Employee benefits

Consumers are making a bold request of their health care providers: Make it as easy to pay for services as it is to buy products from Amazon.com.

The American Civil Liberties Union is accusing JPMorgan Chase of violating the Civil Rights Act by discriminating against fathers when they ask for parental leave.

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First Financial in Ohio says financial health tools for its clients’ employees will build more lasting commercial banking relationships.

Financial institutions of all sizes are overhauling benefits policies and promoting work-life balance to better compete for millennial recruits with the hipper tech sector. The big changes include longer periods of paid time off for new parents.

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Fearing regulatory fines, banks have retreated from selling identity protection in recent years. Institutions will get back in the market if the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is weakened.

PNC and First Data see a benefit in tailoring the health care experience with a focus on the consumer, and are working to enable that process by funding a cloud-based IT company that digitizes medical office management.

Health is one of key areas of interest for Apple developers, says Tim Cook.

The Senate today passed legislation that makes possible a repeal of the ACA’s controversial expansion of the definition of a small employer, the bill now goes to President Obama’s desk to be signed into law.