Jonas Leyrer, CEBS, Author at Word on Benefits

Education Support Using Employee Benefits

Jonas Leyrer, CEBS

28 Jan 202528 Jan 2025

As education continues to be a major component of careers and professional development, the government has carved out many ways for employers to help support employees with education assistance programs. Currently, there are three sections of the tax code that are commonly […]

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Time Off for Voting

Jonas Leyrer, CEBS

23 Oct 202423 Oct 2024

As the U.S. moves through another election year, you’re likely to see a few headlines about how America gets out to vote. One of the ideas that will undoubtedly be discussed again is whether workers should get time off to vote—Some people […]

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Time Off for Voting

Jonas Leyrer, CEBS

20 Feb 202421 Feb 2024

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Sabbaticals: Goals, Costs and Risks

Jonas Leyrer, CEBS

09 Jan 202409 Jan 2024

The idea of a sabbatical strikes many people as strange. Being able to pause your current work life to explore other aspects of life sounds great, but it just doesn’t seem like a realistic option for anyone building their career, in a […]

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Can Emergency Withdrawals Replace Emergency Savings?

Jonas Leyrer, CEBS

07 Dec 202307 Dec 2023

One of the first pieces of advice every personal finance guru will give you is “build up your emergency savings.” The advice has become as ubiquitous as it is effective. An emergency savings account (usually set at 3-6 months of a person’s […]

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Health Insurance Caught in a New Pickle

Jonas Leyrer, CEBS

05 Jul 202305 Jul 2023

For anyone familiar with retirement communities, the rise in the popularity of pickleball is nothing new. The tennis-like game which was played by 3-4 million (mostly older) Americans in the late 2010s, has exploded in popularity to nearly 9 million US players […]

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RxDC Reporting Will Bring Changes . . . Here’s What to Know Now

Jonas Leyrer, CEBS

07 Dec 202207 Dec 2022

Late last year, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA), which contained a provision requiring health care plans to submit Prescription Drug Data Collection (RxDC) reports to CMS. RxDC was made retroactive for 2020 but its implementation was delayed for a […]

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RxDC Reporting: What Plan Sponsors Need to Know

Jonas Leyrer, CEBS

04 Nov 202204 Nov 2022

RxDC Overview In late 2021, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA) which contained a provision that requires health care plans to submit Prescription Drug Data Collection (RxDC) reports to CMS. The new reporting requirement applies to most health insurance issuers […]

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As Remote Work Becomes Normal, Could the Office Be a New Employee Benefit?

Jonas Leyrer, CEBS

09 Sep 202109 Sep 2021

Over the past 18 months, a lot has been said about remote work and the future of the office—and with good reason. The ability to work remotely has the potential to reshape how we live and work in ways we haven’t seen […]