Jenny Gartman, CEBS, Author at Word on Benefits

Environmental Disasters and Mental Health

Jenny Gartman, CEBS

17 Oct 202517 Oct 2025

Learn more about the relationship between mental health and environmental disasters including who is impacted, how people react, impact on the workforce and what employers can do to support communities and individuals.

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What Employers Need to Know About HSA Compatibility Expansion in OBBBA

Jenny Gartman, CEBS

08 Oct 202508 Oct 2025

Today’s blog shares updates to health savings accounts (HSAs) and other key benefit provisions included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA).

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Expanding 401(k) Investment Choices With Alternative Asset Allocation Funds

Jenny Gartman, CEBS

16 Sep 202529 Sep 2025

An executive order signed in August may give 401(k) participants more access to investment strategies under which a portion of their contributions are allocated to alternative assets, offering them the opportunity to accumulate more money in their retirement accounts.

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Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) Questions to Ask When Selecting

Jenny Gartman, CEBS

05 Aug 202505 Aug 2025

The Department of Labor recently announced that its Employee Benefits Security Administration intends to help smaller employers that want to offer retirement benefits choose a high-quality, low-cost option known as a pooled employer plan.

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Supreme Court Will Decide on Multiemployer Pension Plan Withdrawal Liability

Jenny Gartman, CEBS

01 Aug 202501 Aug 2025

In its upcoming term, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide when withdrawal liability assumptions must be adopted, impacting multiemployer pension plans and contributing employers.

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Supreme Court Upholds Preventive Services Under the ACA

Jenny Gartman, CEBS

24 Jul 202524 Jul 2025

Here’s what we’re watching for next after a recent Supreme Court ruling upheld preventive services recommendations under the Affordable Care Act.

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Top 10 Benefits-Related Impacts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Jenny Gartman, CEBS

08 Jul 202508 Jul 2025

Learn how the employee benefits industry will be impacted by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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Mid-Year Regulatory and Legislative Update for Defined Contribution Plan Sponsors

Jenny Gartman, CEBS

27 Jun 202507 Jul 2025

Now that regulatory and legislative priorities are taking shape, it’s time to look at potential developments for the rest of 2025-2026.

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Mental Health Parity: Four Compliance Documents to Reference During Period of Nonenforcement for the 2024 Final Rule

Jenny Gartman, CEBS

20 May 202520 May 2025

The Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury announced on May 15, 2025 that they will not enforce the portions of the 2024 final rule implementing the nonquantitative treatment limitation (NQTL) comparative analyses requirements under the Mental Health Parity […]

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Alternatives to On-Site Child-Care Benefits

Jenny Gartman, CEBS

06 May 202506 May 2025

A recent report, Parents Under Pressure: The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on the Mental Health & Well-Being of Parents, recommended ways for employers to expand policies and programs that support the well-being of parents and caregivers in the workplace. This can include offering access […]