Senior Editor, Publications at the International Foundation
Favorite Foundation Product: The Foundation magazines: Benefits Magazine and Plans & Trusts
Benefits Related Topics That Interest Her Most: Financial literacy, health and wellness programs
Favorite Foundation Conference Moment: Hearing attendees sing “O, Canada” at Canadian Annual in addition to hearing the anthem sung in both French and English.
Personal Insight: Whether she’s collecting information for a magazine story or hanging out with her family and friends, you know Kathy is fully engaged. Her listening ear and introspective nature provide reassuring presence to those enjoying her company.
Some people think that having to “pay your dues,” perhaps by enduring a certain amount of hazing, harassment or unprofessional behavior from co-workers is a necessary part of learning a… Read more >
November 30, 2021 Apprenticeship Programs, Communication, Diversity and Inclusion, Employee Benefits, Voluntary Benefits 0 Read more >
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 >
October 19, 2021 Employee Benefits, Paid Leave, Parental Leave 0 Read more >
Financial wellness programs have gained prominence as an employee benefit and can be effective in reducing financial stress among workers. But it’s not always that easy to get employees to… Read more >
September 20, 2021 Canada, Diversity and Inclusion, Employee Benefits, Financial Education, Financial Wellness, U.S. 0 Read more >
When the Affordable Care Act (ACA) went into effect in 2010, health and welfare plans had the option to maintain grandfathered status, making plans exempt from some ACA requirements. To… Read more >
September 2, 2021 Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, Health Care, U.S. 0 Read more >
August 2021 marks the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The main goals of the law were improving the portability of health… Read more >
August 9, 2021 Employee Benefits, Health Care, HIPAA, Human Resources (HR), U.S. 0 Read more >
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 >
July 28, 2021 Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, DOL, Employee Benefits, Pensions, Retirement, U.S. 0 Read more >
As they’re looking ahead to the 2021 annual benefits enrollment, many benefits managers may also be looking back to their experience in 2020 to figure out the best approach. In… Read more >
July 8, 2021 Employee Benefits, Health Care, Human Resources (HR), U.S. 0 Read more >
June 25 is officially National Take Your Dog to Work Day. Admittedly, for the last 15 months, every day has been Take Your Dog to Work Day—actually, Work From Home… Read more >
June 25, 2021 Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Survey, Flexible Work Options, U.S., Work Life Balance 0 Read more >
From traditional employee assistance programs (EAPs) to bots that use artificial intelligence, the range of options to address worker mental health challenges has grown. What should employers and plan sponsors… Read more >
June 15, 2021 Canada, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Mental Health, U.S., Wellness 0 Read more >
As the safekeeper of plan assets, custodians are among the service providers that multiemployer benefit plan trustees have a fiduciary duty to monitor. Yet plan custodians are not discussed as… Read more >
May 24, 2021 Employee Benefits, ERISA, Investments, Multiemployer, Regulatory, Retirement, U.S. 0 Read more >