Employee benefits

As companies evolve to PTO banks, hurdles still remain in getting employees to maximize the benefit

Investors are advised to reduce their risk capacity and get their portfolio ready for the distribution phase once they are within five years of their retirement.

Plan sponsors should consider going beyond ERISA’s bare-bones requirements for plan document requests and make it a practice to also provide a cover letter, containing certain specific information.

NADP research shows that 75% of employees feel having dental coverage is very important

While employers wait around for impending ACA changes, they would be well-served to provide robust education to employees around benefits basics.

Employers weighed on the future of the Affordable Care Act, the new HHS head, drug costs and exchanges in 2016. The debates are far from over for the coming year

When looking at the new administration and their plans for ACA, business owners will be considering their role in the new political landscape.

Without an effective retention strategy, the costs of recruiting and re-recruiting top management can be enormous, says consultant Leonard Wilson.

As companies evolve to PTO banks, hurdles still remain in getting workers to maximize the benefit

More than 4 million people picked ACA plans in the 39 states that use the federal HealthCare.gov marketplace in the first six weeks of the 2017 sign-up period.

Goal-oriented plans do not teach fundamental wellbeing, says fitness expert Brendan Weafer.

The intricacies of a Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangement will create hazards for employers and advisers who don’t follow the rules closely.

With its acquisition of LinkedIn, the software giant will attempt to transform how companies recruit talent and manage people.

Uber Technologies Inc. is expanding a partnership with WageWorks Inc. that allows users of the ride-sharing giant's UberPool service to pay for commutes to and from work with pretax funds,

The software giant seeks to improve professional productivity by integrating the LinkedIn social graph with its own Office Graph.

Employers that sponsor retirement benefits may wonder if their non-eligible employees will be required to participate in these state-sponsored programs.

Employers have positions to fill, which gives workers leverage, confidence and options, says ADP’s Aldor Delp.

Clients in this situation will need to gather a lot of paperwork, including at least eight certified copies of the spouse's death certificate for life insurance, among other reasons.

The company announced it is significantly bolstering its leave benefits for new parents, as well as increasing its employee benefits for fertility, surrogacy, adoption and lactation.

To keep the momentum going into 2017, advisers should follow five trends encouraging growth in supplemental benefits.