Employee benefits

The company’s new retirement program, Spark 401k, aims to boost small business participation and ease challenges those employers face in offering workers DC plans.

While increases in medical coverage are slowing, they continue to outpace inflation by a wide margin.

Plan sponsors should adopt fiduciary best practices to avoid a lawsuit, advises attorney Carol Buckmann.

Do your programs comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act? Here’s everything you need to know.

It’s a common misunderstanding that CI only covers this disease, says The Standard’s Danielle Lehman — the products have evolved.

Companies now have a variety of metrics to help define program success, including engagement rates, but achievement can be determined beyond these typical numbers.

Some seniors shop around for the most affordable health insurance and less expensive drugs every year.

Roughly 1 in 4 retirement plan audits submitted to the Department of Labor had major deficiencies. Is yours at risk?

When millennials are asked, they say retirement is a top priority. Millennials even put saving for retirement well ahead of student loans, credit card debt and job security.

Company loyalty improves when employers expand benefits such as on-site childcare and fertility services, industry experts say.

Physical symptoms hold top priority for employers, but emotional health could be the cause of more absenteeism and lost productivity.

Some seniors shop around for the most affordable health insurance and less expensive drugs every year.

A deal between Humana and eMindful will add mindfulness programs to the insurer’s suite of wellness offerings available to employers.

The DOL and IRS announced a proposal to implement significant changes to forms and regulations that govern annual employee benefit plan reporting.

A work-life balance can be achieved but not in the traditional way, says Virgin Pulse CEO Chris Boyce.

Word choice proves paramount with these products, says adviser Eric Silverman, who encourages producers to think before they speak.

Retirees over 65 will no longer be able to contribute to health savings accounts once they file for benefits.

College has gotten so expensive that it's weighing on even the parents of third-graders, threatening to leave them too debt-saddled to retire.

There are a lot of people in the U.S. who dream of single-payer health care. And what a dream it is!

While increases in medical coverage are slowing, they continue to outpace inflation by a wide margin.