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PBGC Implements Special Financial Assistance Program for Financially Troubled Multiemployer Pension Plans

Jenny Gartman, CEBS

15 Jul 202115 Jul 2021

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has released an interim final rule that focuses on special financial assistance (SFA) applications and related restrictions and conditions pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). Read more about ARPA’s provisions to transfer […]

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The True Value of Empathetic Leadership

Alyssa Hodder

14 Jul 202114 Jul 2021

We know that leaders set the tone from the top. So when it comes to building a culture of empathy, trust and mutual respect, what example is your leadership setting? Research shows there is a connection between empathetic leadership and employee attraction […]

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With an Eye on the Future, Employers Shift Benefit Priorities

Robbie Hartman, CEBS

12 Jul 202108 Jul 2021

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many employers have shifted their strategic benefit priorities toward workforce and business resilience. This has included adding or expanding employee benefits for remote work and virtual health care. In addition, employers looking to the future […]

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Four Lessons From 2020 Open Enrollment

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

08 Jul 202107 Jul 2021

As they’re looking ahead to the 2021 annual benefits enrollment, many benefits managers may also be looking back to their experience in 2020 to figure out the best approach. In his article “What 2020 Taught Us About Open Enrollment” in the May […]

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Four Key Steps for Tackling Fraud in Health Benefits

Robbie Hartman, CEBS

28 Jun 202116 Jun 2021

Benefits fraud and insurance abuse are not victimless. They are real crimes with real consequences, including plan losses that can result in the reduction or elimination of health care benefits for those who need it most. Employers, plan sponsors and insurers—as noted […]

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Employers Consider More Pet-Friendly Benefits in the Postpandemic Workplace

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

25 Jun 202122 Jun 2021

June 25 is officially National Take Your Dog to Work Day. Admittedly, for the last 15 months, every day has been Take Your Dog to Work Day—actually, Work From Home With Your Dog Day—for many people. But workers may soon have to […]

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Dependent Care Accounts and the Taxation of Carryover Amounts

Anne Newhouse

23 Jun 202121 Jun 2021

Beginning in March of 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released several pieces of guidance to lessen the impact of COVID-19 on employees who have flexible spending accounts (FSAs) and dependent care assistance program (DCAP) accounts and were unable to use the […]

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Building (or Reevaluating) a Benefits Package for Today’s and Tomorrow’s Workforce

Julie Stich, CEBS

22 Jun 202121 Jun 2021

After 15 months, it’s looking like we’re heading into a period of time we can legitimately call “postpandemic.” We’ve been seeing, hearing and reading about what this new era will mean for the workforce—flexibility, remote work, mental well-being, financial security, inclusivity. What […]

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U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act

Amanda Wilke

17 Jun 202117 Jun 2021

In December 2017, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which dropped the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) individual mandate penalty to $0, effective January 1, 2019. A group of states led by Texas and two private citizens argued that since the […]

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What to Consider When Choosing a Mental Health Benefits Strategy

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

15 Jun 202115 Jun 2021

From traditional employee assistance programs (EAPs) to bots that use artificial intelligence, the range of options to address worker mental health challenges has grown. What should employers and plan sponsors consider when deciding which mental health benefits tools to use and promote? […]