About Justin Held, CEBS
Senior Research Analyst at the International Foundation
Favorite Foundation Service: Foundation Research Surveys
Benefits Related Topics That Interest Him Most: Behavioral economics, socially responsible investing, apprenticeship training
Personal Insight: Justin loves everything baseball, visiting and checking off ballparks as he travels. In this free time, he enjoys hiking at national parks, cycling and reading about U.S. history.
The coronavirus is a challenge unlike anything most employers have faced before. The challenges are even more unique in the multi-employer trust fund world. The pandemic has brought major changes… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
July 20, 2020
Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Multiemployercoronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19
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Apprenticeship program duties became significantly more challenging under limitations from the COVID-19 pandemic. Speakers Thomas Fischer, Jennifer E. Germaine, Esq., and Thomas E. Pfundstein, Ph.D., addressed these challenges in a… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
July 9, 2020
Apprenticeship Programs, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefitsapprenticeship, coronavirus, COVID-19
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A recent International Foundation webcast Health on Demand Survey Results: Delivering the Right Digital Tools in the Right Way explored innovations in health and well-being utilizing the latest technologies, treatments and creative… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
June 17, 2020
Canada, Employee Benefits, Health Caredigital health, telemedicine
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had dramatic implications for workplace retirement programs. Volatile market conditions have organizations and individuals reviewing their financial options. At the same time, these conditions have led… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
May 18, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Retirementcoronavirus, COVID-19, Employee Benefits in a COVID-19 World Survey Report, retirement benefits
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The coronavirus is a challenge unlike most public employers have faced. The pandemic has brought major changes to both retirement and health care benefits, including defined benefit and contribution plans,… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
May 11, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Public PlansCARES Act, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, Employee Benefits in a COVID-19 World Survey Report, public employers
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The coronavirus is a challenge unlike most employers have faced. These challenges are even more unique in the multiemployer trust fund world. The pandemic has brought major changes to both… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
May 11, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Multiemployercoronavirus, COVID-19, Employee Benefits in a COVID-19 World Survey Report, multiemployer plans
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The implications of COVID-19 have sown uncertainty into the economy both domestically and internationally. Favorable investment returns are key to providing stability in retirement and health benefit funds. An April… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
April 15, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefitscoronavirus, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19
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Significant expected turnover on multiemployer benefit fund trustee boards and the increasing complexity of serving as a trustee are among the key challenges faced by these boards. To address this… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
February 18, 2020
Apprenticeship Programs, Employee Benefits, Multiemployermultiemployer trust funds, multiemployer trustee boards
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The International Foundation has surveyed benefit practitioners about their workplace wellness initiatives for nearly a decade. Over that time period, there has been a marked shift in the primary motivation… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
February 10, 2020
Employee Benefits, Mental Health, Wellnessmental health in the workplace, workplace wellness programs
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The median cost of benefits for multiemployer health plans increased by 54% over the ten-year period from 2007 to 2016, reaching $10,853 per participant per year (PPPY), according to a… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
October 14, 2019
Employee Benefits, Health Care, Multiemployermultiemployer health plans
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