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The House and Senate Friday passed a comprehensive $1.1 trillion spending package that would avoid a government shutdown, including a provision that would push back the Affordable Care Acts excise tax on high-price health plans.
Throughout 2015, some major headlines have been made from challenges to the Affordable Care Act to some drastic proposed changed in the retirement field these are some of the top news stories to revisit going into the New Year.
In its Browning-Ferris decision, the National Labor Relations Board took the opportunity to reevaluate the joint-employer standard in light of the recent trend in the use of contingent workers.
A years worth of news related to employee benefits sparked plenty of discussion among EBA readers with the Affordable Care Act and Zenefits evoking some of the sharpest criticism. Here are the top comments of the year.
ACOs are expected to increase the use of telemedicine technologies as a way to improve patient quality, achieve greater cost savings, and meet CMS patient threshold.
The small-plan retirement market has been dominated by investment product providers like insurance companies, mutual fund companies and broker dealers. But are RIAs are making inroads?
The federal spending bill that passed Congress Monday, delaying the Affordable Care Acts 40% excise tax on high-cost health plans, is welcome news for employers.
Plenty of big news impacted employee benefit brokers this year including multiple mergers and carriers cutting commissions which produced some of the most memorable responses from sources. Here are the top quotes of 2015.
From ACA legal battles in the Supreme Court to a legal ruling in favor of same-sex marriage and a presidential election on the horizon, benefits professionals will need to continue to be on the ball to remain compliant with the changing landscape. Heres a list of the top 10 labor and employment issues for benefit plan sponsors to keep an eye on in 2016 from Michael V. Abcarian, a managing partner in the Dallas office of Fisher & Phillips.
Retirement plan experts dont expect immediate effects from the Federal Reserves announced interest rate hike but advise plan sponsors to review new 401(k) loans to ensure they reflect the new rate.
To help 401(k) plan participants put the Federal Reserve interest rate increase into perspective, it may make sense for employers to share the following four messages.
With its workplace wellness program, SAIF Corporation, the workers compensation program for the state of Oregon, strives to build awareness among employees, educate them and drive them to healthy action.
Commentary: The purpose of the information is to help the IRS assess the nature and degree of retirement plan compliance, and potentially assist it in better targeting enforcement efforts.
Commentary: By putting the companys charitable giving program in the hands of employees, AutoNation empowered them as brand ambassadors in community relations while raising money for cancer research.
Christine Porath, an associate professor in the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University, studies the impact of workplace incivility on both employees and organizations. She spoke to EBN about workplace civility, why it matters and what employers can do to foster it.
Although approaching the process from different ends of the spectrum, brokers, employers and end consumers faced increased expectations for their respective roles in employee benefit plans this year. This, coupled with evolutions in technology, 401(k) and voluntary product design, made 2015 anything but static.
Commentary: Generation gaps are as old as history. Nevertheless, businesses and benefit professionals seem to be more cognizant than ever about managing across generations that can have such differing attitudes and perceptions of each other.
From tips to enhancing benefit programs to insights from benefits professionals, EBN slideshows have provided information on everything from employer strategies to healthcare and retirement advice. Heres a look at the best of 2015.
When it comes to 2016 attraction and retention trends, millennials matter. But many younger workers dont yet have the skills or inclination to take on managerial roles vacated by boomers who are exiting the workforce in increasing numbers.
Under federal law, government contractors and subcontractors with 50 or more employees who have entered into at least one contract of $50,000 or more with the federal government must prepare and maintain a written affirmative action program, which must be developed within 120 days from the commencement of the contract and must be updated annually.