Category: Employee Benefits

It was a sweet moment for John Alexander the day his eight-year-old daughter put her arms around him and said: "Dad! I can reach my arms around you now!" The 41-year-old IT account manager for Sprint had been overweight for ...

On January 3, 2012, the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2012-9 which provides clarifying and additional guidance on the requirement that employers report the cost of employer-provided health coverage on employees' Forms W-2, as required under the Patient Protection and ...

HR professionals have seen it all from job applicants — from chewing gum to texting mid-interview. Hiring and HR managers shared their most unusual interview memories in a recent CareerBuilder survey of more than 3,000 employers. The candidates included here ...

Smoking is a well-known health hazard that kills 400,000 people every year across all genders, income levels and ethnic backgrounds. However, when it comes to quitting smoking, it turns out that not everyone benefits equally from quitting.

Senate majority leader Harry Reid announced plans on Tuesday to push forward legislation to spur capital formation for small businesses, an issue that has spawned a rare showing of bipartisanship.

I recently overheard two job seekers speaking about their plans to ensure that their LinkedIn and Facebook profiles are "employer appropriate."

To me, it only seems fair that workers who already have guaranteed retirement income to look forward to through a pension plan not be able to reap more guaranteed money through a 401(k) match. I say that maintaining such a ...

An increasing number of U.S. workers say they are willing to trade some of their pay for more secure and generous retirement and health care benefits, according to a survey released today by Towers Watson. In addition, nearly half of ...

Most retirement planning exercises begin and end with a simple question: How much income will you need to replace after you quit work?