Sizing
Up an Employee Stock Ownership Plan
 Are employees more
productive if they own a piece of the company?
Workplace analysts overwhelmingly say yes. That’s
why many employers offer Employee Stock Ownership
Plans (ESOPs). Read
on for details. |
All in
the Family: Definitions that Could Affect Your FMLA
Compliance
 On the face of it, the
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) seems easy
enough. It assures employees time off from work to
care for a sick family member. But in this day and
age, who exactly is “family”? How you determine
whether someone is a “family member” could mean the
difference between complying with the FMLA or facing
expensive fines. Read
on for details.
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Take
the Hassle Out of Benefits Administration with
Third-Party Administrators
 Self-funding your
organization’s benefits plans comes with a worthy
list of advantages, but “ease of use” is not one of
them. For this reason, many organizations that
self-fund turn to third-party administrators (TPAs)
to handle the brunt of the paperwork. Read
on for details. |
Is
Self-Insuring for You?
Under a
self-insured plan, your organization assumes the
financial risk for providing health benefits to your
employees. In practical terms, self-insured
employers pay for claims out-of-pocket as they are
presented instead of paying a pre-determined premium
to an insurance carrier for a fully insured plan. Read
on for details. | |
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This
Just In...
More
than two out of three Americans surveyed received a
failing grade on a quiz about financial products,
services and concepts, according to the Financial
Matters study from Northwestern Mutual.
Read
on for details.
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