Apprenticeship and training funds have a long history of providing skilled workers for a number of industries. These funds are classified as employee welfare benefit plans under the Employee Retirement… Read more >
January 6, 2021 Apprenticeship Programs, Employee Benefits, Multiemployer, U.S. 0 Read more >
If this year has proven anything, it’s that nobody has a crystal ball (or one that works anyway!) Last December 2020, the Talking Benefits podcast team made some predictions for… Read more >
December 22, 2020 Affordable Care Act (ACA), Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Multiemployer, Talking Benefits Podcast, U.S. 0 Read more >
Although the COVID-19 pandemic caught many off guard, the experience has provided opportunities for apprenticeship programs and training funds to adapt training methods that will meet educational needs far into… Read more >
December 9, 2020 Apprenticeship Programs, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Multiemployer, U.S. 0 Read more >
Many say it would have been nearly impossible for multiemployer benefit funds to prepare for a pandemic as serious and widespread as COVID-19. However, having a comprehensive disaster recovery plan… Read more >
November 23, 2020 Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Multiemployer, U.S. 0 Read more >
The COVID-19 global pandemic has added urgency to the case for paperless employee benefit fund administration. In her article “A Virus Makes Paperless Fund Administration Go Viral” in the September… Read more >
October 21, 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Multiemployer, U.S. 0 Read more >
According to The Multiemployer Retirement Plan Landscape: A 15-Year Look (2003-2017), the average defined contribution (DC) plan account balance increased significantly from 2003 to 2017, growing to $43,500 while aggregate… Read more >
October 19, 2020 Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Multiemployer, Retirement, U.S. 0 Read more >
According to the most recent data from The Multiemployer Retirement Plan Landscape: A Fifteen-Year Look (2003-2017), demographic trends in multiemployer plans have become less favorable as the number of actively… Read more >
October 12, 2020 Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Employee Benefits, Multiemployer, Pensions, Retirement, U.S. 0 Read more >
Significant expected turnover on multiemployer benefit fund trustee boards and the increasing complexity of serving as a trustee are among the key challenges faced by these boards. To address this… Read more >
August 17, 2020 Employee Benefits, Multiemployer, U.S. 0 Read more >
The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically impacted benefit trust funds and will continue to have a marked effect on these plans. With volatile market performance that has not been seen since… Read more >
July 28, 2020 Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Employee Benefits, Multiemployer, Pensions, Retirement, U.S. 0 Read more >
The coronavirus is a challenge unlike anything most employers have faced before. The challenges are even more unique in the multi-employer trust fund world. The pandemic has brought major changes… Read more >
July 20, 2020 Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Multiemployer 0 Read more >