Practice management

One year after #MeToo, the acting chair of the EEOC says HR departments need to focus on educating and training all workers, particularly supervisors.

This year’s employee benefit finalists aim to transform wellness, technology, retirement, voluntary benefits in a changing business landscape.

Employers should approach any considerations with extreme caution and seek support of experienced counsel before making any decisions.

Brokers considering relinquishing their companies might find the holidays the perfect time to partner with advisers and get input from friends and family.

To mark International Women’s Day, a look at female industry leaders who are transforming the benefits advising field.

Even when your audience knows nothing about your product or service, talking for extended periods of time is not a good idea. That’s a lecture, not a conversation.

Chris Yarn, as his alter ego Frank MicDroppa, sings about health insurance as a way to educate brokers and employers.

One-third of execs say they’ve changed behavior, SHRM reports. But cases are still prevalent, and employees say HR’s ability to investigate allegations and changing workplace culture are key to curbing incidents.

Industry leaders whose unique client management strategies, innovative data manipulation and other industry-leading skills are transforming the field.

Providing short-term accommodations for employees taking prescribed painkillers is one way companies can mitigate onsite accidents and other risks.

One-third of execs say they’ve changed behavior, SHRM reports. But cases are still prevalent, and employees say HR’s ability to investigate allegations and changing workplace culture are key to curbing incidents.

Cristy Gupton, CEO of employee benefits brokerage firm Custom Benefits Solutions, helped her clients fashion health plans designed to reduce employees’ risk of opioid abuse.

This year’s class of top women advisers understands how these virtues can make a positive impact on the benefits industry.

Employers are often looking for a benefits consultant to help them navigate healthcare, explains Questige’s John Sbrocco.

The difference in returns is huge for investors working with a fiduciary.

When designing and administering a severance arrangement, employers can take definitive steps to ensure that the arrangement is compliant.

New technologies, greater competition and rising prices are complicating the role of today’s benefit brokers. How do they cope?

New technologies, greater competition and rising prices are complicating the role of today’s benefit brokers. How do they cope?

The IRS is expected to release guidance saying that business meals will continue to be 50% deductible.