Ever get stuck on the meaning of a benefits acronym?

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Many employers try to reward employees during the holidays. But be careful:

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Over the course of your career as a benefits manager, odds are that you’ll eventually run into an employee with a paid disability claim that doesn’t seem to be on the up and up.

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Tags: Disability

Wellness programs come in all shapes and sizes. But regardless of plan design there are five common components that set the successful programs apart from the rest.

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Ever set out to organize and dispose of old employee files and paperwork in the office? The job is tougher than it seems.

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It’s no surprise that many employees find benefits concepts hard to understand. 

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Here’s a scary fact about 401(k) matching contributions:

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Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that could cause a deluge of 401(k) lawsuits.

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Tags: 401(k), ERISA, U.S. Supreme Court

Quitting smoking at any age can improve a person’s health. And believe it or not, older employees often fair better with smoking cessation than younger workers.

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The IRS is always on lookout for areas where  many organizations withhold too little tax from their employees’ paychecks.

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