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How to reduce employee cravings for 401(k) loans
May 15, 2013Guest blogger Adam Miloro maintains the issue concerning 401(k) loans continues to be the lack of education surrounding them. It’s true there are certain situations where taking a loan from one’s retirement plan could make sense, he writes, but for many employees loans signify a much larger problem: living beyond one's means.
Posted by Adam J. Miloro at 03:06PM. Comments (4) -
Health data is not intuitive: Learn to ask the right questions
May 9, 2013You say "tomato," I say "tomahhto." There's a big difference between questions and data requests. Guest blogger Linda K. Riddell says benefits professionals must learn to use the right language so they can ask relevant questions to get the most from their health plan data.
Posted by Linda K. Riddell at 10:33AM. Comments (0) -
Stop obsessing over wellness ROI
May 6, 2013Guest blogger Heath Shackelford suggests employers’ focus on measuring the return on investment for wellness programs is distracting from the real effects these programs can have.
Posted by Heath Shackleford at 11:03AM. Comments (11) -
Why 'lousy' 401(k)s are a good thing
May 2, 2013Whether you agree with The Retirement Gamble's narrative or not, the program should be required viewing for employees if for the simple reason that it’s a well-told (albeit one-sided) story that will get them (hopefully) asking questions about their 401(k) plans. And isn’t that a good thing in the long run?
Posted by Andrea Davis at 03:16PM. Comments (3) -
For all you do, this Benny's for you
April 25, 2013Now in their 22nd year, the Benny Awards recognize excellence in the employee benefits/human resources field. Awards are granted to employee benefit or human resource practitioners directly involved in the management of employee benefit programs.
Posted by Andrea Davis at 10:00PM. Comments (1) -
Nondiscrimination rules an elephant in the room
April 22, 2013As most employers worry about whether to “pay or play” as of 2014 and whether or not certain employees will need to be counted as full-time for health care reform purposes, there is an elephant in the room: the approaching nondiscrimination rules that apply to all health plans that are not grandfathered.
Posted by Benjamin S. Lupin, J.D., LL.M at 09:10AM. Comments (0) -
BFE keynoter: ‘The bottom line is: No results, no job’
April 17, 2013In advance of her keynote address at EBN’s 26th annual Benefits Forum & Expo, author Jody Thompson sat down with former EBN Editor-in-Chief Kelley Butler to discuss her new book with co-author Cali Ressler (“Why Managing Sucks and How to Fix It”), the latest developments in the movement to create results-only working environments (ROWEs) at employers nationwide and how workplace shifts at Best Buy and Yahoo have affected ROWE’s advancement.
Posted by By Kelley M. Butler at 08:42PM. Comments (2) -
4 steps toward creating simpler, more successful benefits programs
April 16, 2013Guest blogger Chris McSwain of Walmart writes that in the constantly evolving field of health and productivity, we are overwhelmed with new tools to judge the performance of our health-related programs. But sometimes the right tool is the one that’s easier to use.
Posted by By Chris McSwain at 04:54PM. Comments (0) -
Data, data everywhere but not a drop to understand
April 10, 2013“Why can’t we get useful data from our health plan?” benefit managers often bemoan. EBN guest blogger Linda K. Riddell writes that finding real answers to the most pressing health data questions lies in the words you use.
Posted by By Linda K. Riddell at 02:35PM. Comments (0) -
EBN Editor bids farewell
April 2, 2013After seven years, EBN Editor-in-Chief Kelley M. Butler leaves to take on new challenges in work, life and benefits.
Posted by By Kelley M. Butler at 11:08AM. Comments (3) -
Employees partly to blame for work-life imbalance, experts say
March 27, 2013For years, the mandates for more work-life flexibility were directed at organizations and management, but workplace and academic experts say the boss or company are no longer the ones to solely blame for flexibility failure. However, two workplace experts now say the challenge is for employees to focus less on sweeping transformative change and instead make small, everyday shifts in work style.
Posted by By Kelley M. Butler at 12:34PM. Comments (1) -
Hottest retirement plan improvement in 2013?
March 20, 2013EBN Contributing Editor Robert C. Lawton writes that employers who want to make 2013 a breakout year for their retirement plan should consider rocking the Roth.
Posted by By Robert C. Lawton at 11:18AM. Comments (3) -
It’s the benefits version of Sotheby’s! Benefits.com domain suite up for sale
March 13, 2013A suite of the nation’s most powerful benefits-related branding assets is available for sale or licensure — the related federally registered trademark and four web domains associated with benefits.com. Where should the bidding start?
Posted by By Kelley M. Butler at 12:06PM. Comments (2) -
Connecting millenials, stress and EAPs
March 11, 2013Although Millenials have been called everything from "innovative" to "entitled," the recent "Stress in America" study from the American Psychological Association has different label for them: Stressed.
Posted by By Sean Fogarty at 11:21AM. Comments (0) -
How to prepare for a health and welfare compliance audit
March 8, 2013Guest blogger John Galvin talks to many employers who express doubt about the likelihood their health and welfare plan could be audited by the Department of Labor. He offers tips and suggestions for ensuring your plans are compliant with ERISA and HIPAA.
Posted by John F. Galvin at 03:05PM. Comments (0)
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