The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) passed by Congress and signed by President Biden on March 11, 2021 contains various employee benefits provisions, including premium assistance for participants… Read more >
Anne Newhouse, CEBS
March 25, 2021
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Human Resources (HR), Legislative, Regulatory, U.S.American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, ARPA, COBRA, COBRA subsidy
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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 includes an optional (but not required) temporary change for the calendar year of 2021 to increase the maximum pretax contribution limit from $5,000… Read more >
Anne Newhouse, CEBS
March 24, 2021
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), Coronavirus (COVID-19), Dependent Care, Employee Benefits, Human Resources (HR), Legislative, U.S.American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, childcare, DCAP, dependent care, dependent care assistance programs, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Dependent Care FSA, IRS, tax credit
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As they consider how to retransition back to an in-office environment, employers want to keep COVID-19 out of the workplace. In part one of our series on this subject, we… Read more >
Amanda Wilke, CEBS
February 3, 2021
Communication, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Human Resources (HR), U.S., Wellnesscoronavirus, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19 vaccination, COVID-19 vaccine, employee benefits, employee health, employee wellness, Health Care, union
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“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… Read more >
Robbie Hartman, CEBS
January 14, 2021
Canada, Communication, Diversity and Inclusion, Employee Benefits, Human Resources (HR), Multiemployer, U.S.diversity and inclusion, employee benefits, employee wellness, multicultural competency, workplace culture
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When it comes to benefits utilization and leveraging benefits as an attraction and retention tool, effective communication is essential. For the analytic-driven benefit professional, communication can often be a pain… Read more >
Stacy Van Alstyne, CEBS
December 16, 2020
Communication, Employee Benefits, Human Resources (HR), U.S.benefits communication
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As fall begins, the International Foundation Information Center typically sees an uptick in requests about year-end or new year planning for calendar year plans. Flexible spending account (FSA) participants need… Read more >
Jenny Lucey, CEBS
November 12, 2020
Employee Benefits, Health Care, Human Resources (HR), U.S.flexible spending accounts, FSA, orthodontia
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[An update on temporary guidance for DCAPs can be found here: Finally—Additional Relief for Dependent Care Assistance Programs Due to COVID-19, 1/21/21] In March and April, as states first began… Read more >
Anne Newhouse, CEBS
October 27, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Human Resources (HR), U.S.coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, DCAP, dependent care assistance programs, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Dependent Care FSA
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When the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) was initially released on March 18, 2020 and required employers with fewer than 500 employees to provide paid sick leave and expanded… Read more >
Anne Newhouse, CEBS
October 15, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Human Resources (HR), Paid Leave, U.S.coronavirus and the workplace, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, FFCRA
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Every year around this time, the pressure is on! Employees are asked to make important health care coverage selections during open enrollment, and these decisions are a big deal. Employees,… Read more >
Anne Patterson
October 13, 2020
Communication, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Human Resources (HR), U.S.open enrollment, virtual open enrollment
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Open enrollment may be the biggest challenge of human resources (HR) and benefits offices across the U.S., and it’s coming soon! The headaches are countless: workers not reading their communication… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
October 8, 2020
Communication, Employee Benefits, Human Resources (HR), U.S.benefits communication, open enrollment, virtual open enrollment
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