Word on Benefits Blog
Despite growing demand for sustainable, responsible and impact (SRI) investments from participants, a small percentage of 401(k) plans provide such options in their investment menus. In a Benefits Magazine article… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
December 3, 2020
401(k) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Investments, Retirement, U.S.ESG, investments, SRI investing
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Paid time off (PTO) tends to be a hot workplace topic in December. Employees have questions about which days will be paid holidays, how many vacation days they have left… Read more >
Brenda Hofmann
December 2, 2020
Employee Benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), U.S., Vacation, Work Life Balancebuy/sell pto, COVID-19, holiday vacation time, paid holidays, paid vacation time, PTO
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As employers have been forced to cut costs due to the pandemic, some have decided to offer early retirement packages in an effort to avoid laying off employees. Early retirement… Read more >
Amanda Wilke, CEBS
November 24, 2020
Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Retirement, U.S.coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, early retirement
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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 >
Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
November 23, 2020
Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Multiemployer, U.S.disaster planning, disaster preparedness, disaster recovery plan
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On November 10, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case California v. Texas. Because this is a major case impacting benefits, we wanted to give you… Read more >
Julie Stich, CEBS
November 19, 2020
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Legislative, U.S.ACA, California v. Texas, individual mandate, minimum coverage provision, SCOTUS
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Meet CEBS designation holder Monica Desai! Learn more about Monica’s CEBS journey and how earning the Certified Employee Benefit Specialist® designation has shaped her career. Monica on how pursuing the… Read more >
Christine Vazquez, CEBS
November 18, 2020
Canada, CEBS (Certified Employee Benefit Specialist), Employee Benefits, U.S.CEBS, CEBS journey
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“The well-known business argument for financial wellness programs is the payback of at least $3 for every $1 invested by increasing worker productivity and retention,” said Rebecca Sudano, senior vice… Read more >
Robbie Hartman, CEBS
November 17, 2020
Canada, Employee Benefits, Financial Education, Financial Wellness, U.S.financial education, financial wellness
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As fall begins, the International Foundation Information Center typically sees an uptick in requests about year-end or new year planning for calendar year plans. Flexible spending account (FSA) participants need… Read more >
Jenny Lucey, CEBS
November 12, 2020
Employee Benefits, Health Care, Human Resources (HR), U.S.flexible spending accounts, FSA, orthodontia
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Back in 2019, before anyone had even heard of COVID-19, the International Foundation surveyed organizations about their wellness plans. One data point that our Research Team found especially interesting centered… Read more >
International Foundation Staff
November 11, 2020
Employee Benefits, U.S., Wellnesswellness programs, workplace wellness
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COVID-19 has had the dramatic effect of launching many of us into a remote work environment virtually overnight. But as the pandemic drags on (and on), it can be hard… Read more >
Alyssa Hodder
November 9, 2020
Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, U.S., Work Life Balancecoronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, remote work, telecommuting, working from home
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