Employee Benefits
Record Overpayments Prompt Penalties for Employers and Their Unemployment Vendors
Springfield MA, March 19, 2013 – In an effort to combat egregious claim processing errors and omissions (resulting in overpayments) effective October 21, 2013, employers and TPA’s must ensure claim response protocols meet new standards associated with timeliness and accuracy. A single failure to do so, or a pattern of failure, will incur loss of…
Read MoreMTM Recognition Debuts Three New Apps to Recognize, Reward and Engage
March 19, 2013 – OKC, OK – MTM Recognition, the world’s leading employee reward and recognition solutions provider, today announced the launch of three new apps; Carousel Mobile, Workout Journal, and MTM e-Cards. These proprietary apps offer companies a completely mobile web-based recognition platform to recognize on-the-spot. Carousel Mobile features a recognition feed that allows…
Read MoreHigh-Profile Benefits.com® Trademark and Web Domains Available for Purchase
Benefits.com(R) branding assets will bring their new owner instant recognition in the emerging world of defined contribution healthcare and employee benefits. BRECKENRIDGE, CO, March 14, 2013–A suite of the nation’s most powerful benefits-related branding assets is now available for sale or licensure, including a related federally registered trademark and four web domains. The trademark is…
Read MoreO.C. Tanner Study Links Career Recognition to Enhanced ROI, Decreased Employee Turnover – Newly Released White Paper Outlines Strategy to Drive Employee Retention and Engagement –
SALT LAKE CITY, March 8, 2013 – Many organizations establish employee recognition programs to enhance levels of engagement and reinforce core company values and culture. Often overlooked is the strong return on investment that effective employee recognition programs can deliver. A recent study commissioned by O.C. Tanner, the global leader in the appreciation and recognition…
Read MoreUnited Benefit Advisors Names Director of Partner Relations
New position will equip organization’s employee benefits advisory firms with top tools and services to assist nearly 36,000 employers [INDIANAPOLIS, IN.] (March 7, 2013) – United Benefit Advisors, (UBA) the nation’s leading independent employee benefits advisory organization, announced today that Matthew Kistler will join the organization in a new role as Director of Partner Relations.…
Read MoreUnited Benefit Advisors: High-Deductibles Drive Health Plan Costs and Consumer Behavior, Regardless of Plan Type, Nation's Largest Independent Survey Finds
PPOs Still Dominate Market and Cost Employers Less than CDHPs on Average [INDIANAPOLIS, IN.], March 6, 2013 – Consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs) – high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) often paired with health savings accounts (HSAs) or health reimbursement accounts (HRAs) – are not achieving long-term savings greater than what would be reached by raising the deductible…
Read MoreNew Case Study: Total Compensation Portal Delivers Healthy Hiring for California Hospital
ROCKLIN, Calif. / March 5, 2013 – As healthcare reform looms and the industry evolves, a personalized total rewards portal is just what the doctor ordered for medical providers who need to fill highly specialized jobs. The latest case study from Total Rewards Software explains how a Southern California hospital network is reducing hiring time…
Read MoreWorldatWork Telework and Work-Life Experts Available for Interviews throughout National Telework Week
March 4, 2013 –WASHINGTON, D.C.–WorldatWork experts are available this week to answer questions on best practices and employer trends on telework. To schedule an interview, please contact Marcia Rhodes at (480) 304-6885 or marcia.rhodes@worldatwork.org. Who: Kathie Lingle, executive director for WorldatWork’s Alliance for Work-Life Progress, leads the alliance in its effort to define and acknowledge…
Read MoreMeritshare Launches First Employee Appreciation Heat Map and Recognition Index, Democratizes Recognition on Employee Appreciation Day
March 1st is employee appreciation day, and chances are most companies aren’t doing anything for the occasion. A 2012 Bersin by Deloitte study reports that nearly 70% of employees report they are recognized just once per year or not at all. MeritShare wants to change this by allowing any employee to create an online recognition…
Read MoreJobEscrow Introduces Foreclosure Solution for the Mortgage and Banking Industry
Scotts Valley, California / February 21, 2013–JobEscrow, Inc., pioneers and inventors of the Employment Escrow industry, has introduced their latest solution for the mortgage and banking industry. The solution is called Outplacement JobEscrow(TM) and is the first pay-for-performance outplacement service that helps laid-off employees find jobs. The new outplacement system creates an accountable way for…
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