If news reports are to be believed, a recession is looming. And whether workers are early in their careers or near retirement age, growing and protect...
Cut Tension with Open Enrollment Technology
Open enrollment season is just around the corner. And it’s probably no surprise that many employees feel tense during this time. In fact, one study sa...
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Why the New HRAs Are Good for Business
A new final rule issued by the US Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury recently created two new types of Health Reimbursement...
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Severance: Should You or Shouldn’t You?
While there is no requirement in the Fair Labor Standards Act for severance pay and it’s optional in the vast majority of states, many companies still...
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Alternative-Funded Health Plans: A Good Option for Small Businesses
With small employer health insurance costs expected to rise again this year, interest in new ways to contain the increases continue to grow as well. A...
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Can Telemedicine Tame Healthcare Costs?
Telemedicine, meaning activities like video visits and e-visits via smartphones, tablets and computers to evaluate patients, is transforming the way h...
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Five Tips to Help You Get FMLA Leave Right
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides certain employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave each year. But administering FML...
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Everything You Need to Know About COBRA
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) gives workers and their families who lose health benefits the right to choose to continue t...
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Help Employees Maximize HSAs’ Value in Three Steps
Approximately 22 million Americans have selected a health savings account (HSA) coupled with a high-deductible health plan according to America’s Heal...
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To Stay Competitive, It May Be Time to Boost Your Benefits
Every year, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) administers an Employee Benefits Survey to gauge what benefits companies are offering – a...
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