Director, Research and Publications at the International Foundation
Favorite Foundation Service: Personalized research assistance provided by the Foundation’s information specialists
Benefits Related Topics That Interest Her Most: Health care benefits (they’re especially interesting post-ACA!); work-life benefits
Favorite Foundation Conference Moment: Meeting and spending quality time with Olympic gold medalist Scott Hamilton at the 59th U.S. Annual Conference.
Personal Insight: Kelli can connect you to the facts on nearly any benefits topic in the US or Canada, but when she gets away from her work, her focus often shifts to England. Favorite free time activities include watching Downton Abbey and immersing herself in Jane Austen.
Business closures and curtailments due to the coronavirus pandemic have left many organizations and individuals struggling financially. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was enacted on March… Read more >
May 14, 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19), Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Retirement 0 Read more >
All benefit plan sponsors are facing economic and coverage challenges during this coronavirus crisis, and multiemployer trustees are no exception. In a recent webcast, Paul Catenacci, an attorney with the… Read more >
April 6, 2020 Compliance, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Multiemployer 0 Read more >
The third law aimed at providing relief to those affected by the coronavirus was signed into law on March 27, 2020. The $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security… Read more >
March 30, 2020 Compliance, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Health Care 0 Read more >
In an effort to slow the progression of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States and mitigate its economic impact, on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, President Trump signed into law… Read more >
March 19, 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, FMLA, Legislative, Paid Leave 14 Read more >
It was big Affordable Care Act (ACA) news at the end of 2017 when the newly enacted tax reform law included a provision to drop the individual mandate penalty to… Read more >
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), enacted in 2010, has been challenged and “under attack” since its inception. Since Republicans assumed control of Congress and the White House in January of… Read more >
April 13, 2017 Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Legislative 0 Read more >
Last December, the IRS gave employers a “holiday gift” in the form of a deadline delay for Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting. This year the IRS has presented a similar… Read more >
November 29, 2016 Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits 0 Read more >
To the average worker, the process of offering a few incentives to participate in a wellness program would appear to be a simple one. As those of us working in… Read more >
August 18, 2016 Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, Health Care, HIPAA, Regulatory, Wellness 0 Read more >
Updated April 20, 2017: The status of the overtime rules described in the blog post below is uncertain. Various legal actions and the changes in Congressional and presidential leadership have… Read more >
Wow! That was fast! Less than a month ago, on March 28, 2016, to be exact, federal agencies closed the comment period for the proposed revision of the Summary of… Read more >
April 20, 2016 Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Regulatory 0 Read more >