Employee benefits

Severance agreements are ripe with potential tax planning challenges and opportunities. Before drafting that next agreement, beware the following three traps.

Mitch McConnell’s decision to delay a vote on healthcare legislation sets off what will be a furious few weeks of talks to deliver on the GOP’s seven-year promise to repeal the ACA.

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?

UPS will freeze a pension plan because of escalating costs and volatility in determining future payments, replacing it with a different retirement benefit.

With a patchwork of laws mapping across the country, remaining compliant in compensation practices is becoming even more challenging.

As the talent war heats up, workers are demanding perks that help improve their quality of life. And organizations are finally taking note.

Gold tends to hold its value in the long-term, but it's volatile — almost as much as stocks — so clients may need decades to ride out its ups and downs,

The best retirement providers should sign on to a plan as a fiduciary, provide a complete menu of services and have a clean background.

Patchwork well-being programs with no involvement from employees leads to low engagement and wasted money.

An individual coverage incentive was added to the Better Care Reconciliation Act Monday.

With a patchwork of laws mapping across the country, remaining compliant in compensation practices is becoming even more challenging.

Beginning July 1, new parents will work at the college will get six weeks of time off.

Without defaulting to electronic disclosures, the cost burden falls on organizations and employees, says ERISA Industry Committee.

Retirees are advised to adopt a less aggressive approach to investing and reduce their risk exposure.

Though the Better Care Reconciliation Act is similar to the House’s recent replacement legislation, there are some notable differences regarding tax credits, association health plans and Medicaid.

Retirement and welfare plans are not subject to DOL regulation, reversing three appellate decisions on the matter.

Participants may benefit from putting more dollars towards their plan account balance and fewer towards fees.

Investing dollars in improved care management programs, well-being initiatives and plan-design modernizations won’t produce full ROI unless the employee contribution methodology is sound.

The most significant change is the inclusion of a new provision to encourage Americans to maintain continuous healthcare coverage that would replace the ACA’s individual mandate.

A new survey finds that millennials are especially vulnerable to false hopes and wishful thinking about post-work life.