Forget the cats and dogs—This month it’s been raining new paid family leave laws, fiduciary rule oral arguments, health care reform changes and MPRA approvals! While the International Foundation strives… Read more >
August 9, 2017 Affordable Care Act, Employee Benefits, Fiduciary Rule, Health Care, Legislative, MPRA, PBGC, Regulatory, Talking Benefits Podcast 0 Read more >
Following the Supreme Court’s landmark 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage, a growing number of employers are requiring same-sex couples to marry to receive health care benefits. For many employers,… Read more >
August 1, 2017 Employee Benefits, Health Care, Insurance, Legislative, Regulatory 0 Read more >
As wearable fitness trackers are gaining traction, the new Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) rules are asking employers to slow down to make sure that the information being collected through… Read more >
July 18, 2017 Employee Benefits, Regulatory, Wellness 0 Read more >
Summertime. Typically a little quieter at work as vacations commence and a lot quieter in Washington, D.C. Not so much this summer. There is plenty to talk about in this… Read more >
July 13, 2017 ACA, Affordable Care Act, Apprenticeship Programs, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Regulatory, Retirement, Talking Benefits Podcast 0 Read more >
David Bowie’s song “Changes” comes to mind as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) replacement morphed into the American Health Care Act and now the Better Care Reconciliation Act. Access to… Read more >
July 11, 2017 ACA, Affordable Care Act, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Mental Health, Regulatory, Wellness 0 Read more >
Catching up on the latest employee benefits updates—Are they are light read or a page turner? Looking back on the developments over the last month, you’ll likely go with the… Read more >
June 9, 2017 ACA, Affordable Care Act, Defined Benefit Plans, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Legislative, Multiemployer, Paid Leave, Regulatory, Retirement, Talking Benefits Podcast 0 Read more >
If you were presented with 100 days to work with, what would you try to accomplish? Train for a marathon? Cook your way through Julia Child’s The Art of French… Read more >
May 9, 2017 ACA, Affordable Care Act, DOL, Employee Benefits, Legislative, Paid Leave, Regulatory, Retirement 0 Read more >
It’s May 4th and, to some, it just means you’re one day closer to the weekend. But for Star Wars fans like Talking Benefits host, Julie Stich, add one little… Read more >
May 4, 2017 ACA, Affordable Care Act, Cadillac Tax, Defined Benefit Plans, Defined Contribution Plans, DOL, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Legislative, Multiemployer, Paid Leave, Pensions, Regulatory, Retirement, Talking Benefits Podcast 0 Read more >
Spring is in the air. Birds singing, temperatures rising, baseball season in full swing . . . and a whole new crop of benefits developments have been popping up. International… Read more >
April 11, 2017 ACA, Affordable Care Act, Defined Benefit Plans, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Legislative, Mental Health, Multiemployer, Opioid Abuse, Paid Leave, Pensions, Prescription Drugs, Regulatory, Retirement, Talking Benefits Podcast 0 Read more >
The past few weeks have delivered a few more hints on how benefit plans may be impacted by developments in Washington. Despite the fog, one thing is clear—Changing benefits-related laws… Read more >
March 8, 2017 ACA, Affordable Care Act, Employee Benefits, Legislative, Multiemployer, Regulatory, Retirement, Talking Benefits Podcast 0 Read more >