Employee benefits

Plan sponsors should always respond to employee inquiries in a timely way and correctly file Form 5500, says retirement adviser Robert Lawton.

More employers are embracing the idea that a financially aware and secure employee is a happier, healthier and more productive individual.

From a tax perspective, donating required minimum distributions from a traditional IRA to a qualified charity is a smart move for retirees.

The social media giant calls on other companies to make enhancements to leave policies and give workers more time to grieve.

Advisers say client employees don't always understand the benefits of supplemental medical coverage

As costs rise, employers must partner with tech-savvy brokers to help their employees chose the best coverage plan.

The PBE Index is unchanged from last month, but operators expect to report increased numbers next month after they’ve tallied the results of the year-end open enrollment period.

American workers are often unprepared to take an active role in their healthcare decisions.

Aon signs definitive agreement to sell benefits administration and HR business process outsourcing platform to investment firm Blackstone.

Employees aren’t saving enough for retirement. But employers can help by offering auto-enrollment and auto-escalation.

Benefits industry experts are urging the new Health and Human Services secretary not to repeal the Affordable Care Act without a definitive plan for what will replace it.

High-deductible health plans may cut plan-sponsor costs, but covered employees are balking at spending their money on tests and other care they need.

As the GOP’s ACA plans advance, the tax-free standing of employee contributions is ‘very vulnerable,’ says The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers' SVP of Government Affairs Joel Wood.

The American Benefits Council and the National Coalition on Benefits is urging the White House to eliminate reporting provisions under the ACA.

Small businesses would not be allowed to enroll their employees automatically in state-run plans under legislation introduced in Congress.

The average plan balance rose to $92,500 at the end of the fourth quarter, Fidelity Investments reports.

A changing regulatory environment is creating a demand for more human resources professionals with specialized training and certifications.

Recently, a federal appeals ruling was the latest to craft new parameters, holding that a Maryland general contractor was responsible for unpaid wages for a drywall subcontractor’s employees

One way for clients to avoid or minimize their capital gains tax is to hold investments in tax-advantaged retirement accounts, such as IRAs and 401(k) plans.

President Trump’s promised repeal of the Affordable Care Act is underway, and the 21st Century Cures Act is likely helping it progress, says adviser Craig Hasday.