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9 Ways to Get Your Benefits Communication Read

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21 Mar 201722 Sep 2020

Ever feel like no one is reading your employee benefits communication? You’re not alone. In a recent survey, four out of five plan sponsors said their employees are not reading their communication materials. Check out the list below for nine tips to make […]

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Talking Benefits Episode 3: It’s Complicated

Staff

08 Mar 201709 Aug 2018

The past few weeks have delivered a few more hints on how benefit plans may be impacted by developments in Washington. Despite the fog, one thing is clear—Changing benefits-related laws and regulations is quite complicated. In this month’s Talking Benefits podcast episode, […]

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Report Highlights Multiemployer Defined Benefit Plans Successes and Challenges

Staff

21 Feb 201721 Feb 2017

For the fourth year, the International Foundation and Horizon Actuarial Services have partnered together to release an annual report analyzing key trends in demographics, cash flows and investments for multiemployer defined benefit and defined contribution plans. Released today, this latest report Multiemployer […]

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Talking Benefits—Legislative Limbo

Staff

10 Feb 201710 Feb 2017

Naturally, we love to talk benefits here at the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. So when a couple of our resident benefits gurus started presenting a monthly benefits update for staff, the word got out. Each month, the audience (a.k.a. staffers […]

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ACA: Carry On, Brace for Impact

Staff

24 Jan 201709 Aug 2018

Since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was first proposed in July 2009, the benefits industry has been working in a state of “hurry up and wait.” Hurry up to meet the compliance deadlines, while we wait to see what might change. From […]

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Future of Paid Parental Leave Under President-Elect Trump

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07 Dec 201608 Mar 2017

Is paid parental leave in the U.S. at a tipping point? It does seem that paid leave is having a moment. Companies across the country are regularly making headlines for expanding their paid leave options, often including options for both moms and […]

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Bring Your Parents to Work Day?

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01 Nov 201609 Aug 2018

Have you heard? Bring In Your Parents Day is a thing now. That’s right . . . November 4 is Bring in Your Parents Day, where you take your parents to your workplace and show them just exactly what it is you […]

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Share Your Love of the Benefits Profession

Staff

30 Aug 201630 May 2017

Shortly after having my first son, I signed up for an infant massage class. (Because with that firstborn, you do such things.) We met weekly with our babies for some instruction and hands-on practice. I signed up for the class to work […]

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Going for the Gold at Office Olympics

Staff

19 Aug 201622 Aug 2016

Aren’t you just awestruck watching the Olympics? It’s amazing to watch athletes who have trained their entire lives compete for a chance at Olympic glory. Well, this week, a mere 5,384 miles away from Rio, a group of office workers had their […]

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Family-Friendly Benefits—How Do You Measure Up?

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09 Aug 201615 Aug 2016

From extended paid maternity leave to breast milk shipping on the company’s tab, employers nationwide are embracing new and innovative family-friendly benefits. The International Foundation’s latest report, Employee Benefits Survey 2016, examines the many ways employers are creating a family-friendly culture in […]