About Lois Mathis-Gleason, CEBS Manager, Reference/Research Services at the International Foundation Defined contribution pension plan administrators now have a two-month grace period for issuing annual participant-level plan disclosures. The term… Read more >
June 24, 2015 401(k) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, DOL, Employee Benefits, ERISA, Regulatory Read more >
There’s been a lot of talk about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) case King v. Burwell here at the International Foundation headquarters—When will the Supreme Court issue a ruling, what… Read more >
June 18, 2015 Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Regulatory Read more >
My co-workers and I recently got on the topic of “untraditional benefits” organizations have begun offering to not only attract but also retain employees. Specifically, we talked about Expensify, known… Read more >
June 16, 2015 Employee Benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), Vacation Read more >
Summertime has arrived and, in the immortal words of the Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff, “Time to sit back and unwind.” So why not embrace the fun of summer… Read more >
June 11, 2015 Employee Benefits, Wellness, Work Life Balance Read more >
There are about 50 Google searches per SECOND. Out of the billions of searches per day, what do you think the most popular searches in 2014 were? The top ten… Read more >
June 8, 2015 Affordable Care Act (ACA), Canada, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Wellness Read more >
On April 20, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) describing how Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to… Read more >
June 5, 2015 Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Wellness Read more >
So, your number has come up—The Department of Labor (DOL) is auditing your employee benefit plan (it’s happening more often these days). It may go on for a long time and… Read more >
June 2, 2015 Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, ERISA, HIPAA Read more >
When I graduated from college and started my first full-time job, I received very sound advice from my dad. “Start saving for retirement right away—You’ll be glad you did.” He… Read more >
May 27, 2015 Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Financial Education, Financial Wellness, Retirement Read more >
During the 2013 holiday shopping season, I was one of the millions of shoppers affected by the Target data breach. Fortunately, no fraudulent charges were posted to my card(s). I… Read more >
Last fall I had the opportunity, along with a few Foundation members, to meet with Ian Dingwall, Chief Accountant for the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA). Mr…. Read more >
May 21, 2015 Employee Benefits, ERISA, Multiemployer, Regulatory, Retirement Read more >