Listen to this post here. After years of debate on the topic of funding relief for multiemployer pension funds, Congress acted this week with the passage of the American Rescue… Read more >
Jenny Lucey, CEBS
March 10, 2021
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Employee Benefits, Legislative, Multiemployer, PBGC, Retirement, U.S.American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Butch Lewis Act, MPRA, multiemployer defined benefit plans, multiemployer pension plans, PBGC, pension plan relief
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[Update: IRS Notice 2021-15, which was released on March 2, 2021, clarifies the application of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, on dependent care assistance programs under Section 125 cafeteria plans.]… Read more >
Anne Newhouse, CEBS
January 21, 2021
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Legislative, U.S.COVID-19, DCAP, DCFSA, dependent care, dependent care assistance programs, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Dependent Care FSA, employee benefits
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On November 10, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case California v. Texas. Because this is a major case impacting benefits, we wanted to give you… Read more >
Julie Stich, CEBS
November 19, 2020
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Legislative, U.S.ACA, California v. Texas, individual mandate, minimum coverage provision, SCOTUS
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The relationship between benefits and tax may be deeper than most benefits professionals realize. In a recent International Foundation webcast, New and Ongoing Tax Relief to Employers and Employees, speakers… Read more >
Jenny Lucey, CEBS
October 6, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Legislative, U.S.CARES Act, COVID-19, FFCRA, tax credit, telework
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In an effort to slow the progression of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States and mitigate its economic impact, on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, President Trump signed into law… Read more >
Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS
March 19, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, FMLA, Legislative, Paid Leavecoronavirus, COVID-19, Families First Coronavirus Response Act
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The 2018 Canadian federal budget announced that health and welfare trusts (HWTs)—the tax vehicle under which most benefit trusts currently operate—are being phased out by the end of 2020. Still… Read more >
Robbie Hartman, CEBS
April 19, 2018
Canada, Employee Benefits, Health Care, LegislativeELHT, HWT
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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… Read more >
International Foundation Staff
January 19, 2018
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Legislative, MPRA, Retirement, Talking Benefits Podcast
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It’s beginning to look a lot like . . . tax reform! We’re in a holiday season rush to deliver the latest employee benefits news to you in the newest… Read more >
International Foundation Staff
December 6, 2017
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Legislative, Regulatory, Retirement, Talking Benefits Podcasttax reform
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News, news and MORE NEWS! The fall months have brought an exhausting amount of ACA news as well as tax reform bills from the House and the Senate, so we’ve… Read more >
International Foundation Staff
November 17, 2017
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Insurance, Legislative, MPRA, Paid Leave, Regulatory, Retirement, Talking Benefits Podcast
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Employee benefits professionals scoured the House Republicans’ proposed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act with some trepidation after its release on November 2, 2017. While many were relieved to find no… Read more >
Lois Gleason, CEBS
November 9, 2017
401(k) Plans, Employee Benefits, Legislative, Pensions, Regulatory
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