Salary surveys are often used by companies to determine whether the compensation employees receive is commensurate to other business professionals in similar fields.

Employer-sponsored healthcare costs will rise at a fairly uniform rate this year regardless of the type of plan, according to a report.

Employee benefit consultants can serve businesses in a variety of ways, and might be able to help human resource professionals develop effective communications.

Return-to-work programs that help employees resume their occupation after an injury or illness are among the most popular and helpful practices employers can use to accommodate disabled workers, according to a study.

Human resource professionals might be asked to create and maintain an employee handbook that educates workers on a company’s policies and procedures. While this task may appear challenging to some, employee benefit services offer assistance in this area.

A growing number of large employers are choosing consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs), according to a recent report.

Collective bargaining between an organization and its employees’ trade union can quickly become contentious. However, companies can take steps toward more amenable negotions with the support of employee benefit services.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently issued a notice providing additional guidance on the subject of age discrimination.

Human resource personnel may encounter summary plan descriptions (SPDs) for each health and welfare benefit plan available to employees. Employers must have SPDs that contain specific information, as the government mandates that these documents be provided to employees.

The Internal Revenue Service recently issued guidance to clarify several points related to the pre-tax limit to employee flexible spending account (FSA) contributions.