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Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) 101

Jenny Gartman, CEBS

19 Jan 201707 Jan 2019

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) are health care expense accounts for people covered under high-deductible health plans (HDHPs), designed to help them save and pay for certain health care costs tax-free, right away or anytime in the future. HSAs are intended to empower […]

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8 Investment Questions Trustees Should Ask

Justin Held, CEBS

17 Jan 201717 Jan 2017

Taft-Hartley funds employ a number of investment professionals, including portfolio managers and investment advisors. However, final decisions are made by fund trustees, who are ultimately responsible for asking the right investment questions. Here are several to get you started. Denny Delk, a […]

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Employers Take Actions to Combat Opioid Abuse

Justin Held, CEBS

10 Jan 201710 Apr 2017

Organizations are becoming increasingly aware of the prevalence of opioid abuse and are taking action. According to International Foundation research, about one in three organizations (32.3%) states that prescription drug addiction is prevalent in their organization. Similarly, two in three responding organizations (67.8%) have […]

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Winter is the Perfect Time to CEBS!

Christine Vazquez, CEBS

05 Jan 201730 Jan 2019

Brookfield, Wisconsin, the home of the International Foundation, is a place that truly presents four seasons of weather in all of their contrasting splendor. Colorful fall is out and blustery winter is in. We had our first “polar vortex” subzero temperature plunge […]

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Seven Tips for Adding Prescription Drug Coverage Limits

Chris Vogel, CEBS

04 Jan 2017

You know the expression “Strike while the iron is hot”? For plan sponsors that have contemplated imposing limits on prescription drug coverage but have worried about upsetting plan participants, the timing just may be right. Participants almost couldn’t miss recent news of […]

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9 Pointers for Contacting Missing Pension Participants

Lois Gleason, CEBS

19 Dec 2016

The U.S. Department of Labor is actively investigating large defined benefit plans to make sure they are searching for and paying missing pension participants who’ve reached their required beginning date. The required beginning date is usually April 1 following the calendar year […]

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Future of Paid Parental Leave Under President-Elect Trump

Staff

07 Dec 201608 Mar 2017

Is paid parental leave in the U.S. at a tipping point? It does seem that paid leave is having a moment. Companies across the country are regularly making headlines for expanding their paid leave options, often including options for both moms and […]

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Possible ACA Repeal? Then What?

Justin Held, CEBS

02 Dec 201609 Jan 2017

The November 8th elections were defined by widespread Republican victories. In addition to winning the White House, the GOP has control over the House of Representatives (238-194) and Senate (51-48). In light of the news, analysts are revisiting President-Elect Trump’s campaign positions […]

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Trump + Employee Benefits: Washington Insiders Tell All

Anne Patterson

01 Dec 2016

What do the election results mean for employer-sponsored benefits? Which campaign promises will come into play and how? These pressing questions and more were answered during the International Foundation webcast Inside the New Administration & Congress: What’s Next? The webcast featured three […]

Employee Benefits

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) 101

8 Investment Questions Trustees Should Ask

Employers Take Actions to Combat Opioid Abuse

Winter is the Perfect Time to CEBS!

Seven Tips for Adding Prescription Drug Coverage Limits

9 Pointers for Contacting Missing Pension Participants

Future of Paid Parental Leave Under President-Elect Trump

Still Trying to Get Social Security Numbers for ACA Reporting?

Possible ACA Repeal? Then What?

Trump + Employee Benefits: Washington Insiders Tell All