Diversity, equity and inclusion has become a critically important consideration, but a lot needs to change in the pension and benefits industry to adequately address it. This Q&A with Karen… Read more >
Alyssa Hodder
March 22, 2022
Canada, Diversity and Inclusion, Employee Benefits, Insurance, Pensions, Retirementcanada, diversity, diversity and inclusion, employee benefits, pension plans
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The Benefits Madness continues this week! Which of your favorite innovative employee benefit offerings are staying in the big dance? Continue voting and follow along to see which “teams” progress… Read more >
Anne Patterson
March 9, 2022
Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Benefits, Financial Education, Financial Wellness, Flexible Work Options, Fraud, Health Care, Human Resources (HR), Mental Health, National Employee Benefits Day, Paid Leave, Paid Time Off (PTO), Retirement, Vacation, Voluntary Benefits, Wellness, Work Life Balance
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Whoomp here it is! The first postseason games of college basketball season will soon be underway and the International Foundation is taking its own spin on March Madness this year…. Read more >
Anne Patterson
March 3, 2022
Employee Benefits, Mental Health, Paid Leave, Paid Time Off (PTO), RetirementBenefits Madness, employee benefits, Health Care, mental health, voluntary benefits, working from home, workplace wellness
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March is Women’s History Month in the U.S.! This month is dedicated to reflecting on the often-overlooked contributions of women to history in countless fields. The 2022 Women’s History Month theme… Read more >
Cara McMullin
March 1, 2022
401(k) Plans, Employee Benefits, Pensions, Public Plans, Retirement, U.S.employee benefits, retirement, retirement benefits, retirement plans, retirement readiness, retirement security
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Those working in the employee benefits industry are facing a landscape that changes daily. The International Foundation’s research team takes trending topics, from paid leave to financial education and mental… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
February 22, 2022
Apprenticeship Programs, Canada, Communication, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Survey, Mental Health, Multiemployer, Pensions, Retirementapprenticeship, employee benefit trends, employee benefits, employee benefits survey, health care benefits, mental health, multiemployer plans, pension, retirement
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In my years compiling benchmarking data for the International Foundation, one of the most notable trends has been the decreasing prevalence of employer-sponsored defined benefit (DB) pension plans. In the… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
December 29, 2021
Communication, Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Financial Education, Retirement, U.S.defined benefit pension plan, defined contribution plans, employee benefits, retirement, retirement plans, retirement security
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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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The issue of what to do about lost or missing participants is a frustrating one for plan sponsors. These participants often have terminated participation in a plan because they took… Read more >
Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
July 28, 2021
Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, DOL, Employee Benefits, Pensions, Retirement, U.S.defined benefit pension plan, defined contribution plans, DOL, fiduciary responsibility, missing participants, missing plan members, pension plans
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If you are a regular Talking Benefits podcast listener, you know that retirement security is a topic near and dear to the hearts of those working at the International Foundation…. Read more >
Anne Patterson
July 20, 2021
Diversity and Inclusion, Employee Benefits, Retirement, Talking Benefits Podcast, U.S.diversity, diversity and inclusion, employee benefit trends, employee benefits, preparing for retirement, retirement, retirement readiness, retirement security, saving for retirement, talking benefits podcast
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The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has released an interim final rule that focuses on special financial assistance (SFA) applications and related restrictions and conditions pursuant to the American Rescue… Read more >
Jenny Lucey, CEBS
July 15, 2021
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), Employee Benefits, MPRA, Multiemployer, PBGC, Pensions, Retirement, U.S.American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, ARPA, MPRA, multiemployer defined benefit plans, multiemployer pension plans, multiemployer plans, PBGC
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