December 12, 2023
The explosion in demand for new, costly and highly effective weight-loss and diabetes drugs is poised to play an outsized role in increasing the cost of […]
December 6, 2023
The IRS recently announced that the annual contribution limit for flexible spending accounts will rise to $3,200 in 2024, up $150 from this year. Also, employees […]
November 28, 2023
American employers are trying to meet their workers’ mental health needs as they struggle with burnout and stress from their jobs and finances, according to a […]
November 21, 2023
Employers should brace for increased enforcement by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission after it received a budget boost and has a new board member, breaking […]
November 15, 2023
As more Americans struggle with medical costs and rising out-of-pocket expenses, more employers are starting to offer deductible-free plans, according to a new report. Mercer’s “2023-2024 […]
November 7, 2023
A new report has found that the top driver of health care costs in the U.S. is chronic conditions, emphasizing the role that employers can assume […]
October 24, 2023
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is seeing a wave of retaliation complaints by employees. Retaliation charges accounted for more than 35% of all charges filed with […]
October 19, 2023
While the Affordable Care Act requires employers to offer coverage for employees’ adult children until the age of 26, it does not require them to offer […]
October 11, 2023
Physicians and employee health experts are increasingly recommending that employers include diabetes screening, prevention and management in their company-sponsored wellness programs. Diabetes — known as the […]