Voluntary Benefits

New research from Bensinger, DuPont & Associates shows employee assistance programs increase productivity. Eighty-three percent of survey respondents said their productivity improved after utilizing an EAP. "The purpose of an EAP is to

Assurant Employee Benefits has expanded its insurance products by adding financial counseling services and disability/elder care resources to its long-term disability insurance, and will preparation services to its term life insurance. Financial

Sun Life Financial has added oral cancer screening as a covered procedure on most new dental cases. Coverage is available on plans that became effective Sep. 1 or later for pre-diagnostic tests: Toluidine blue stain: Lesions in the mouth are

An amendment to the Americans with Disabilities Act may significantly increase ADA-related claims and lawsuits against employers, according to Business and Legal Reports Inc., a compliance information services company. The amendment will become

A recent survey by Employers Holdings Inc. found a whopping 96 percent of workers' compensation insurance decisions are made by restaurant owners themselves, and nearly three-quarters of owners use price as the main determinant in their

Fluctuating gas prices are eating away employees' paychecks, but they offer employers an opportunity to find extra perks their employees are certain to appreciate. With a little creativity, they can find a way to lift the gas burden from employees'