Dependent Care

How the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Impacts Dependent Care Assistance Programs
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How the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Impacts Dependent Care Assistance Programs
Anne Newhouse, CEBS
 

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 includes an optional (but not required) temporary change for the calendar year of 2021 to increase the maximum pretax contribution limit from $5,000 to $10,500 for dependent care assistance programs (DCAPs). For individuals who are […]

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Employee Benefits and COVID-19: Changing the Future of Benefits Today
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Employee Benefits and COVID-19: Changing the Future of Benefits Today
Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
 

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 and other benefits even after the pandemic is over is discussed in […]

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COVID-19: How Do We Navigate Work Through the Pandemic in 2021?
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COVID-19: How Do We Navigate Work Through the Pandemic in 2021?
Anne Patterson
 

Welcome to our first Talking Benefits episode of 2021! My fellow “pod squad” members Justin Held, Julie Stich and I engaged in more COVID-19 chatter during the most recent podcast episode. In this discussion, we focused on four main areas. 1. Benefits […]

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