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Keys to Successful Financial Education Programs

Neil Mrkvicka

11 Nov 201417 Jan 2015

By: Neil Mrkvicka Seeing the workplace financial education trend, but not sure whether to hop on? The International Foundation’s new study titled, A Closer Look: What’s Working in Workplace Financial Education shows successful programs produce less stressed workforces and reveals best practices from […]

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Is Mental Illness the “Last Taboo”?

Julie Stich, CEBS

06 Nov 201416 Jun 2016

I had the opportunity to meet with many of our Canadian members during the 47th Annual Canadian Employee Benefits Conference in Calgary this past August. I wanted to find out how organizations are dealing with mental health issues among the workforce. The consensus—There has […]

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The Most Popular Benefits Question

Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS

04 Nov 201402 Feb 2015

By: Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS As I reported in an earlier blog, the second most popular member question received by information specialists during my 25-year tenure at the Foundation has been: “How much do employers require employees to pay toward the cost of […]

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Who Needs Another Policy? Maybe You Do

Chris Vogel, CEBS

31 Oct 201417 Jan 2015

By: Chris Vogel, CEBS It’s too bad board policies fall under the category of “blah, blah, blah” for some folks. Like many attorneys who work with boards of trustees, Rachel R. Parisi, CEBS, must see a few stifled yawns when she mentions […]

Employee Benefits Wellness

Sitting Cessation Programs?

Neil Mrkvicka

24 Oct 201413 May 2019

By: Neil Mrkvicka Workers need to quit a nasty habit they have developed at work. Is it time for employers to take a stand on this growing health hazard? You’ve probably already heard or seen the Sitting Is the New Smoking research—If not, […]

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Two November ACA Deadlines Loom

Lois Gleason, CEBS

21 Oct 201417 Jan 2015

By: Lois Mathis-Gleason, CEBS Updates: On November 14, 2014, the Department of Health and Human Services announced it was extending the deadline for submitting 2014 enrollment counts for the transitional reinsurance contributions until 11:59 p.m. on December 5, 2014. the deadline was originally […]

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DOL Taking Hard Look at ERISA Health Plans

Chris Vogel, CEBS

16 Oct 201417 Jan 2015

By: Chris Vogel, CEBS If you’re a trustee or administrator of a self-funded or fully insured health and welfare plan covered by ERISA, be forewarned: The Department of Labor is ramping up audits of health plans. Ian Dingwall, chief accountant in the […]

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Most Appreciated, Most Successful and Most Unique Benefits

Justin Held, CEBS

30 Sep 201411 Jan 2016

By: Justin Held, CEBS Which offered benefit is the most appreciated or loved? Which benefit is the most successful with regard to engaging, attracting and retaining talent? Which benefit offering is the most unique? The International Foundation’s soon-to-be-released 2014 Employee Benefits Survey, […]

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Aiming to Understand Target Benefit Plans

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

23 Sep 201417 Jan 2015

By: Kathy Bergstrom Target benefit plans (TBPs) remain a hot topic in the discussion around pension reform in Canada. They’ve been around for many years in the form of multi-employer pension plans, but now the federal government and many provinces are considering […]

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We Ought to Have a Policy…on Trustee Education

Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS

16 Sep 201417 Jan 2015

By: Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS Trustees of multiemployer benefit plans take on significant fiduciary responsibilities when they agree to be trustees. Many of them have not had experience or education that prepares them for this important role. Government guidance allows a benefit plan to […]