Employee Benefit News September 1, 2016

How BJ’s Wholesale Club’s vice president of human resources operations got 25,000 employees to get healthy, quit smoking and finally understand how their benefits work.

Baristas will soon have as much choice in their healthcare as customers do their beverages.

In the pursuit of reduced workplace anxiety, firms are weighing just how to deliver corporate-based serenity.

Healthcare costs are expected to increase 6% in 2017 as companies make use of better management tools and take advantage of advances in telehealth.

HR managers will soon begin to feel pressured to increase compensation and workplace perks at the risk of losing top workers, new research indicates.

The measure’s provisions have become most controversial and are being challenged in a Texas lawsuit brought by eight employer groups.

A MassMutual marketing campaign promotes 401(k) savings with pictures of cats and dogs.

Söoryen Technologies offers 401(k) plan, unlimited vacation policy as part of its employee package.

The America Saves program encourages people of modest incomes to save and build wealth. The group’s director of investor protection Barbara Roper explains why employers should get involved.

Companies are beginning to shift resources toward benefit adequacy as worries mount about employees’ ability to prepare for life after work.

These four benefits professionals were recognized this year for their efforts helping employees get healthier, smarter and more financially aware.