Listen to this post here. After years of debate on the topic of funding relief for multiemployer pension funds, Congress acted this week with the passage of the American Rescue… Read more >
Jenny Gartman, CEBS
March 10, 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to bring long-lasting changes to life in the United States, and those changes will be reflected in employee benefits. How COVID-19 could affect health, retirement… Read more >
Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
February 17, 2021
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Dependent Care, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Multiemployer, Paid Leave, U.S.childcare, coronavirus, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, defined benefit pension plan, defined benefit plan, defined benefit plans, emergency savings, employee benefit trends, employee benefits, future of work, health care benefits, health care costs, health coverage, health coverage status, mental health coverage, multiemployer defined benefit plans, multiemployer defined contribution plans, paid leave, retirement, retirement plans, retirement security, telemedicine
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According to the most recent data from The Multiemployer Retirement Plan Landscape: A Fifteen-Year Look (2003-2017), demographic trends in multiemployer plans have become less favorable as the number of actively… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
October 12, 2020
Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Employee Benefits, Multiemployer, Pensions, Retirement, U.S.multiemployer pension plans
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The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically impacted benefit trust funds and will continue to have a marked effect on these plans. With volatile market performance that has not been seen since… Read more >
Jenny Gartman, CEBS
July 28, 2020
Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Employee Benefits, Multiemployer, Pensions, Retirement, U.S.MPRA, multiemployer pension plans, PPA
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had dramatic implications for workplace retirement programs in Canada. Volatile market conditions have organizations and individuals reviewing their financial options. At the same time, these conditions have led… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
July 22, 2020
Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Retirementcoronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, retirement benefits
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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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Business closures and curtailments due to the coronavirus pandemic have left many organizations and individuals struggling financially. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was enacted on March… Read more >
Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS
May 14, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, RetirementCARES Act, Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act, Employee Benefits in a COVID-19 World Survey Report
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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a great deal of uncertainty for overseeing the investment of pension assets. For those managing investments, it’s important to understand the uncertainty and how it… Read more >
Guest Contributor
April 22, 2020
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The third law aimed at providing relief to those affected by the coronavirus was signed into law on March 27, 2020. The $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security… Read more >
Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS
March 30, 2020
Compliance, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Health CareCARES Act, coronavirus, Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19
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On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020, an appropriations law to fund certain federal agencies through September 30, 2020. This law included bipartisan… Read more >
Julie Stich, CEBS
January 27, 2020
Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Retirement529 plans, automatic enrollment, MEPs, SECURE Act, Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act
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