Employers should pay close attention to policies, practices and processes for employees taking leave during the coming year, according to Terri Rhodes—someone who knows about the critical nature of ...

Healthcare employers face unique challenges when it comes to absence, leave and disability management due to the need to balance several countervailing interests including running a 24-hour healthcare ...

The impact the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has had on employers is one that continues to evolve over time, sometimes in surprising ways. For example, it may prove that the ACA may well have its greatest ...

Employers might consider a multi-faceted approach to better manage absences and accommodate for worker disabilities, and the index provided a few suggestions. They included using data to benchmark ...

One area of concern for HR is accommodating behavioral health conditions, as workers often hide their conditions and managers don't know how to recognize them. (Image: Shutterstock) How well do ...

The disability and absence management landscape continues to undergo significant change. Most of the changes are driven by legal and regulatory requirements, which have increased in scale and scope ...

Many health insurance agents and brokers are trying to sell more group disability insurance these days because of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care (PPACA), and many producers who already ...

When it comes to the work environment, few organizations employ more people than hospitals and health systems. According to the American Hospital Association, U.S. hospitals have created jobs every ...

Seeking to deepen its relationship with agents, brokers and employers while helping them to navigate the rapidly-evolving employee benefits landscape, Guardian Life has launched a new absence ...

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Standard Insurance Company, The Standard, maintains a one of a kind quarterly award honoring employers that have achieved excellence with the Workplace Possibilities ...

HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aetna (NYSE: AET) announced today it is expanding its integrated capabilities to offer Aetna’s disability customers and members a more simplified experience. Members ...

HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aetna (NYSE: AET) announced today it is expanding its integrated capabilities to offer Aetna's disability customers and members a more simplified experience. Members ...