Workers Spend Just 30 Minutes Choosing Benefits. That Confidence Could Cost Them

Employers may be investing more in workplace benefits, but confusing materials and limited guidance leave workers vulnerable to costly coverage mistakes.

BY BRUCE CRUMLEY @BRUCEC_INC

Despite the rising costs and complexity of many company benefit plans, new survey data shows just how valuable both employers and staff regard those programs—and how many businesses are extending them despite spiking premiums. But as bright as that overall picture is, other aspects of the study illustrate where trouble spots remain, even as workplaces navigate another annual open enrollment season.

Perhaps the single most important finding in Aflac’s 16th annual WorkForces Report was........

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