk works, while urging other employers to extend family benefits.

Akamai, Rackspace, Southwest Airlines, Vivint and other corporate leaders see ‘quality of life’ perks as the way to attract and retain top talent.

Is there a way to overcome the challenge of explaining benefits to employees who often find the subject matter dull, overwhelming and difficult to understand?

But 64% of employees won’t commit one hour a day to improve their health and well-being.

An IPS is a key part of the fiduciary compliance process and should clearly state roles and responsibilities.