Associate Vice President, Content at the International Foundation
Favorite Foundation service/product: A tie between our research reports and the personalized research service! Benefits related topics she’ll happily discuss: Issues involving women in retirement, ACA, innovative benefits, trends, communicating the value of benefits, work/life benefits and “fuzzy” benefits.
Favorite Foundation conference/event moment: Listening to astronaut Col. Chris Hadfield’s keynote at the 2014 Canadian 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.”
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 >
June 5, 2018 Drug Benefits, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Prescription Drugs 0 Read more >
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 >
November 21, 2017 Canada, Employee Benefits, Financial Education, Financial Wellness 0 Read more >
I recently had the opportunity to attend our Certificate in Global Benefits Management program. Throughout my years here at the International Foundation, I’ve talked with members who work in multinational… Read more >
May 15, 2017 Employee Benefits, Global Benefits 0 Read more >
It’s not fun having to break bad news to someone. Whether it’s a loved one, neighbor or someone we barely know, it’s never easy. As plan sponsors and employers, it’s… Read more >
March 14, 2017 Communication, Employee Benefits 0 Read more >
No matter your political bent, you’d have to agree the 2016 elections have been one for the record books. Now that we know the results, we can look ahead to… Read more >
November 9, 2016 ACA, Affordable Care Act, Employee Benefits, Paid Leave, Regulatory, Retirement 0 Read more >
Note: The DOL announced on September 20, 2016, that the deadline for submitting comments has been extended to December 5, 2016. Last week I had the opportunity, along with a… Read more >
September 16, 2016 ACA, Affordable Care Act, Compliance, DOL, Employee Benefits, ERISA, Health Care 0 Read more >
Gaps in knowledge and declining job skills. Challenges hiring and keeping key talent. Older workers delaying retirement because of income insecurity. These are just a sampling of future workforce challenges,… Read more >
September 9, 2016 Employee Benefits, Flexible Work Options, HR, Human Resources 0 Read more >
On April 6, after years of work, comments, hearings, discussions and more work, the U.S. Department of Labor released a final rule clarifying the term “fiduciary” as it relates to… Read more >
June 29, 2016 401(k), Defined Contribution Plans, Employee Benefits, ERISA, Regulatory, Retirement 0 Read more >
On May 6, 2016, the Treasury Department announced that it—along with the Department of Labor and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation—was rejecting the application the Central States Teamsters filed for… Read more >
May 13, 2016 Employee Benefits, Multiemployer, Pensions, Regulatory, Retirement 0 Read more >
This past December, Congress voted to delay by two years the Affordable Care Act (ACA) excise tax on high-cost health plans (known as the Cadillac tax). Plan sponsors breathed a… Read more >
March 14, 2016 ACA, Affordable Care Act, Cadillac Tax, Employee Benefits 4 Read more >