Benefits Manager

Here, we look at five notable state-level bills currently under consideration and their potential impacts on the nation's future.

But retention kept HealthEquity's HSA count growing, and the CEO sees cost-cutting pressure increasing employers' interest in new ideas.

“Employers and administrators should review plan documents to ensure death-related claims and forfeiture provisions are clearly defined and effectively communicated to the surviving beneficiaries,” said Maynard Nexen.

The Employee Benefits Security Administration is rebooting its advice program, as a professional advisor prepares to take over as its chief.

Though PEPs have been in existence for over 50 years, SECURE 2.0 provisions and the pricing power of pooled structures is prompting more organizations to seek them out instead of 403(b)s or 401(k)s.

Last year, UnitedHealth finally agreed, after three years of litigation, to pay the huge settlement over "low-performing" target date funds, and now attorneys Sanford Heisler Sharp have asked a federal judge for $23 million in attorneys’ fees.

Health care costs are rapidly rising for all Americans, with average annual out-of-pocket costs increasing from $763 to $1,425 over the past two decades.

When employers don’t wait for a crisis to promote employee wellbeing and supportive resources, they foster an environment where people feel safe to show up, speak up, and thrive.