Take advantage of an easy, low-cost retirement option with simplified employee pension (SEP) plans.

The cost of health insurance is expected to increase at a slower rate this year than it did in 2011 or has since 2001, according to a report.

Businesses that are prepared to utilize new technologies and embrace new approaches to employee benefit plan administration and design will be able to more effectively incorporate wellness initiatives into their operations, according to experts.

Employee benefit consultants serve human resource managers and can help them attract new executives to their organizations. For example, offering prospective business leaders disability income insurance might allow your company to stand out from other organizations.

Short-term disabilities in the workplace may have long-term effects, so companies may consider employee benefit consultants to safeguard their organizations and employees.

About 47 percent of organizations with employees possessing disabilities have implemented flexible work programs targeting these workers, according to a new survey.

As chief financial officers consider whether to continue offering employer-sponsored health insurance to workers under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, their greatest concern is the impact employee benefits have on attracting and retaining talented employees.

Standing out from other firms is very important when companies need to attract the best applicants and retain top-level workers.

Part of what makes providing employee benefits to an entire workforce so difficult is that it’s hard to know what’s important to workers.

Mark Iwry, senior advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury, recently suggested that further additions and changes to 401k plans could strengthen them.