How to tailor benefit packages to stay competitive in today’s market
Changes to the workforce extend beyond just the influx of new talent but also into what benefits employees value most, forcing employers to continually adapt.
Health and wellness
Are employees getting enough mental health support in 2024?
According to Aflac, 54% of employees believe employers care about their mental health — but does that translate to less burnout?
Why employees should start their New Year’s resolutions now
Incorporating positive changes now gives employees the chance to start 2025 off on the right foot.
Benefits Think Secret to adviser success found in supply and demand
While advisers have become meaningfully involved in the supply side of a sick-care system, the focus now needs to be on demand for better preventive medicine.
Ben Conner
Conner Insurance
4 workplace wellness myths debunked
The senior director of performance psychology at Exos explains the mistakes business leaders are making on the wellness front.
Benefits Think Why GLP-1 patients need access to behavioral health support
Obesity is associated with increased odds of mood and anxiety disorders, including more serious mental health conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disease.
Carolyn Bradner Jasik
Omada Health
How Mattel’s child care center has supported working parents for 30 years
Mattel's Child Development Center turned 30 years old, and the employer has only grown more confident about its investment.
Benefits Think One tricky way vendors show ‘savings’ that never materialize
As a new year with fresh point solutions to evaluate fast approaches, beware of promises being made that may be too good to actually be true.
Linda K. Riddell
Validation Institute
Our weekly roundup of employee benefits news
Our coverage includes the importance of mental health benefits, adoption benefits, and a new trend in hiring.
How this company helps leaders make post-career plans
MyNextSeason works with clients to make the most of their time after retirement.
Compliance and coverage: A look at the finalized mental health parity rule
The new regulation could be a game changer for health plans, but employers must be prepared to expand their coverage.
The impact of tech on mental healthcare
Two experts in their fields discuss how technology has changed the mental health space — for better and for worse.
20 states with the hardest workers
North Dakota is the hardest working state, with a 98% employment rate.
Everything about this company’s culture fosters employee mental health
Ron Marhofer Auto Family provides a supportive environment where wellness thrives among its diverse workforce.
Another year, higher healthcare prices: Are employers ready for 2025?
Healthcare benefit costs will increase by 5.8% per employee, but that doesn't mean companies are powerless to do better by their workers.
What’s on the minds of American workers
Companies have been more vocal about the importance of addressing mental health since the pandemic, but their work isn't done.
Best of the week news roundup
Our coverage this week includes the importance of creating a supportive workplace for people in recovery; a surprising list of products employees can buy with their leftover FSA funds; the steps employers can take to encourage workers to save for emergencies and retirement; and more.
10 unexpected FSA-eligible purchases you can make before the year is up
The FSA store compiled a list of popular but unexpected FSA-eligible products for 2024.
Benefits Think How employers can rethink workplace benefits to better support Americans’ well-being
Exploring options that enhance employees' financial, physical and mental wellness can help retain talent and keep workers healthy and happy.
Matt Darula
Guardian
Web Seminar Why cost doesn’t equal quality in specialty care
Uncover how benefits and HR leaders can successfully redefine their approach to healthcare benefits by selecting a Surgical Center of Excellence (COE) based on proven quality metrics
