Health care costs for large employers spiked sharply in 2021 after remaining flat in 2020 due to nonemergency care being delayed during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new survey shows. In addition, cancer... Read more »
The need for effective open enrollment communications has never been more critical—and never more complicated, given the rise of hybrid mixes of remote and onsite work arrangements. This requires a renewed focus... Read more »
?The number of U.S. employers offering travel benefits for abortion services is likely to double over the next few years in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Dobbs v. Jackson... Read more »
?SHRM President and Chief Executive Officer Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP, is answering HR questions as part of a series for USA Today. Do you have an HR or work-related question you’d like him... Read more »
?SHRM President and Chief Executive Officer Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP, is answering HR questions as part of a series for USA Today. Do you have an HR or work-related question you’d like him... Read more »
Every six years, all preapproved defined contribution retirement plans (such as 401(k) plans) must be restated in new plan documents that have fresh approval from the Internal Revenue Service. The deadline to... Read more »
Many workers in the U.S. misunderstand basic facts about health insurance and remain unsure how to select the most appropriate health plan offered by their employer during annual open enrollment, new research... Read more »
Virtual physical therapy sessions for musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, such as back, knee and hip pain, are primed to become a major share of all telemedicine visits, health care experts predict. Employers should... Read more »
Labor compensation costs in the U.S. for private industry workers, including pay and benefits combined, jumped 5.5 percent year over year in June 2022, up from a 3.1 percent annual increase a... Read more »
?A handful of employees at Findem Inc. who began criticizing the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade were shut down during a companywide conference call about the ruling. Hariharan Kolam,... Read more »
