Employee benefits

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.

Continuing to educate and communicate with employees throughout the year can help control the overwhelming feeling of making benefit selections in the future. Here’s how employers can do it.

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.

After 18 months of courtship and court cases, two massive deals that would have reshaped the U.S. health insurance industry have both been declared dead, blocked by judges who said they’d do unacceptable harm to competition in the industry.

As the options of employer-sponsored plans contract, advisers must remain competitive to capture clients.

As benefit providers look to boost their employees’ fiscal well-being, they are often left with more questions.

Lawley is unifying small businesses under a self-funded medical captive to reduce client premiums.

Multinational employers are coming up with steps on how to help affected employees and clients while communicating those plans to their workforces.

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

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

A minor emergency left one benefit consultant considering how to keep costs down.