Employee benefits

Individual connections can engage employees in benefits as well as help them fight stress.

Thanks to apps that promote confidentiality, employees can log in to discuss their emotional challenges with mental health professionals.

Changing business models, the ACA and rising costs have put strain on consultants, but Joshua Rubich sees a new way of conducting business.

Technology is key to helping employers manage a changing workforce and increased regulations, but drawbacks, including integrations and billing, also exist.

Too many recordkeepers, complex contract structure, and a flood of investment options impede updates to best practices, warns John Ludwig.

Some experts say that people are living longer past the age of 70 and they should not be forced to make unnecessary taxable withdrawals.

The Labor Department will lose $2.6 billion under the 2018 budget, likely hindering the agency’s ability to regulate and assist employers, experts say.

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently weighed in on LGBTQ protections – but the decision is not as clear as some of the headlines make it seem.

Austin Wilcox, an EBA Rising Star in Advising, learned early on that employers are financially responsible for a majority of what is going on in healthcare today.

As data expands and analytical solutions evolve, employers are looking at using augmented intelligence solutions, such as IBM Health’s Watson, to provided catered health treatments for workers.

More firms are adopting and evolving policies to be more inclusive of employees in the modern talent war.

Seven circuit courts held that vindication of rights pertaining to the legality of a plan amendment, as opposed to an interpretation of the plan, are not subject to expenditure requirements, write attorneys Michael Stevens and Ronald Kramer.

Employers should consider some of the new options available with the retirement plans.

S&P 500 company pension plans' funding levels increased a mere 1% despite the $40 billion in contributions that these firms made to their plans.

The “Bold Goals” campaign seeks to reduce unhealthy days for the insurer’s workforce.

More firms are adopting and evolving policies to be more inclusive of employees in the modern talent war.

A new study finds that workers struggle with expenses, making it “critically important” for employers to provide financial wellness and education.

Retirees can suspend and resume their Social Security retirement benefits any time after their full retirement age even if they started collecting the benefit before reaching their FRA.

Laden with challenges such as a lack of preventative programs, school districts need extra help with disability programs, says Standard’s Brian Kost.

A plan sponsor’s thoughtful choices about plan features may go a long way toward easing the financial burden of retirement saving.