Employee Benefits

Plan Sponsors Providing More Benefit Options Thanks to CARES Act Provisions

Plan Sponsors Providing More Benefit Options Thanks to CARES Act Provisions

Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS
 

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 27, 2020 with the goal of providing quick financial relief to citizens […]

Pandemic Response: Organizations Move to Erode Health Care Barriers

Pandemic Response: Organizations Move to Erode Health Care Barriers

Stacy Van Alstyne, CEBS
 

As the coronavirus pandemic took hold, some organizations adopted safer-at-home work environments, while others were deemed essential and saw their work shift from routine tasks to risk-taking heroics. Others were forced to furlough staff. All situations affected how participants access health care, and […]

Steps Plan Sponsors Should Take to Implement the Families First Act and the Cares Act

Steps Plan Sponsors Should Take to Implement the Families First Act and the CARES Act

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Families First Act or FFCRA) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, an Economic Security (CARES) Act have brought a wide range of changes to employee benefit plans, including changes to health care coverage, retirement plans and leave […]