Employee benefits

Companies should immediately review their pay scales for employees and make adjustments where they see fit to either begin paying overtime or to raise salaries to correspond to the new change.

Employers are turning to their brokers for new, competitive product offerings, says Benefit Advisors Network’s Bobbi Kloss.

Chicago's recent PTO ordinance is only the latest example of a nationwide trend to mandate that employers provide paid time off to employees to care for themselves or their families — a trend certain to continue and expand.

If costs continue to escalate, Medicare may be forced to pass on the costs to beneficiaries, who are mostly retirees.

Company after company has repudiated traditional pensions, pushing younger workers into 401(k)-style retirement plans. For diligent savers, a 401(k) can accumulate a big balance, but when the time comes to start using it, things will get a lot more complicated than it was for their parents.

Health benefits and well-being plans are crucial to retaining top talent, but many workers feel employers don’t view it as a priority.

Willis Towers Watson’s Mary Tavarozzi speaks with EBA on the next phase of supplemental insurance and wellness programs.

New human resources staffers are confident about their job security, but not when it comes to finding a new position at another company.

There’s a wide disconnect between retirement plan participants and their retirement goals, and that is affecting how employees understand and interact with plans, according to new research.

When addressing plans for life and finances after work, employers should focus their message to specific age groups, OneAmerica research suggests.

As the fiduciary rule creates challenges to old ways of growing retirement assets, it’s time to consider another source of growth: portability solutions.

Employers are increasingly adopting reference based pricing and reimbursements as a way to more effectively determine and control health costs.

Unfamiliar jargon and lack of experience have left workers confused about how to manage their benefits and medical bills.

As businesses continue to bring in young talent, employees are replacing archaic programs for wellness and college loan assistance.

Appetite for worksite benefits remains strong as employers set high standards for vendors, according to the 2016 Employee Benefit News annual survey.

Post-ACA, more and more small companies have stopped offering insurance for employees.

Despite what the skeptics say, working remotely doesn’t mean lounging around all day in pajamas. In fact, those who work from home have five big advantages over employees who commute to an office.

Index funds can have longer-term benefits than just a one-time expense that's lower than the other investment options.

Compliance, creativity, clarification and confusion reign in employee benefits, says Eric T. Helman, chief strategy officer at Hodges-Mace.

Employees are turning to their smartphone for on-demand and flexible information about their benefits, a Keenan survey finds.