Arch Insurance rolls out group benefits suite amid employer cost pressures
The cost-shifting dynamic driving demand Mercer’s 2025 National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans projects health benefit costs will rise 6.5%…
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New York Third Department’s Latest Workers’ Comp Decisions Include Setback for Professional Employer Organization (PEO) Defense | Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby LLP
Four new workers’ compensation cases dropped last week from the 3rd Dept., and the most significant is a bad decision…
Proposed Rule Would Bring Flexibility to Employer Fertility Benefits | Foley & Lardner LLP
On May 10, 2026, the U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury (collectively, the Departments)…
Rising Scrutiny of Employer Health Plan Administration: ERISA Fiduciary Litigation, Federal Transparency Initiatives, State Enforcement, and Compliance Considerations | Jones Day
As federal and state governments continue to prioritize drug pricing reform, employers across the nation face a rapidly evolving landscape…
Court affirms employer workers’ comp lien on full asbestos tort settlement
The case centered on Stephen M. Dodge, a longtime state employee who was exposed to airborne asbestos fibers both on the job and at…
Employer Liability for Third Party Discrimination: A Reminder and Refresher on the Law | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC
With winter slowly fading out, some spring cleaning of old employment policies may be in order. Recent Title VII decisions…
How Affordability of Employer Coverage Varies by Family Income
People in lower-income families with employer coverage spend a greater share of their income on health costs than those with…
While Medicare Drug Price Negotiations Don’t Apply to Private Insurance, 3.4 Million People with Employer Coverage Take at Least One of the Selected Drugs
Among the 167 million people with employer-sponsored insurance in 2022, 3.4 million used at least one of the first 10…
2024 Employer Health Benefits Survey
This is the 26th annual Employer Health Benefits Survey. As in years past, the survey examines trends in employer-sponsored health…
Annual Family Premiums for Employer Coverage Rise 7% to Average $25,572 in 2024, Benchmark Survey Finds, After Also Rising 7% Last Year
Family premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose 7% this year to reach an average of $25,572 annually, KFF’s 2024 benchmark…