Nearly two in five organizations would rate their workforces as extremely or very stressed, and worker stress levels have climbed in the last two years, a recent International Foundation study… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
February 7, 2019
Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Survey, Flexible Work Options, Paid Leave, Parental Leave, Workflexdependent care, flexible work arrangements, paid leave, work/life balance
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Workers typically do not anticipate missing extended time from work due to an accident or unexpected illness. However, this is a real possibility. Currently, one in four 20-year-olds will become disabled… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
January 3, 2019
Disability, Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Surveydisability benefits, long term disability, LTD, short term disability, STD
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Transgender-inclusive health care benefit offerings are on the rise, according to a new survey from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. Up from 12 percent in 2016, 29 percent… Read more >
Anne Patterson
June 20, 2018
Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Survey, Health Care, HR, Human Resourcesdiverse population, gender-reassignment, health benefits, health costs, mental health, prescription drug therapy, transgender, transgender-inclusive
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Ho, ho, hold the phone! Your office holiday party is less than five minutes old, and . . . Is that the head of accounting crying on Santa’s lap? When… Read more >
Robbie Hartman, CEBS
December 4, 2017
Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Surveyholiday parties
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Giving Tuesday is here! Since 2012, charitable initiatives have been celebrated on a national level on social media platforms. #GivingTuesday formally kicks off the charitable season on the Tuesday following… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
November 28, 2017
Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Survey, Wellness#GivingTuesday, Giving Tuesday
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Benefits news has been far from static in the past few weeks. After a month buzzing with activity and few definitive answers, news broke late Thursday with two new announcements… Read more >
Ann Godsell, CEBS
October 13, 2017
ACA, Affordable Care Act, Drug Benefits, Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Survey, Health Care, Insurance, MPRA, Opioid Abuse
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As an information specialist, I enjoy tracking employee benefits in the news. Last December I wrote a blog post exploring how student loans impact all generations in the workforce. Since… Read more >
Jenny Lucey, CEBS
November 17, 2016
Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Survey, Total Rewardsstudent loans
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From extended paid maternity leave to breast milk shipping on the company’s tab, employers nationwide are embracing new and innovative family-friendly benefits. The International Foundation’s latest report, Employee Benefits Survey… Read more >
Brenda Hofmann
August 9, 2016
Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Survey, Flexible Work Options, Health Care, Paid Leave, Workflexemployee benefits, family friendly perks, family friendly workplace, fertility health care benefits, paid leave
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The prescription drug train went full speed ahead in 2014 and is not losing steam. A new report from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans asked employers how they… Read more >
Anne Patterson
June 20, 2016
Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Survey, Health Care, Insuranceprescription drugs
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Over the past year the International Foundation has conducted research surveys on a variety of trending health-related benefits topics including workplace wellness, the impact of ACA and domestic partner benefits…. Read more >
Neil Mrkvicka
December 17, 2015
Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Survey, Health Caredental plan, HMO, orthodontia, POS, PPO, prescription drug plan, self funded plan, vision
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