The relationship between benefits and tax may be deeper than most benefits professionals realize. In a recent International Foundation webcast, New and Ongoing Tax Relief to Employers and Employees, speakers… Read more >
Jenny Lucey, CEBS
October 6, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Legislative, U.S.CARES Act, COVID-19, FFCRA, tax credit, telework
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In the U.S., one in five of us meets the criteria for having a mental health condition. Eight percent have a diagnosable substance use disorder. Not addressing an employee’s behavioral… Read more >
Stacy Van Alstyne, CEBS
October 5, 2020
Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Mental Health, U.S., Wellnessmental health in the workplace
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This year’s annual benefits enrollment process presents new challenges for benefits professionals as they find themselves in the middle of a pandemic with workers nervous about their financial security as… Read more >
Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
October 1, 2020
Communication, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care, U.S.benefits communication, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, open enrollment, virtual open enrollment
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The COVID-19 pandemic has been a time of extreme stress for many—impacting not only individuals who were already vulnerable to substance abuse, but also people who have not previously struggled… Read more >
Brenda Hofmann
September 29, 2020
Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Mental Health, U.S., WellnessCOVID-19, substance abuse
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As if open enrollment wasn’t already challenging, 2020 is throwing employers and employees for a loop. The latest International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans survey report, Trends in Benefit Open… Read more >
Anne Patterson
September 22, 2020
Communication, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Human Resources (HR), U.S.benefits communication, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, open enrollment, virtual open enrollment
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On January 31, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) initially declared a federal public health emergency due to the coronavirus. The declaration has now been extended twice, including… Read more >
Anne Newhouse, CEBS
September 14, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care, U.S.COBRA, COVID-19
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We’re entering the sixth month of the declared COVID-19 pandemic. And, speaking for myself and my International Foundation colleagues, our sixth month of working from home. For me, personally, it’s… Read more >
Julie Stich, CEBS
September 10, 2020
Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Mental Health, U.S., Wellnesscoronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, mental health in the workplace, resilience
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The International Foundation recently surveyed employers and plan sponsors about benefit communication for an upcoming report (watch for it soon—called Trends in Benefit Open Enrollment and Communication), and tons of… Read more >
Anne Patterson
September 9, 2020
Communication, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Human Resources (HR), Talking Benefits Podcast, U.S.coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, open enrollment
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At the end of a typical summer, many parents of school-aged children would be breathing a sigh of relief, knowing the struggle to keep kids busy and to cobble together… Read more >
Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
September 2, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, U.S., Work Life Balancecoronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, virtual school
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Listen to this content here. On August 14, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the report, Mental Health, Substance Use, and Suicidal Ideation During the COVID-19 Pandemic. The… Read more >
Rose Plewa, CEBS
August 21, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Mental Health, U.S., WellnessCOVID-19, mental health in the workplace
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