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While employers find it easy to track absenteeism, they face challenges in measuring “presenteeism,” or when an employee physically turns up at work but is not fully focused on their job …

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced it will begin notifying employers whose employees enrolled in the Marketplace and are receiving subsidies in 2016 …

On January 26, U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez announced that President Obama will propose a number of new retirement plan initiatives in his fiscal year 2017 budget, including asking Congress to make it easier for groups of unrelated employers to pool together in a shared 401(k) plan known as ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released PPACA regulations with updates for 2017. Some of the key updates employers need to know about include the suspension of the Health Insurance Provider Fee and increased out-of-pocket maximums for 2017…

When the gap between the wealthiest 1% and the remaining 99% of the population in a country grows, the life satisfaction levels of the average person tend to be even more negatively affected than if there had been an even greater increase in the rate of unemployment, the findings of ...

The PPACA reporting deadlines for employers are quickly approaching…

Under the Affordable Care Act, individuals are required to have medical insurance coverage. Those who fail to obtain medical insurance may be subject to an individual tax penalty…

The shares of employees who are reporting serious mental and emotional health concerns related to stress,  anxiety, and depression have risen dramatically in recent years, according to the findings of an analysis of global Employee Assistance Program (EAP) data published by employee well-being services provider Workplace Options…

Last month the President passed a bill to delay the Cadillac tax by two years…

While most global senior executives predict that within 15 years there will be as many women as men in the executive suites of large global companies, many women appear to be experiencing “gender pipeline fatigue,” as companies fail to take the steps necessary to turn this expectation into a reality, ...