Employee benefits

The DOL’s new rules, set to be announced today, offers a “token reduction” in the salary threshold for overtime pay and will cause harm to employers, says SHRM’s Lisa Horn.

Plan sponsors have until Jan. 1, 2017 to comply with the final EEOC rules, which ban plan designs in which more generous insurance options are only available to employees who complete a health risk assessment or biometric screening.

Leaders at the country’s fastest growing large-group brokerages, such as Aon, share ways their businesses are evolving to stay ahead.

The principal at Buck Consultants/Xerox HR Consulting has developed a sophisticated modeling tool to help employers manage their pension risk.

The Willis Towers Watson company responds to a growing request from employers for timely benchmarking as CDHPs continue to gain popularity.

The CEO of PlanSource advances the use of benefits technology through the development of new tools, including a mobile benefits app for employees.

Insurers frequently offer incentives intended to move employers to new models, networks and platforms, but they can be very confusing for clients, says CBIZ’s Zack Pace.

Benefit advisers can play a critical role in ensuring summer hiring compliance by communicating proper rules and classifications to employers, says ADP’s Aldor Delp.

Health plan sponsors have a valuable role to play in preventing avoidable deaths from medical mistakes, says Joe Kiani, president of the Patient Safety Movement Foundation.

In this low-return, low-interest rate environment, there’s a new set rules for offering a list of retirement plan funds, according to wealth management adviser Robert Lawton.

A ranking of brokerages with between $10 and $50 million in revenue based on year-over year data compiled by miEdge.

Part 2 of the inaugural Dig|Benefits Technology Innovator Awards, honoring employers, advisers, consultants and service providers.

Plan sponsors have until Jan. 1, 2017 to comply with the final EEOC rules, which ban plan designs in which more generous insurance options are only available to employees who complete a health risk assessment or biometric screening.

The principal at Buck Consultants/Xerox HR Consulting has developed a sophisticated modeling tool to help employers manage their pension risk.

Russell Investments goes a step further than target-date funds based on participant demographics at the plan sponsor level by enabling automated TDF customization at the participant level.

The director of benefits at Lakeland Regional Health implemented a robust digital communications program using Jellyvision’s interactive software platform.

If allowing advisers to post freely on LinkedIn and other sites is worrisome, firm owners need to reevaluate internal communication practices, says columnist Wendy Keneipp.

Employers should start by establishing a registration and testing process for the Affordable Care Act’s mandated documents, says lawyer Carl C. Lammers.

While the 401(k) marketplace is crowded with asset managers anxious to create customized target-date funds based on participant demographics at the plan sponsor level, Russell Investments goes a step further by enabling automated TDF customization at the participant level.

The U.S. Supreme Court backed out of a divisive clash involving religious groups that object to contraceptive coverage under the ACA, issuing a compromise decision that said the two sides might be able to work out their differences.