Benefits Magazine: November/December 2025
Articles Include:
- Navigating the High-Stakes World of Catastrophic Health Care Claims
- Smart (and Legal) Parental Leave Policies
- AI and the Future of Leave Management
- Health Care Price Transparency: The Role of the Plan Sponsor
- Find the Right Fit for Your Employee Fitness Program
- Legal & Legislative Reporter
Additional Articles
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Smart (and Legal) Parental Leave Policies
Dana D. Howells
The patchwork of dissimilar state and local laws makes it challenging to design a uniform, employer-paid parental leave policy. Issues to consider include leave stacking, antidiscrimination laws, job protection and reinstatement rights. -
AI and the Future of Leave Management
Melanie Payton and Chrissy Theiss
Employee leave has been one of the most complex areas of human resources and employee benefits for decades. Artificial intelligence (AI) can be an effective tool for leave management, but employers must navigate legal and regulatory issues. -
Health Care Price Transparency: The Role of the Plan Sponsor
Bryan Mahady, CEBS
Federal regulations implemented over the last four years require a greater degree of price transparency from hospitals, insurers and health plans. Providing participants with easy-to-use shopping tools and incentives to use them are among the strategies that may help plan sponsors leverage transparency to lower health plan costs. -
Find the Right Fit for Your Employee Fitness Program
Carrie Donnell
Considering issues such as worker fitness levels, preferences, cultures and abilities can help employers design more inclusive and effective employee fitness programs.
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