Gradifi client list hits 750 employers with addition of New Balance, Wayfair

LAS VEGAS — Student loan benefit provider Gradifi’s client list has ballooned to more than 750 with new additions of New Balance and Wayfair, the company said Monday. The footwear and e-commerce companies are joining a group that already includes PwC, Sotheby’s, Honeywell and Peloton. The news — announced during the Society for Human Resource Management annual […]

Why some CEOs figure ‘Medicare for all’ is good for business

EASTON, Pa. — Walk into a big-box retailer such as Walmart or Michaels and you’re likely to see MCS Industries’ picture frames, decorative mirrors or kitschy wall décor. Adjacent to a dairy farm a few miles west of downtown Easton, MCS is the nation’s largest maker of such household products. But MCS doesn’t actually make […]

This is the voluntary benefit employers are most interested in

NEW YORK — Ask Corporate Synergies benefit consultant Nicholas Park what voluntary benefit clients are most interested in and he has a rapid response. Student loan repayment programs top the list as the most requested benefit addition for employers, Park said, speaking Tuesday at Spark HR, an HR and finance forum in New York. That’s […]

How benefits leaders can support employees during the cost-shifting crisis

Our healthcare system is experiencing a vicious cycle: hospitals provide care for the uninsured. These providers charge more to the insured population to stay profitable. Employers, as the primary gatekeepers to healthcare, take on the financial burden. They shift costs to employees to relieve the load. In short, everyone is passing the buck until — […]

Marketing agency Fingerpaint adds student loan repayment offering

A New York-based marketing agency is the latest employer to take a stab at reducing employees’ student debt. Fingerpaint, located in Saratoga Springs, is now offering full-time employees $100 per month toward paying down the principal balance of their student loans. Fingerpaint employs about 250 people, and 60 workers are already taking advantage of the […]

This is the voluntary benefit clients are clamoring for

NEW YORK — Ask Corporate Synergies benefit consultant Nicholas Park what voluntary benefit clients are most interested in and he has a rapid response. Student loan repayment programs top the list as the most requested benefit addition for employers, Park said, speaking Tuesday at Spark HR, an HR and finance forum in New York. That’s […]

AHP litigation and the impact for small businesses

In March, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia found in favor of the state of New York (and 11 other participating states), who sued the Department of Labor over portions of the new association health plan regulations issued in 2018. The ruling struck down two of the 2018 expansions to existing AHP […]

Culture is what employers ‘do when no one is looking’

Employers advertise their values to attract like-minded talent, but if organizations don’t practice what they preach, they risk watching that talent walk right out the door. Second to compensation, company culture is one of the primary reasons employees leave a company, according to the 2018 Jobvite Job Seeker Insights Survey. A good fit is so […]