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Employers not satisfied with voluntary participation
Many employers believe that they offer a smorgasbord of benefits but their employees are sticking with meat and potatoes. Only 36 percent of employers are ...
5 benefits of voluntary benefits
The days of employer-paid benefits are disappearing faster than a snow cone in July — especially when you consider that most companies are not helping ...
Many cut costs rather than comply with PPACA
As employers digest the tenets of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, most have not taken drastic measures to avoid triggering certain requirements of ...
Carriers push for PPACA changes
The nation’s carrier group is urging the administration to add a new lower-cost plan under the exchanges — as well as a couple other changes to the ...
PPACA plan gotchas
Your employer clients have to be careful when looking at dental and vision plan options. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) now requires every new, ...
Exchanges plans are cheaper, report finds
BY KATHRYN MAYER The debate over Obamacare prices — and data supporting both sides — rages on. New analysis from HealthPocket indicates plans are cheaper on the ...
Brokers’ big role? Clearing up PPACA confusion
We’ve heard it all before. Survey after survey finds consumers are still blissfully unaware of or simply confused by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ...
PPACA expected to lower workers’ comp claims
BY BRUCE JACOBS Add “Obamacare” to the phrase “unintended consequences” and a lot of people sprint straight to the storm cellar. But the unintended consequences ...
5 steps to better meetings
BY DAN COOK Are meetings leaving you feeling drained, frustrated and concerned about how much of your life has been spent in pointless banter with colleagues who’d ...
Employers still in the dark about PPACA costs
BY KATHRYN MAYER Though it’s the talk — and concern — of companies nationwide (and has been for years, now), most employers still haven’t gotten around ...
California Senate OKs boost in minimum wage to $13 an hour
BY MICHAEL B. MAROIS May 29 (Bloomberg) -- California’s minimum wage would increase to $13 a hour, the highest in the nation, under a bill approved ...
Is payroll deduction really necessary?
BY GIL LOWERRE AND BONNIE BRAZZELL Sometimes, payroll deduction for voluntary products isn't an option. Whether for technical reasons, employee demographics, or employer preference, payroll deduction ...
