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Employer branding should make your company stand out from the competition. When you’re seeking high-quality talent for your company, you can’t rely only on the appeal of a specific role to get the results you need. Your business should also be a place where people truly want to work. An employer brand is a powerful […]

Vision and dental benefits can be harnessed to play a larger role in employee health than the sum of their parts. That’s due in part to the fact that many people find visiting a medical doctor intimidating, but have no qualms about having an eye exam or dental check-up and cleaning. “The mouth is the […]

Non-union employers are often under the misimpression that they are not affected by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) — the federal statute governing union-related issues in the private sector. A recent court decision stands as yet another reminder that this is not the case, and that non-union employers can still run afoul of the […]

A recent study by the Guardian Life Insurance Company of America reveals how Americans perceive and value their employee benefits. The report, the third annual Guardian Workplace Benefits Study, uncovers a significant disconnect between employers and employees when it comes to benefits offered in the workplace. According to the report, nearly two in three workers strongly […]

Commentary: The 401(k) space is in the infancy of a complete overhaul. With employees fighting back and winning against high fees and a new fiduciary standard on the way, we’re on the cusp of some radical changes to the corporate retirement landscape. This movement started about five years ago. A July 2010 study by Transamerica found […]

Commentary: Temporary agency workers, leased workers, and independent contractors provide organizations with flexibility, but they can also create unknown risks for employers. Companies using contract and other types of temporary workers may not consider these personnel to be employees, but the law might disagree. Organizations hiring agency workers, leased workers, or independent contractors could be […]

The number of employers offering health savings accounts is on the rise, but employees remain confused by them, highlighting a need for more consumer education from benefit professionals and advisers. Tax advantages and cost savings are two reasons employers are increasingly adding HSAs to their health benefit offerings, according to Steve Neeleman, founder and vice […]

Last December, I confidently announced to my consulting team that after four long years, preparation for the Affordable Care Act’s employer shared responsibility was officially over! All that was left was the small matter of ensuring that our clients subject to ACA shared responsibility were prepared to file the new IRS Forms 1094-C and 1095-C […]

With the cost of pharmaceuticals consuming an ever-increasing proportion of health benefit expenditures, many employers are responding by adding pricing tiers to their drug plan designs. The move is being driven partly by the exorbitant cost and increasing utilization of specialty drugs. “A few years ago pharma claims were around 10% of the claim total, […]

Two independent studies of the financial burdens Americans bear for parents, adult children, and the hope to help their kids finance higher education rveal wide-ranging realities that challenge the imperative to adequately save for retirement. One TD Ameritrade report shows that more than one in five Americans provides ongoing financial support for a parent or an […]