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January 7, 2025
5 Employee Benefits Trends Shaping 2025
Employee benefits are transforming, and employers can get ahead of these changes as they strive to attract and retain top talent. The modern workforce is multigenerational, with evolving expectations around work-life balance, mental health and personalized benefits. In this dynamic environment, understanding and implementing the latest trends in employee benefits can set an organization apart...
December 30, 2024
How the Trump Administration May Impact the Employee Benefits Landscape
Former President Donald Trump has won a second presidential term. Employers can expect a number of changes to employee benefits under the Trump administration. Although the specific policy objectives that are enacted remain to be seen, employers may look to the campaign policies that President-elect Trump ran as well as the initiatives that Trump took...
November 27, 2024
Supporting Mental Health for a Safer Workplace
Mental illness is a prevalent issue in the United States. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, more than 1 in 5 (23.1%) adults live with a mental illness. These conditions can range from mild to severe, with the potential to significantly impact individuals and their ability to thrive in the workplace. Proactive measures...
November 5, 2024
5 Strategies to Engage Employees in Open Enrollment
Open enrollment is a critical time for employees. It’s when employees make important decisions about their health care, retirement and other benefits that will affect them for the rest of the year. However, confusion about benefits is a widespread issue among employees of all generations; in fact, a recent survey by Business Solver found that...
October 8, 2024
Getting the Most Out of Your 2025 Open Enrollment Communications
Open enrollment is a crucial period for both employers and employees. It’s when employees can make important decisions about their benefits and an opportunity for employers to engage with their workforce effectively. As organizations continue to adapt to evolving workforce needs and changing regulations in 2025, open enrollment communication becomes more critical than ever. This...
September 18, 2024
Motivating Employees to Spend More Time With Open Enrollment
Open enrollment is a critical period for both employees and employers. It’s the time when employees can make important decisions about their benefits, which can significantly impact their health, financial well-being and overall job satisfaction. However, many employees rush through this process, missing out on opportunities to optimize their benefits. In fact, a Voya Financial...
September 11, 2024
Preparing for the Fall and Winter Virus Season
During the fall and winter months, respiratory viruses tend to spread more widely. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, influenza (flu) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) were the main causes of severe respiratory disease during these times of year. Although some people have mild symptoms when they catch the flu or RSV, others get sick enough to...
August 20, 2024
Key HSA Features—2025 Compliance
Health savings accounts (HSAs) are a popular type of tax-advantaged medical savings account available to individuals enrolled in high deductible health plans (HDHPs). Individuals can use their HSAs to pay for expenses covered under an HDHP until their deductible has been met, or they can use their HSAs to pay for qualified medical expenses that...
August 19, 2024
Managing Work-Life Balance During Return to School
For working parents with school-age kids, the back-to-school season can be chaotic. There are new routines to figure out, an onslaught of activities to manage and sometimes kids’ transitional meltdowns to soothe. Undoubtedly, working parents are a critical part of the U.S. workforce. Not only is labor force participation among parents back at pre-COVID-19-pandemic levels,...
August 15, 2024
The Advantages of Voluntary Benefits
Voluntary benefits, such as vision, dental and life insurance, are additional benefit options offered by an employer. Unlike traditional benefits like health coverage, employees are responsible for paying for most or all of these voluntary options. Advantages of these benefits include: Contact us if you have questions about available voluntary benefits. Article Published By: Zywave,...