Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.
The minimum wage increases in Seattle over the past several years have actually resulted in less hours worked for the poorest workers, resulting in less overall pay.
A study from the University of Rochester says Medicare Advantage shows more racial disparities when it comes to hospital readmissions than traditional Medicare.
A survey of 502 benefit brokers and 504 employers says the majority of brokers believe themselves to be highly fluent in CDHP benefits, and half of employers make the same claim, but that might be off base.
The combined short-term disability and long-term disability in-force premium was $14.4 billion in 2016 among the 20 companies who contributed to the Milliman survey.