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benefitexpress | October 03, 2016

benefitexpress and Optum today announced a new integrated approach for employers to help employees better understand and manage their benefits and health care services. Together, the two companies offer more complete and streamlined services to their clients. Optum will use benefitexpress as its enrollment service provider, offering benefitexpress’ full suite of benefit selection and enrollment technology to employers, along with the back-end administrative services and support empl...

benefitexpress | November 03, 2016

On the heels of the August acquisition of benefitsCONNECT, benefitexpress announced the launch of its new brand and corporate website, as well as the appointment of key members to its Executive Leadership Team (ELT). Both announcements are the result of strategic planning over the past few months to integrate the two companies and accelerate growth....

benefitexpress | June 25, 2016

Having a diverse workforce has been proven to have a positive effect on a company’s bottom line,” says Michael Bennett, managing director and co-founder of Rethink Group (Berkley's parent company). “Any idea that can prompt organisations to do so should be welcomed. Many firms opt to formalise their hiring strategy in order to hire professionals from minority backgrounds, however it’s encouraging to see that something as simple as an employee referral can result in gr...

HR Dive | January 14, 2020

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has limited joint employer liability under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in final regulations published Jan. 12. The rule, slated to be published in the Federal Register Jan. 16, spells out the circumstances under which more than one business can be held liable for FLSA violations. It largely adopts the "four-factor balancing test" from DOL's proposed version of the rule while also clarifying that an employee's "economic dependence&...