Benefits Manager

North Carolina Republican legislative leaders said Monday they would revisit legislation extending unemployment benefits for about 37,000 long-term unemployed workers after handling two other financial issues, timing that would force the jobless to do without for a second week.

Clearly, health and wellness programs are only effective as long as employees are actually participating. But according to Peter Saravis, CEO of Evive Health, millions of workers are still slipping through the wellness gaps.

A majority of California voters are in favor of public-employee pension caps to help balance the state’s budget, according to a poll by The Los Angeles Times and USC.

Although cost of claims for employer-sponsored health plans are slightly lower than six months ago, a new study finds these costs are rising at double-digit rates.

Pharmaceutical costs, especially those for brand name, maintenance drugs, have been a primary driver of health costs and, in turn, health insurance costs, for well over a decade.

It’s a simple, sad fact of life: Employees need to pony up more for their own health care costs.

An end to the forfeiture rule, from my perspective, would be a win-win for plan participants and employers alike.

Does misery really love company? A new study suggests maybe.