Companies could face hurdles covering abortion travel costs
Many companies have announced plans to offer travel benefits for abortions without the infrastructure in place to make them work.
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Cook Group sued for ‘unreasonably high fees’ in 401(k) plan
Cook Group, the Bloomington-based maker of medical devices, is being sued by a participant of its 401(k) retirement plan. Cook officials said the company planned to fight the suit.
Starbucks covering travel expenses for workers seeking abortions
Starbucks has 240,000 U.S. employees. It was not immediately clear what percentage of them are enrolled in the company’s health care plan.
$18 starting wage touted to employers as a big plus
The Indianapolis Airport Authority, National Bank of Indianapolis and Mays Chemical Co. are three of 24 local employers participating in the Good Wages Initiative launched April 25 by not-for-profit EmployIndy.
Fertility benefits grow as companies fight to land, keep workers
Now, at a time when businesses will do just about anything to recruit and retain workers, fertility benefits have gone from novelty to a must-have for many companies.
Indiana city offering stand-in ‘grandparents’ to attract new workers
The relocation package also includes $5,000 in cash, invitations to home-cooked meals at neighbors’ homes, a one-year membership to the local coworking space and YMCA, free gift cards to the seasonal farmers market, and tickets to productions at the local playhouse.
Health care firm that runs clinics for employers is expanding nationwide
Marathon Health, which splits its headquarters between Indianapolis and suburban Burlington, Vermont, operates primary-care clinics for employers in 42 states.
Target to offer debt-free education to front-line workers
Target Corp. is joining a growing list of retailers and restaurant chains offering educational assistance at select online institutions for its employees in a fiercely competitive job market.
Subsidizing spokes: Amazon to reimburse bicycling office employees
The benefit can reimburse the cost of using a bike-sharing program, parking and even maintenance to cover two tune-ups a year, the company said.
Companies provide services, encourage connections as they prioritize mental health
Many companies have been looking for new ways to help employees cope with the uncertainty, stress and anxiety that has come with the pandemic.
Benefits firm First Person Advisors acquired by leading insurance broker
First Person, founded in 1997 by Bryan Brenner, is expected to keep operations in Indianapolis. Under the deal, New York-based NFP Corp. will keep all 55 First Person employees.
Exotic dancers raise veil on job-classification issue
Two lawsuits filed against Indianapolis strip clubs are putting a spotlight on an increasingly common question: When is an independent contractor really an employee?
Parenting: What the pandemic teaches us about the need for parental leave
I’ve spoken to many working parents with children around my daughter’s age. Those fortunate enough to work from home tell me how relieved they have been to have their babies nearby.
Indiana ‘missed big’ by not adopting work share, report says
Researchers who have studied work-share programs—which have been implemented in 28 states—say thousands of Indiana workers have been unnecessarily laid off.
U.S. employment costs rose modestly in fourth quarter
Wages and benefits for U.S. workers rose in the last quarter of the year, putting all of 2020 in somewhat of a normal range as the pandemic continued to rankle the economy.
Employers start sending workers shopping for health coverage
The new approach started with coverage plans for this year. More workers will likely see them offered this fall during their company’s annual sign-up window for 2021 coverage.
Tech firms offering more incentives to attract talent needed to fuel growing sector
Lisa Maloney, assistant vice president and the Indianapolis branch manager for Robert Half, is on the front line of helping local companies find tech talent. She recently discussed with IBJ the challenges local tech firms face in finding the talent they need to grow the sector and what IT professionals are demanding for their services.
Apex Benefits says it’s buying office building, adding up to 55 jobs
The employee-benefits consulting and brokerage firm said it is investing $6.7 million to acquire and renovate a 30,000-square-foot office building on the north side of Indianapolis.
One of city’s largest, oldest benefits firms to be acquired
Nyhart has agreed to be acquired by Dresher, Pennsylvania-based Ascensus, the nation’s largest independent provider of retirement and college savings services.
Springbuk software release spurs double-digit growth
Local tech firm, Springbuk, has grown from 16 to 102 employees in a little more than two years. A recently released product upgrade the company is calling “a game changer” is spurring another round of serious growth.