About Amanda Wilke, CEBS
Amanda Wilke, Information/Research Specialist
Favorite Foundation Service: Today’s Headlines – they are fun to work on and our members appreciate them!
Benefits Topics That Interest Her Most: Work/life balance, vacation plans, unique benefits
Personal Insight: In her role as a Foundation Info Specialist, Amanda keeps busy answering member questions in all areas of employee benefits. At home, she puts these same skills to work fielding the many questions of her two children. When she’s not on Q&A duty, Amanda enjoys travelling and watching sports.
Most employers are encouraging, rather than mandating, employees to get a COVID-19 vaccination. Organizations are taking a variety of actions to encourage vaccination. According to the Littler COVID-19 Vaccine Employer… Read more >
Amanda Wilke, CEBS
March 30, 2021
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care, U.S.coronavirus, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccination, COVID-19 vaccine, COVID-19 vaccine incentives
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Here we go again: yet another new relief bill sends employers heads spinning. On March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) was signed into law. Among… Read more >
Amanda Wilke, CEBS
March 29, 2021
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), Coronavirus (COVID-19), Dependent Care, Employee Benefits, Paid Leave, Parental Leave, U.S., WellnessAmerican Rescue Plan Act of 2021, ARPA, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, FFCRA, paid leave, paid sick leave, paid time off, tax credit, unpaid leave
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As they consider how to retransition back to an in-office environment, employers want to keep COVID-19 out of the workplace. In part one of our series on this subject, we… Read more >
Amanda Wilke, CEBS
February 3, 2021
Communication, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Human Resources (HR), U.S., Wellnesscoronavirus, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19 vaccination, COVID-19 vaccine, employee benefits, employee health, employee wellness, Health Care, union
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Employers want to keep COVID-19 out of the workplace. As vaccines start to become available to employees, employers must plan their strategy for how to handle vaccinations. The Q&As below… Read more >
Amanda Wilke, CEBS
January 25, 2021
Communication, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care, U.S.coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine
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Canadian employers know that their employees value benefit plans. Employer-sponsored plans often provide additional benefit coverage to employees beyond the basic medical treatment covered under the universal health care system…. Read more >
Amanda Wilke, CEBS
January 19, 2021
Canada, Communication, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Insurancecanada, employee benefits, Health Care, health insurance
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As employers have been forced to cut costs due to the pandemic, some have decided to offer early retirement packages in an effort to avoid laying off employees. Early retirement… Read more >
Amanda Wilke, CEBS
November 24, 2020
Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Retirement, U.S.coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, early retirement
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Employers’ minds are swirling with what to do following recent developments in changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) Section 1557 and the recent United States Supreme… Read more >
Amanda Wilke, CEBS
July 8, 2020
Employee Benefits, Health CareBostock v. Clayton County, LGBTQ, SCOTUS, Section 1557, workplace discrimination
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Update: CAA of 2021 extended these provisions through 2025. For the past few years, employers have been grappling with different ways to provide student loan assistance to employees. Before January… Read more >
Amanda Wilke, CEBS
June 8, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee BenefitsCARES Act, Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, student loan assistance benefits, student loans
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Canadian employers and employees are both struggling to keep up with all the changes due to the coronavirus pandemic. Theresa Tran, CEBS, a senior benefits consultant at Eckler Ltd., spoke… Read more >
Amanda Wilke, CEBS
April 28, 2020
Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefitscoronavirus, COVID-19, short-term disability (STD) plans
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As Canadian employers, plan sponsors and trustees grapple with the evolving implications of coronavirus, there is a need for clear information and guidance. The International Foundation webcast, Coronavirus: Public Health… Read more >
Amanda Wilke, CEBS
April 7, 2020
Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefitscoronavirus, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19
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