Diversity and Inclusion

Cultural Humility: What is it and How to Practice it in Employee Benefits

Cultural Humility: What is it and How to Practice it in Employee Benefits

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
 

Employers and benefit plan sponsors can play a bigger role in addressing the disparities in access to adequate health care among minority populations—an issue that has received increasing attention in the last year as the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted African Americans […]

Three Important Steps on the Diversity and Inclusion Journey

Three Important Steps on Your Diversity and Inclusion Journey

Robbie Hartman, CEBS
 

“After expressing support for racial justice and the Black Lives Matter movement, many companies now face the reality of a prolonged remote working environment and questions about how to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace,” Susan Hunter wrote in “Taking the […]

DOL Final Regulations Aim to Increase Apprenticeship Diversity

Justin Held, CEBS
 

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, women make up almost half of the labor force but represent only 7.1% of new enrollments in registered apprenticeship programs. Similarly, minorities show lower percentages entering apprenticeship programs than the overall workforce. Recognizing that women […]