Wellness

The number of articles and press coverage surrounding the reality of workplace stresses and stress management issues are not unique to the legal profession, but they happen with greater frequency.

Amazon.com Inc., Buffetts Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. say they plan to collaborate on a way to offer health-care services to their U.S. employees more transparently and at a lower cost.

A younger person may have a greater portion of human capital while a person at or near retirement may have a greater degree of financial capital -- but regardless of age, wellness can increase human capital.

According to a new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research, wellness programs produce no noticeable improvement in health behaviors, medical expenditures, employee productivity and other such measures after one year.

From wellness to dealing with fiduciary duties, here are some of the new products launched recently in the employee benefits and retirement advisor-plan sponsor space.

The coffee chain will increase pay for its 150,000 U.S. hourly and salaried employees in April, as well as make its paid-sick time benefit national, allowing workers to save up time off to use for themselves or family.