The workforce's youngest employees have taken a more proactive role in researching benefits that offer financial protection over the last two years, according to online studies by Harris Interactive on behalf of Unum.
According to a new WorldatWork Study, 98 percent of U.S. employers offer at least one workplace flexibility program, and four out of 10 say flexibility is culturally embedded.
Six out of 10 employers hope Congress will repeal health care reform while seven in 10 employers do not believe the legislation will alleviate health care costs, according to Health Care Reform 360, a national study by Market Strategies International.
The Department of Health and Human Services introduced new regulations that guarantee students enrolled in their college or university's health insurance would be covered under the consumer protections.
Financial incentives are becoming more important for increasing employee participation in wellness programs, according to a study by Fidelity Investments and the National Business Group on Health.
Working women's retirement savings is significantly lower than men's, regardless of individual and household similarities, according to a new LIMRA study.
Fifty-four percent of men buying individual critical illness insurance policies in 2010 were younger than age 45 while 51 percent of women buyers were age 45 or older.
U.S. employers used more technology-based communication with employees during the last open enrollment and increased their face-to-face communication with employees as well, according to a new Towers Watson survey.
Senate Republicans tried to repeal the recent health care reform legislation but were defeated in a 47-51 vote on Wednesday, though they anticipated the move to fail.