Whether it’s a global pandemic like COVID-19, a major shift in your industry, or a significant change that impacts your business, there are times when you need to respond and… Read more >
Guest Contributor
April 29, 2020
Communication, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefitscoronavirus, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, crisis communication
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The coronavirus outbreak has caused entire organizations to shift from in-person office environments to completely virtual workplaces. Adjusting to working from home—and making the change during a global health crisis—has… Read more >
Brenda Hofmann
April 14, 2020
Communication, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Human Resources (HR)coronavirus, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, telecommuting, working from home
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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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In October 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published proposed regulations regarding default electronic disclosures by retirement plans under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). The… Read more >
Lois Gleason, CEBS
November 18, 2019
Communication, DOL, Employee Benefits, Regulatory, Retirementelectronic disclosures
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With flu season fast approaching, employers are gearing up to deal with sickness in the office and lost productivity. In addition to those issues, employers must also be ready to… Read more >
Amanda Wilke, CEBS
September 19, 2019
Communication, Employee Benefits, Human Resources (HR), Wellnessflu, flu shots, sick at work, sick leave
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Data analytics has been a hot topic in Benefits Magazine lately. Whether it’s used to figure out how to better communicate with plan participants or how to contain health care… Read more >
Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
September 18, 2019
Communication, Employee Benefits, Health Caredata analytics
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I was part of our organization’s wellness committee in the late ’90s. We were passionate about bringing our own approaches to healthy living to all of our co-workers through creative… Read more >
Ann Godsell, CEBS
August 28, 2019
Communication, Employee Benefits, Financial Education, Financial Wellness, Health Care, Mental Health, Wellnessworkplace wellness
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Every time I come home from Costco or Target, I get ‘that look’ from my husband. You know the look . . . the look that says ‘why do we need… Read more >
Rebecca Estrada
September 12, 2018
Communication, Employee Benefits, Financial Education, Financial Wellness
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We humans, despite our best intentions, often don’t make rational decisions when it comes to our own health. Just because we know what we should be doing—say taking a blood… Read more >
Brenda Hofmann
May 30, 2018
Behavioral Decision Making, Communication, Employee Benefits
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The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Quebec Pension Plan (QPP) are operated by the federal and provincial governments, so why would a human resources or benefits professional need to explain… Read more >
Lois Gleason, CEBS
May 1, 2018
Canada, Communication, Employee Benefits, RetirementCanada Pension Plan, CPP, QPP, Quebec Pension Plan
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