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When Opioid Addiction Shows Up at Work

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

02 Feb 201822 Sep 2020

When his teenaged daughter came home with an opioid prescription after having her wisdom teeth removed, Randall Kratz challenged her doctor. Kratz, senior account manager for FEI Behavioral Health in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, had worked as a substance abuse counselor and knew about […]

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What Are Employers Doing to Help Workers Quit Smoking?

Jenny Gartman, CEBS

30 Jan 2018

Quitting smoking is one of the most common and most challenging new year’s resolutions. As the first month of the year will soon become a memory, so too will most attempts to quit smoking. Looking for ways to help increase the odds […]

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Five Steps to Get Ahead of the Workplace Winter Blues

Robbie Hartman, CEBS

26 Jan 2018

Winter is here. And with it, the blahs. The blues. The blechs. The snowy wonderland of Frozen may have delighted millions of Disney fans, but research on winter in the workplace shows many employees can’t just let it go. In a survey […]

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Take Time to Review Short-Term Disability Benefits

Anne Newhouse

24 Jan 201809 Aug 2018

As part of your benefit plan offerings, your short-term disability (STD) plan may not be the most exciting of all the benefits offered at your company, but it sure is important to your employees—the majority of whom may not have even $1,000 saved […]

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Talking Benefits Episode 13: New Year, New Direction

Staff

19 Jan 201819 Jan 2018

We welcome the new year with a fresh episode of the Talking Benefits podcast. We have the latest benefits updates and some exciting news of our own. Be sure to listen to the end! This month’s show—Episode 13: New Year, New Direction (Recorded […]

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8 Questions Employees Are Still Asking About ACA 1095s

Lois Gleason, CEBS

18 Jan 201804 Feb 2020

This post has was updated January 15, 2020 at: 7 Questions Employees Are Asking in 2020 About ACA 1095s For the third year in a row, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) 1095 forms are ready and going out to employees. This form […]

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Part-Time With Benefits—Who Offers What?

Justin Held, CEBS

17 Jan 201809 Aug 2018

One of the most valued services of Foundation membership is access to our Ask a Benefits Expert service. Members are able to submit questions to our dedicated information specialists, who comb through vast resources to find the most useful information. While reviewing […]

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10 Ways to Help Employees Stick to Wellness Resolutions

Anne Patterson

04 Jan 201829 Jan 2019

I always have good intentions going into the holidays—I plan out my workouts, decide on eating just ONE of my mom’s famous sugar cookies, figure I can drink lots of detoxifying green tea and do squats in between all of this and […]

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How Tax Reform Could Impact Employee Benefits

Lois Gleason, CEBS

21 Dec 201721 Jan 2019

The U.S. Senate and House have passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. President Trump is expected to sign the tax reform bill into law soon. How would employee benefits be affected under the law? Not changing Let’s start with what would […]

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So, Your Employee Received an ACA Premium Tax Credit . . .

Lois Gleason, CEBS

20 Dec 201716 Nov 2018

Sometimes your employees make mistakes. Obtaining a premium tax credit on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchange could be one they’ve already made. Why does this matter? If the employer is an applicable large employer (ALE), generally one that employs 50 or […]