Cost-Containment

Federal Reserve officials are more upbeat about the prospects for employment for the rest of this year but foresee higher inflation than they did at the start of the year.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich has signed a budget sending $579 million to the state Bureau of Workers' Compensation and the commission that resolves disputes over workplace injuries.

WageWorks Inc., which administers employee benefit programs for companies, said late Monday that it would seek to raise up to $75 million in an initial public offering of its shares.

A majority of California voters are in favor of public-employee pension caps to help balance the state’s budget, according to a poll by The Los Angeles Times and USC.

Although cost of claims for employer-sponsored health plans are slightly lower than six months ago, a new study finds these costs are rising at double-digit rates.

Pharmaceutical costs, especially those for brand name, maintenance drugs, have been a primary driver of health costs and, in turn, health insurance costs, for well over a decade.

It’s a simple, sad fact of life: Employees need to pony up more for their own health care costs.

An end to the forfeiture rule, from my perspective, would be a win-win for plan participants and employers alike.