Employee Benefit News

"As a child of an elder parent, I found myself spending considerable time researching options for skilled nursing care for my parent post-surgery," says Dawn Anderson, chief HR officer at Butler Snow. "Instead of me pouring over websites and making endless calls to ascertain availability and capabilities, Cariloop would have taken care of that for me." It’s never too late to expand your caregiving support. Here’s how Butler Snow LLP and Cariloop teamed up to give attorneys some of their time back. https://bit.ly/4lcUx6E

Money still talks in 2025, with a majority of employees noting compensation as their most important work consideration this year, according to a survey from ADP. More employees are also prioritizing 401(k) savings, with 62% of respondents choosing this as a top-three benefits priority. Read more about the benefits employees care about in 2025. https://bit.ly/3FONxNk

For these advisers, finding care was just one part of the process in addressing their MSK injuries — paying for it became yet another exercise in utilizing benefits and their extensive healthcare knowledge. Eric Silverman, Joey Stone, Mark Testa and David Contorno share how utilizing a cash-pay model helped them receive care faster, in part three of "Road to Recovery," an ongoing series about advisers' experiences with MSK. "It's like reference-based pricing, but there's no balance billing and no shock to the provider, and we've saved members the agony of collection calls," says Joey Stone. https://bit.ly/4iQoZ5e

"Client meetings, renewal deadlines and keeping ahead of constant market changes have controlled my calendar for the past 20 years. It seems like maintaining work-life balance is basically impossible. Now add three energetic young children to the mix, and you've got what looks like an insurmountable challenge. Yet, here I am, years into my insurance career, successfully navigating both worlds — well, at least doing my best daily to get it right!" Andrew D. McNeil, principal at Arrow Benefits Group, shares how he has balanced his family and work over the years. https://bit.ly/41TIbsO

If you’re making employees come back to the office, does that mean they will fall back on pre-pandemic norms? Probably not. https://bit.ly/4iB4WY6

EY's career experiences leader breaks down the game-changing move of constructing internal career paths for talent. https://bit.ly/4iBU2Bg

The VP of HR and benefits consulting firm Segal shares her tips on how to make RTO mandates successful. https://bit.ly/41OoTns

Signs of dementia can start well before retirement age, so why isn’t it part of the benefits conversation? https://bit.ly/41XgoX2

The CEO of Reejig explains why a combination of “bold” and “responsible” AI yields the best results for employers. https://bit.ly/41WslMv

Employees’ paychecks aren’t going as far as they used to — and it’s up to their organizations to help them bridge the gap. Fifty-nine percent of employees pre-plan which of their bills will get paid first while waiting for their paycheck, according to a survey from Talker Research on behalf of earned wage access platform EarnIn. Of those making less than $75,000 annually, 51% say their paychecks are pre-spent before they even reach their bank account — which is proving to be entirely unsustainable. To best support their workforce and help them be financially stable both in the present and in the future, employers and HR leaders will have to push for more expansive benefits, like earned wage access. The CEO of EarnIn shares how to roll out a successful offering. https://bit.ly/3DSGPFs