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Five Steps to Get Ahead of the Workplace Winter Blues

Robbie Hartman, CEBS

26 Jan 2018

Winter is here. And with it, the blahs. The blues. The blechs. The snowy wonderland of Frozen may have delighted millions of Disney fans, but research on winter in the workplace shows many employees can’t just let it go. In a survey […]

Part-Time With Benefits—Who Offers What?

Justin Held, CEBS

17 Jan 201809 Aug 2018

One of the most valued services of Foundation membership is access to our Ask a Benefits Expert service. Members are able to submit questions to our dedicated information specialists, who comb through vast resources to find the most useful information. While reviewing […]

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10 Ways to Help Employees Stick to Wellness Resolutions

Anne Patterson

04 Jan 201829 Jan 2019

I always have good intentions going into the holidays—I plan out my workouts, decide on eating just ONE of my mom’s famous sugar cookies, figure I can drink lots of detoxifying green tea and do squats in between all of this and […]

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Bikes, Trains and Automobiles: Transportation Benefits Help Employees Get to Work

Anne Patterson

06 Dec 2017

What’s more important than employee benefit offerings at the workplace? Ensuring employees actually make it to work. Although driving their own vehicles, is the most popular transportation mode among U.S. workers, one-third of employers offer transportation benefits or incentives to employees who […]

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Employers Helping Workers Give Back

Justin Held, CEBS

28 Nov 201728 Nov 2017

Giving Tuesday is here! Since 2012, charitable initiatives have been celebrated on a national level on social media platforms. #GivingTuesday formally kicks off the charitable season on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, when individuals and organizations focus on end-of-year giving. In the spirit […]

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Seven Sleep Rules for Overall Wellness

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

06 Nov 201709 Aug 2018

Most of us across North America enjoyed an extra hour of sleep this past weekend—Sadly for many, this may be a rare occasion of getting the optimal amount of sleep. Many people wear their ability to function on small amounts of sleep […]

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When Wellness Programs Get Scary

Guest Contributor

31 Oct 201731 Oct 2017

You wouldn’t think running wellness programs would be all that scary for employers, but Macy’s Inc., along with its subsidiaries Anthem and Cigna, are likely screaming in horror at a lawsuit filed against them by the Department of Labor (DOL) for management […]

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Employee-Approved Wellness Trends

Anne Patterson

03 Aug 201703 Aug 2017

After catching several of my colleagues in the act of practicing healthy wellness activities over the past week, I thought it only appropriate to highlight my workplace, the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, as an organization that not only provides education […]

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Tracking EEOC Rules for Wearables in Wellness Programs

Teri Dougherty, CEBS

18 Jul 201723 May 2018

As wearable fitness trackers are gaining traction, the new Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) rules are asking employers to slow down to make sure that the information being collected through wearables for workplace wellness programs is being used for legal purposes. Wearable […]

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ACA Ch–Ch–Ch–Changes: 71% of Employers Don’t Want Repeal

Anne Patterson

11 Jul 2017

David Bowie’s song “Changes” comes to mind as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) replacement morphed into the American Health Care Act and now the Better Care Reconciliation Act. Access to health care could be changing, and employers are reacting to possible workplace […]