Thanks for sticking with us throughout Benefits Madness! Your votes determined the 2022 Champion: Remote work/telecommuting. The pandemic offered a forced experiment of sorts with remote/hybrid work and it looks… Read more >
Anne Patterson
April 4, 2022
Dependent Care, Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Survey, Flexible Work Options, FMLA, Human Resources (HR), Mental Health, National Employee Benefits Day, Paid Leave, Paid Time Off (PTO), Parental Leave, U.S., Wellness, Work Life Balance
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Benefits Madness was not all fun and games—It gave us a chance to see what innovative employee benefits the fans are really rooting for! Benefit offerings like healthy snacks and… Read more >
Anne Patterson
March 31, 2022
Employee Benefits, Flexible Work Options, Health Care, Human Resources (HR), Mental Health, National Employee Benefits Day, Paid Leave, Paid Time Off (PTO), Parental Leave, Work Life Balance
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Which of your favorite innovative employee benefit offerings made it to the final four? Continue voting and following along to find out! “Standing, treadmill or stationary bike desks” made it… Read more >
Anne Patterson
March 28, 2022
Employee Benefits, Flexible Work Options, FMLA, Mental Health, Paid Leave, Paid Time Off (PTO), Parental Leave, Work Life Balance
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While you might be making your traditional March Madness bracket predictions this week, the BENEFITS Madness continues into week three! Which of your favorite innovative employee benefit offerings are advancing… Read more >
Anne Patterson
March 17, 2022
Education, Employee Benefits, Financial Education, Financial Wellness, FMLA, Health Care, Human Resources (HR), Mental Health, National Employee Benefits Day, Paid Leave, Paid Time Off (PTO), Parental Leave, Vacation, Wellness, Work Life Balanceemployee benefits, health care benefits, mental health in the workplace, workplace wellness
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Employers are increasingly sensitive to the need to create a more inclusive workplace culture. Could paid parental leave programs be one way to help meet that goal? In her article… Read more >
Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
October 19, 2021
Employee Benefits, Paid Leave, Parental Leaveemployee benefits, paid leave, paid parental leave
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While traditional benefits such as retirement plans and health insurance are an important part of most employers’ benefit packages, the perceived value of supplementary offerings such as leave and work-life… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
September 8, 2021
Disability Benefits, Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Survey, Health Care, Human Resources (HR), Paid Leave, Paid Time Off (PTO), Parental Leave, Retirement, U.S., Vacation, Wellness, Work Life Balanceemployee benefits, employee satisfaction, health care benefits, retirement benefits, valuable employee benefits
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Here we go again: yet another new relief bill sends employers heads spinning. On March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) was signed into law. Among… Read more >
Amanda Wilke, CEBS
March 29, 2021
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), Coronavirus (COVID-19), Dependent Care, Employee Benefits, Paid Leave, Parental Leave, U.S., WellnessAmerican Rescue Plan Act of 2021, ARPA, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, FFCRA, paid leave, paid sick leave, paid time off, tax credit, unpaid leave
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Paid parental leave has been a hot topic over the last several years as a growing number of employers have added or enhanced their parental leave benefits. The topic made… Read more >
Jenny Lucey, CEBS
January 9, 2020
Employee Benefits, Paid Leave, Parental Leavepaid parental leave
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Each month on Talking Benefits, I join Julie Stich, Kelli Kolsrud and Justin Held, International Foundation benefits nerdthusiasts, to discuss a trending employee benefits topic we think our listeners want to… Read more >
Anne Patterson
May 30, 2019
Employee Benefits, Parental Leave, Talking Benefits Podcast, Work Life Balancefamily friendly perks, family friendly workplace, work-life balance
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A growing number of employers in the U.S. are offering family-friendly benefits such as fertility services, paid leave and flexible scheduling to accommodate employees in today’s competitive labor market, according… Read more >
International Foundation Staff
April 16, 2019
Employee Benefits, Flexible Work Options, Health Care, Paid Leave, Parental Leave, Work Life Balanceadoption, family friendly perks, family friendly workplace, family leave, fertility health care benefits, IVF, paid parental leave
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