Teri Dougherty, CEBS, Author at Word on Benefits

Bereavement Leave: Does One Policy Fit All?

Teri Dougherty, CEBS

24 Aug 201711 Oct 2017

The loss of a loved one may force workers and employers to blend their personal and professional lives which can be sticky for all involved. Even though your organization likely has a detailed, written bereavement leave policy that provides a specific number […]

Employee Benefits Regulatory Wellness

Tracking EEOC Rules for Wearables in Wellness Programs

Teri Dougherty, CEBS

18 Jul 201723 May 2018

As wearable fitness trackers are gaining traction, the new Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) rules are asking employers to slow down to make sure that the information being collected through wearables for workplace wellness programs is being used for legal purposes. Wearable […]

Employee Benefits Health Care Wellness

Does Your Workplace Wellness Program Motivate or Aggravate?

Teri Dougherty, CEBS

22 Jun 201705 Feb 2020

Why do many employers offer health risk assessments (HRAs) to their workers? Are they providing an opportunity to uncover unknown, life-threatening health risks such as diabetes or high blood pressure? Or are they hoping to encourage healthy living by pushing workers to […]

Employee Benefits Health Care Insurance Public Plans

State of Self-Funding State Benefit Plans

Teri Dougherty, CEBS

16 Mar 201716 Mar 2017

Governor Scott Walker recently proposed self-funding Wisconsin’s $1.5 billion health insurance program for 250,000 state and local government workers and their dependents. For now, it is a proposal that is being heavily debated in the Wisconsin State Legislatures Joint Finance Committee. If […]