Why do many employers offer health risk assessments (HRAs) to their workers? Are they providing an opportunity to uncover unknown, life-threatening health risks such as diabetes or high blood pressure?… Read more >
June 22, 2017 Employee Benefits, Health Care, Wellness 0 Read more >
Prescription drug fraud is already a billion-dollar problem for insurers in the United States, with estimates for the cost of drug diversion alone at $75 billion annually. The opioid epidemic… Read more >
June 20, 2017 Drug Benefits, Employee Benefits, Fraud, Prescription Drugs 0 Read more >
Father, dad, daddy-o, dadmandu, baba, pops, popsicle, the old man, elder dude, Mr. Forebearer, dada lama ding dong—There are as many different dads as there are names for them, and… Read more >
June 16, 2017 Employee Benefits, Paid Leave, Parental Leave 0 Read more >
While data privacy has become a major concern for organizations with respect to their core business operations, benefit plans can fall outside their focus. The sensitive nature of information stored… Read more >
Catching up on the latest employee benefits updates—Are they are light read or a page turner? Looking back on the developments over the last month, you’ll likely go with the… Read more >
June 9, 2017 ACA, Affordable Care Act, Defined Benefit Plans, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Legislative, Multiemployer, Paid Leave, Regulatory, Retirement, Talking Benefits Podcast 0 Read more >
The International Foundation has been closely monitoring the significant provincial and federal funding changes for pension plans over the last few years. Target benefit plan legislation in British Columbia and Alberta,… Read more >
June 7, 2017 Canada, Defined Benefit Plans, Employee Benefits, Investments, Legislative, Pensions, Retirement 0 Read more >
Unless we’re talking number of steps in your weekly Fitbit challenge with co-workers, using numbers to measure workplace wellness success is on its way to becoming a thing of the… Read more >
It’s aliiiiiiive! Despite most people’s prediction that the Department of Labor’s (DOL) new fiduciary rule would be further delayed or completely scrapped under President Trump (see the Presidential Memorandum published… Read more >
June 2, 2017 Employee Benefits, Financial Education, Financial Wellness, Investments, Retirement 0 Read more >
Summertime has arrived! Take a look at some of the easy perks you could provide to reward your hardworking employees: Flexible Scheduling Work/life balance can be especially tricky in the… Read more >
Many 401(k) plans allow participants to take out loans from their individual 401(k) account—While loan options provide flexibility for those tentative to contribute to 401(k) accounts, the option to borrow… Read more >
May 30, 2017 401(k), Employee Benefits, Financial Education, Financial Wellness, Retirement 0 Read more >