About Julie Stich, CEBS
Vice President, Content at the International Foundation
Favorite Foundation Product:Our Talking Benefits podcast!
Benefits Related Topics She’ll Happily Discuss: Issues involving mental health, financial well-being, innovative benefits, trends and new regulations (yes, she proudly admits she’s a benefits “nerdthusiast”!).
Favorite Foundation Conference Moment: Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour’s closing session at the 2018 U.S. Annual Conference. Also, really likes being in a booth at whichever conference, and chatting with members.
Personal Insight: A history buff, Julie enjoys traveling to major U.S. landmarks. She is also a life-long Trekker, and will correct you if you mistakenly call her a “Trekkie.”
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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We’re entering the sixth month of the declared COVID-19 pandemic. And, speaking for myself and my International Foundation colleagues, our sixth month of working from home. For me, personally, it’s… Read more >
Julie Stich, CEBS
September 10, 2020
Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Mental Health, U.S., Wellnesscoronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, mental health in the workplace, resilience
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Listen to this content here. Self-quarantine. Shelter in place. Safe at home. Social distancing. Asymptomatic carrier. Novel coronavirus. New phrases that have become an everyday part of our lexicon. We’re… Read more >
Julie Stich, CEBS
March 26, 2020
Communication, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Benefits, Human Resources (HR)coronavirus, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, EAP, employee assistant program
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On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020, an appropriations law to fund certain federal agencies through September 30, 2020. This law included bipartisan… Read more >
Julie Stich, CEBS
January 27, 2020
Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Retirement529 plans, automatic enrollment, MEPs, SECURE Act, Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act
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If you’ve ever gotten a letter from the Department of Labor (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration asking for more information about your benefit or retirement plan, you may have felt… Read more >
Julie Stich, CEBS
November 13, 2019
Compliance, DOL, Employee Benefitsbenefit plan audit, DOL audit
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On May 30, 2019, the Department of Labor’s Office of Labor-Management Standards (DOL-OLMS) issued a proposed rule that would reinstate an annual filing of Form T-1, the Trust Annual Report…. Read more >
Julie Stich, CEBS
July 18, 2019
Employee Benefits, MultiemployerForm-T1
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Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a retirement bill, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act (H.R. 1994). The bill is notable for being… Read more >
Julie Stich, CEBS
May 28, 2019
Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Financial Wellness, RetirementSECURE Act, Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act
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Update: The Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans was charged with developing and releasing proposed legislation by November 30 to resolve multiemployer pension solvency challenges. On November… Read more >
Julie Stich, CEBS
November 29, 2018
Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Employee Benefits, MultiemployerMPRA, multiemployer pension plans, PBGC
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Employers and plan sponsors scrutinize the cost of their health care benefit plans with a keen eye. One area that causes major eye twitch is specialty prescription drugs. As reported… Read more >
Julie Stich, CEBS
June 5, 2018
Employee Benefits, Health Care, Prescription Drugsspecialty drugs
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November is Financial Literacy Month in Canada. As part of Canada’s National Strategy for Financial Literacy, the federal government is leading the charge to strengthen the financial well-being of all… Read more >
Julie Stich, CEBS
November 21, 2017
Canada, Employee Benefits, Financial Education, Financial WellnessFinancial Literacy Month
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