Quality of life benefits

In addition to the benefits of having healthier employees, the UnitedHealth Group study shows employers also gain from the professional skills employees learn while volunteering.

According to a recent study from the University of London’s Centre for Longitudinal Studies, children whose mothers work during their early years do as well at school as those with stay-at-home moms.

An expert with PeopleFluent shares his thoughts on talent retention in an increasingly globalized world. A presence overseas is a definite draw for job applicants, he says, but be careful the shimmer of the world doesn’t get in their eyes.

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer defends decision to end teleworking and implements plan to draw employees back to the workplace.

Tech company Brocade uses its new campus to kick-start its wellness program and uses gamification to engage employees.

ADA, ACA and DOMA are all expected to affect FMLA compliance.

To battle rising health care costs, Jackson Labs makes a big investment in a two-pronged approach combining a preferred provider along with building incentives into its plan design.

Immigration reform is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fix a badly broken system, says one industry group.

Teach for America uses a variety of communication methods to inform and encourage workers.

Technology company Enova is named among the top 50 employers for Gen Y workers.

Should patients undergoing broad DNA testing for a specific ailment be told of unexpected findings that signal risk of cancer or other serious diseases, even if they don’t request the information?

A new Fidelity Investments study finds that noticeably more mothers than fathers have had comprehensive conversations about savings, planning and retirement with their adult children.

Baby boomers are bucking the trends of generations before them, according to research released this week from Bank of America Merrill Lynch. When it comes to what they will pass on, 72% cite values and life lessons as most important, while just 32% said financial and real estate assets.

The success of Dickerson Employee Benefits is built on community values.

Embassy Suites empowers employees through ongoing training and consistent rewards and recognition.

Having access to adult back-up care has allowed employees to work six days in the past six months that they otherwise would have missed, according to a BrightHorizons survey.

Yahoo! President and CEO Marissa Mayer defended her controversial decision to terminate the company’s teleworking policy at the Great Place to Work conference in LA.

Teleworkers are happier, healthier, more satisfied in their jobs, more productive, more loyal to their companies and more likely to recommend their company to someone else.

Workforce experts address how to use American Psychological Association research as a jumping-off point to start mental health conversations with health care providers.

“Now is the time to buy before gender rating kicks in and before the best inflation option [5%, compounded for life] becomes unaffordable or goes away,” says one expert.