About Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS
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 >
Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS
May 14, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, RetirementCARES Act, Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act, Employee Benefits in a COVID-19 World Survey Report
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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 >
Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS
April 6, 2020
Compliance, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Multiemployercoronavirus, COVID-19, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, FFCRA, multiemployer plans
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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 >
Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS
March 30, 2020
Compliance, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Health CareCARES Act, coronavirus, Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19
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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 >
Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS
March 19, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, FMLA, Legislative, Paid Leavecoronavirus, COVID-19, Families First Coronavirus Response Act
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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 >
Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS
July 26, 2018
Employee Benefits, Health CareACA, health insurance, individual mandate
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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 >
Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS
April 13, 2017
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Legislative
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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 >
Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS
November 29, 2016
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits1095, reporting
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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 >
Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS
August 18, 2016
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, Health Care, HIPAA, Regulatory, WellnessADA, GINA, wellness incentives
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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 >
Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS
May 19, 2016
Human Resources (HR), RegulatoryFLSA, overtime rule
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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 >
Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS
April 20, 2016
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Regulatory
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