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The COVID-19 pandemic has had dramatic implications for workplaces across Canada. A new report, Impact of COVID-19 on Pensions and Benefits in Canada, examines the myriad effects of the pandemic… Read more >
International Foundation Staff
July 16, 2020
Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Mental Health, Prescription Drugscoronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, virtual care
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A flexible spending account (FSA) is an individual account that can reimburse an employee for qualified medical expenses and work-related dependent care expenses. Is offering an FSA plan worthwhile? Let’s… Read more >
International Foundation Staff
June 25, 2020
Employee Benefits, Health Careflexible spending accounts, FSA
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The coronavirus is a challenge unlike any most employers have faced. The pandemic has brought major changes to the workplace, including shifts to employees’ health care and retirement benefits. A… Read more >
International Foundation Staff
May 11, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Prescription Drugs, RetirementCARES Act, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, Employee Benefits in a COVID-19 World Survey Report, Families First Coronavirus Response Act
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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Families First Act or FFCRA) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, an Economic Security (CARES) Act have brought a wide range of changes to employee… Read more >
International Foundation Staff
May 8, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Paid Time Off (PTO), RetirementCARES Act, coronavirus, Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act, COVID-19, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, FFCRA
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There are many times when working parents have a hard time doing the work/life balance thing. But with the stay-at-home orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic, things have gotten 1000%… Read more >
International Foundation Staff
April 23, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Work Life Balancecoronavirus, COVID-19, working from home
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and Department of the Treasury have released FAQs to assist group health plans in understanding and complying with the… Read more >
International Foundation Staff
April 21, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health CareCARES Act, coronavirus, COVID-19, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, FFCRA, telehealth, telemedicine
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and Department of the Treasury have released FAQs to assist group health plans in understanding and complying with the… Read more >
International Foundation Staff
April 17, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health CareCARES Act, coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 testing, FFCRA
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The coronavirus outbreak has caused entire organizations to shift from in-person office environments to completely virtual workplaces. Adjusting to working from home—and making the change during a global health crisis—has… Read more >
International Foundation Staff
April 14, 2020
Communication, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Human Resources (HR)coronavirus, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, telecommuting, working from home
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Today, April 2, 2020, is National Employee Benefits Day. First celebrated in 2004, Employee Benefits Day has always been a time to recognize trustees, administrators, benefits practitioners and professional advisors… Read more >
International Foundation Staff
April 2, 2020
Employee Benefits, National Employee Benefits Daycoronavirus and the workplace
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Last week, the DOL issued guidance for employers and employees on implementing the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). And it seems the DOL has been very busy, because the… Read more >
International Foundation Staff
March 31, 2020
Compliance, Coronavirus (COVID-19), DOL, Employee Benefits, FMLA, Paid Leavecoronavirus, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, DOL, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, FFCRA, FMLA, paid sick leave
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