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At the very end of 2022, Congress passed the Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2022 (Secure 2.0) as part of the omnibus spending bill. The provisions have a broad effect on a range of retirement and other benefit issues with the basic overall goal of increasing access and encouraging employee participation in retirement savings. […]
by Jennifer Benz Social media is the buzz at every corporate communications or HR conference, and the tools are growing more quickly than anything else online. Yet few companies are effectively integrating these tools into their benefits or strategic HR communications. Many companies are paralyzed because they don’t understand the tools, or they assume social […]
Handling qualified domestic relations orders can be difficult in the best of times for retirement plan administrators. However, when a divorced participant or beneficiary seeks to change or maintain pension survivorship rights with a domestic relations order, determining the rightful beneficiary can become even more complex. Two recent federal court decisions indicate that case […]
New employees should always be given an induction training of sorts, and this may be just a 1-day introduction, or if their role is complex, training may need to be a full week or even more. Ideally, all employees should be inducted in the same manner, although with geographical differences and perhaps conflicting schedules, remote […]
It’s not easy to get everyone across an organization on the same page about practically anything, let alone a new learning technology you want them to start using. But if you do the right things, getting others across your organization to adopt a new learning technology doesn’t have to be as arduous and painful as […]
January 7, 2011 It is unlikely that the FMLA would cover leave for hypnosis as part of a program to quit smoking. First, smoking is not an underlying serious health condition. The definition of a “serious health condition” includes an illness, injury, impairment, or physical or mental condition that involves either inpatient care (i.e., an […]
Although the actual games have been overshadowed lately by the off-the-field misbehavior of some of the players, the NFL season opened last week. And if you listened closely enough, you could almost hear HR managers and small business owners across the country yelling at their employees, “Get off your fantasy football website and get back […]
For the third year in a row, respondents to the annual Callan Institute “Defined Contribution (DC) Trends Survey” specified reviewing their plan fees as a key area of focus and as the best way to improve their fiduciary position as plan sponsors.
As summer arrives, working parents face unique challenges that ripple into workplace engagement and productivity. Bright Horizons’ newly released 2025 Modern Family Index reveals how family dynamics during the warm months directly impact job performance—and signals clear opportunities for employers to step in. Survey Outlines Key Challenges Key survey findings show: Stephen Kramer, CEO of […]
We’ve heard this story before. In times of economic downturn, some of the first programs and positions on the chopping block are those connected to DEI. In February, workforce data company Revelio Labs revealed a 33% churn rate for DEI-related roles compared with 21% for non-DEI roles. The question leaders now face is how to […]