Which Employers Must Offer New Jersey Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits?

Quick Answer: New Jersey pre-tax commuter benefits generally must be offered by employers with at least 20 employees for each working day during at least 20 calendar workweeks in the current or immediately preceding calendar year. Employees working outside New Jersey can count toward the 20-employee employer threshold. Covered employers must give eligible employees the […]

How Data Analytics Is Changing Employee Benefits Strategy for Growing Businesses

Healthcare data analytics charts used to evaluate employee benefits strategy

Jennifer Schaefer, MBA, ChFC, CLU, RHU, REBC, SHRM-SCP Founder & CEO, JS Benefits Group | Forbes Business Council Contributor | Co-Host, Executive Leaders Radio   For years, employee benefits decisions were often made using the same basic information: last year’s renewal rate, the carrier’s proposal, and what similar employers appeared to be offering. That approach […]

Hospital Consolidation Is Raising Healthcare Costs: What Employers Need to Know

Hospital consolidation and rising healthcare costs for employers

By Jennifer Schaefer, MBA, ChFC, CLU, RHU, REBC, SHRM-SCP Founder & CEO, JS Benefits Group | Forbes Business Council Contributor | Co-Host, Executive Leaders Radio Hospital consolidation is becoming an increasingly important issue for employers trying to manage the rising cost of employee healthcare. I recently discussed this issue as an expert source in a […]

What Changed in New Jersey Job-Protected Leave Rules?

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Quick Answer: New Jersey job-protected leave rules expanded on July 17, 2026. NJFLA now generally applies to employers with at least 15 employees worldwide, down from 30, and eligible employees generally need only three months of employment and 250 hours worked in the prior 12 months. New Jersey also created separate job protection for qualifying […]