Employee benefits

Perhaps stymied by industry terminology, many employers are still reluctant to adopt such platforms, Liazon survey finds.

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.

Although active investment strategies remain popular, passive investment options are attracting retirement planners with lower fees and by beating benchmarks.

In the pursuit of reduced workplace anxiety, firms are weighing just how to deliver corporate-based serenity.

If Starbucks and JPMorgan are getting the workers they need by raising wages, who ends up losing? The same group that lost out last time: small businesses, says New River Investments' Connor Sen.

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the largest U.S. pension fund, named Marcie Frost, 51, as its new chief executive officer.

Employers and advisers who still hew to a paper-based processing system incur costly errors, wasted staff time and poor healthcare decisions.

Employers are embracing the workplace perk for several reasons, including employee retention, says Tuition.io founder and CEO Brendon McQueen.

Moving to a private benefit exchange was a bumpy road for TMX Finance, parent company of TitleMax.

An innovative program has employees shedding pounds without giving up their favorite food.

Most plan sponsors are falling short when it comes to managing their RFP process, says adviser Robert Lawton.

It’s not as mysterious as it’s often made out to be. New findings clearly show that people are more confident about purchasing health plans when they can address their questions to another person.

Eliminating the tax maximum would fix much of the program's shortfall, but it could also bring unintended consequences.

Key decisions, such as starting with a business plan, had ‘a huge and positive impact’ on adviser Amy Evans’ growing brokerage.

Expenses associated with the routine birth of a child can differ by more than $20,000, a Castlight Health study finds.

Eliminating the tax maximum would fix much of the program's shortfall, but it could also bring unintended consequences.

Brokers are trying to help employers control costs, but are seeing little success, says HR Technology Advisors’ Joe Markland.

Some brokers are more tuned in to clients’ plans than others, but all would benefit from a comprehensive understanding of DI, says The Standard’s Brian Kost.

Even people who have not earned 40 work credits can still sign up for the program but will have to pay a premium for hospital coverage.

Although we are only halfway through 2016, three trends have notably emerged and taken the front seat in the employee benefits world.