For plan sponsors, offering voluntary benefits is no longer optional. Voluntary benefits are expected by employees across all generations, who weigh them heavily in their decision to join or stay with ...

It continues to be a challenging business environment. Economic growth remains sluggish and many employers are cautious about hiring new workers or expanding employee benefits. At the same time, ...

That’s right, the class of benefits currently known as “voluntary” are about to get a nomenclature makeover that will have a big impact on their acceptance. What’s in a name? Shakespeare ...

Long gone are the days of a one-size-fits-all benefits plan. Today, businesses can (and do) choose a suite of benefits that best suits their goals as well as the wants and needs of the people who work ...

Effective June 1, Johns Hopkins University is transitioning to a new voluntary benefits administrator, Corestream, with a program called JHU Protection Benefits. This update will enhance your ...

Plaintiff class action lawyers believe that they have found a new type of employee benefit program to go after for potential fiduciary breach violations – voluntary benefits. On December 23, 2025, ...

Schlichter Bogard has long led ERISA class actions, mainly against 401(k) plans. Recently, they filed lawsuits against companies like United Airlines over voluntary employee benefits, claiming these ...