by Gabby Prawoto | Nov 22, 2021 | Employee Benefit Updates
November 17, 2021 By Scott Taylor What’s the point of a new car if it never leaves the garage? Or a gym membership if you never go? What’s the point of employee benefit initiatives that nobody uses? Nearly 90% of employers offer wellness programs to their employees,...
by Gabby Prawoto | Nov 8, 2021 | Employee Benefit Updates
November 03, 2021, 9:33 a.m. EDT By Amanda Schiavo (ebn) Do your employees understand their benefits? Plenty of employers may respond with a confident, “Yes, of course!” After all, every year during the open enrollment period, employers provide their workers with...
by Watko Benefit Group | Jun 29, 2021 | Employee Benefit Updates
BY MICHAEL ARNOLD and GEORGE PATTERSON JUL 30, 2015 The DOL is at it again. First, it was the highly anticipated release of the proposed overtime rules a few weeks ago, and now the Department’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has issued an...
by Watko Benefit Group | Jun 29, 2021 | Employee Benefit Updates
By: Alex Beall, Associates Now April 11, 2016 A NEW REPORT FROM EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PROVIDER METLIFE, INC., FOUND THAT EMPLOYEE LOYALTY IS GROWING, THANKS IN PART TO BENEFITS PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS WORKERS’ CONCERNS ABOUT THEIR FINANCIAL SECURITY. Employee loyalty...
by Watko Benefit Group | Jun 29, 2021 | Employee Benefit Updates
By: Conner Strong & Buckelew, January 6, 2017 U.S. healthcare spending grew 5.8% in 2015 to $3.2 trillion, which translates to an average of $9,990 per person, according to a paper published in the December 2016 issue of Health Affairs. Healthcare spending...
by Watko Benefit Group | Jun 29, 2021 | Employee Benefit Updates
By: Connor Strong & Buckelew In a report from November 2016, the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) evaluated HSA plan results from 2015 to offer insight on the state of HSA based high deductible health plans. The highlights of their report are...
