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Smart investments in disease prevention, and keeping employees healthy in the first place, will pay off. This means moving beyond just worksite wellness to invest in building health outside office walls and in the community.
If you won the proverbial Wishbone pull during Thanksgiving dinner this year, what would you wish for? EBA asked brokers what their top wish would be for employee benefits, their clients, their company or themselves as Turkey Day approaches. And because the holiday is about expressing thanks, some also shared their top thank yous for the season. Share your own thoughts on our LinkedIn discussion board. And from all of us at EBA, we wish you and your families a Happy Thanksgiving holiday! [Images: Shutterstock]
The present status of the retirement system does not bode well for the retirement system, or for baby boomers who have or will be reaching retirement age from 2012 to 2030.
With the holidays just around the corner, this is a great time to emphasize healthy eating and exercise messages in your wellness communications. Employee assistance program provider ComPsych recently recognized four employers with its Health at Work awards. Winning companies were selected based on their wellness programs comprehensiveness, delivery, promotion, participation rates and results achieved. Here are the winners. [Images: Shutterstock]
This Thanksgiving, looking at the mess of the Affordable Care Acts rollout, your employees might just be most grateful to retain their employer-sponsored health plans, but theres always plenty to celebrate on the fourth Thursday of November. Between food, travel, and more food this Nov. 28, be sure to mark the occasion well. And from all of us at EBN, enjoy your holiday! [Images: Shutterstock]
John Graham, a sales and marketing expert, contends that we are our presentations because theres only one person up there getting judged by the listeners. He says there are some important tips to ensure a successful presentation and make sure your story puts you at the top of presenters.
Last week the White House reprieved for a year plans canceled under the Affordable Care Act, a move largely seen as trying to appease angered voters ahead of the 2014 midterm elections. This follows a one-year delay, announced in July, of the employer mandate. While Obamacare doesn't appear to be going away anytime soon, the moves demonstrate that the law is still quite malleable, and more changes could be coming. [Images: Shutterstock]
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is routinely appointed as trustee in defined benefit plan terminations, but some question whether the PBGC is always the best option.
Says snapshot perspective, historically low interest rates skew picture of employer-based pension system.
As another flu season approaches, employers may be questioning the legality of requiring their employees to get a flu vaccination. While a different set of considerations come into play when a hospital is assessing how to implement a flu vaccine policy, nonhospital employers also have business needs and health concerns that may make them want to consider a mandatory flu vaccine policy. Here are five dos and three donts from law firm Drinker Biddle & Reath on what employers should consider. [Images: Shutterstock]
Helen Darling will be stepping down as CEO and president of the National Business Group on Health at the end of April. Stepping into her shoes will be Brian Marcotte, currently vice president of compensation and benefits at Honeywell.
Last week marked the 100th birthday of the late French writer and philosopher Albert Camus, who, in his seminal essay The Myth of Sisyphus compared the modern worker to the Greek figure condemned by the gods to spend eternity painstakingly rolling a boulder up a hill, only to see it roll back down again. The workman of today works every day of his life at the same task, Camus wrote, and his fate is no less absurd.
Corporate CFOs, investors, and participants cheer a remarkable $392 billion improvement in funded status over the last 12 months.
Health care fraud will come at employers at an alarming rate, in part because the Affordable Care Act opens insurance up to millions of people who have no experience buying health insurance, said fraud expert Chuck Whitlock during the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans annual conference. He shared five ways employers can minimize fraud in their health plans. [Images: Shutterstock]
The flu costs businesses approximately $10.4 billion in direct costs for hospitalizations and out-patient visits for adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In addition to encouraging workers to get immunized, employers can further minimize employee sick days and slow the spread of illness by communicating best practices in wellness and nutrition. Share these six preventive tips from Dr. Bruce Underwood, a certified nutrition and preventive care specialist with Healthy Futures, Inc., to keep workers and their families healthy this season. [Images: Shutterstock]
The most common match is now $1.00 per $1.00 on the first 6% of employee deferrals, with 19% of employers reporting this formula, up from 10% in 2011.
Wellness like any major change cannot solely be a top-down effort, launched with a letter from the president, especially at consensus-driven academic institutions.
Whats scarier than ghosts and witches this Halloween? For HR and benefits professionals, its how quickly Jan. 1, 2014 is approaching. Several Affordable Care Act provisions are scheduled to go into effect next year, and with less than nine weeks to go, the race to comply with Obamacare could become a fright fest. To help plan sponsors face the demons, here is a list of 10 ACA requirements to comply with before the New Year. [Images: Shutterstock]
Theres no denying major medical insurance is the cornerstone of a good benefits package, so the intense focus on it is understandable, particularly in light of the ACA. But employers may be letting the towering tree of major med completely obscure their view of the broad benefits horizon.
Despite the high value that employees and employers place on career advancement opportunities, many organizations say their career management program efforts are falling short, according to a new survey from consulting firm Towers Watson. [Images: Shutterstock]