Employee benefits

In a tough economic climate, Baltimore’s Gilman School went the extra mile to prepare its employees for retirement and buying a first home.

A number of savings apps for the Apple Watch are rolling out to help workers more easily manage retirement plans.

While experts agree automatic 401(k) features will help workers' retirement readiness, employers still remain skeptical – with many chalking their concerns up to added plan costs.

Employers are anticipating choppy waters with ACA, and also are slow to grapple with new overtime pay rules.

Smaller companies are missing out on cost-saving opportunities, including self-funding, narrow networks and pharmacy benefit carve-outs.

Employers must follow a diligent routine to avoid losing the farm, says columnist John Ludwig, who shares 3 mid-year duties to consider.

Baristas will soon have as much choice in their healthcare as customers do their beverages.

Obama's Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces final rule is currently on track for publication, possibly as soon as August 2016, and is likely to be implemented before the end of the year, absent intervention from the legislature or judiciary.

With employers increasingly turning to VBs to fill coverage gaps, insurers like Unum are offering new systems to automate enrollment.

Employers can offer these unconventional job perks to attract and retain younger talent.

Increased competition, more sophisticated brokers are changing the space, Gil Lowerre of Eastbridge Consulting says at EBA’s Workplace Benefits Mania.

The disconnect is leading to treatments that don’t get to the root of the cause, new research finds.

Using incentives and teamwork, Bazaarvoice breathed new life into its workforce.

More decision-support, focus on millennials and a ‘surgical approach’ will bring these platforms into the next phase, say panelists at EBA’s Workplace Benefits Mania.

As more cities embrace PTO for medical needs, hassles remain for workers who operate in different cities with opposing laws.

The disconnect is leading to treatments that don’t get to the root of the cause, new research finds.

Helping employees with disabilities stay at work is easier than you might think.

Congress can help by creating a law that will enable states and local governments to lower the benefits they promise their employees.

UnitedHealth Group Inc., the largest U.S. health insurer, reported second-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates, driven by growth at its Optum technology and consulting unit.

Norway, Switzerland, and Iceland won the top three spots in Natixis Global Asset Management's fourth annual ranking of the global retirement index.