When employees of the International Foundation tell friends about their office game nights, daily mindful minute sessions, yoga offerings, and let’s take the afternoon off because the temperature reached 70… Read more >
January 16, 2019 Employee Benefits, Human Resources, Wellness 0 Read more >
When’s the last time you made a purchase without checking first to see what others had to say about the product? From a small purchase like a new pair of… Read more >
Health savings accounts (HSAs) and high deductible health plans (HDHPs) can be confusing for individuals. When spouses and children are thrown into the mix, the rules can be even more… Read more >
January 9, 2019 Employee Benefits, Health Care 0 Read more >
What You Need to Know On Friday, December 14, 2018 a judge in the Northern District of Texas issued an opinion that the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act… Read more >
January 7, 2019 ACA, Affordable Care Act, Compliance, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Human Resources, Regulatory 0 Read more >
Workers typically do not anticipate missing extended time from work due to an accident or unexpected illness. However, this is a real possibility. Currently, one in four 20-year-olds will become disabled… Read more >
January 3, 2019 Disability, Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Survey 0 Read more >
Cost isn’t the only factor to consider when choosing a financial education vendor. You’ll want to take into account whether the content will be objective (not a sales presentation), the… Read more >
December 27, 2018 Employee Benefits, Financial Education, Financial Wellness, Retirement 0 Read more >
Each month on Talking Benefits, I join Julie Stich, Kelli Kolsrud and Justin Held, International Foundation benefits nerdthusiasts, to discuss a trending employee benefits topic we think our listeners want to know… Read more >
If you’re the trustee or administrator of an employee benefit fund with its own staff and you haven’t looked at the issue of sexual harassment, it’s probably time to make… Read more >
December 18, 2018 Employee Benefits, Multiemployer 0 Read more >
Medicare and COBRA are both complex laws by themselves, but add the two together, and they require even more knowledge. If you’re the plan sponsor and have employees asking you for… Read more >
The financial condition of many multiemployer health plans improved between 2006 and 2015, despite the challenges of increasing health benefit costs and a rising number of covered retirees. The The… Read more >
December 13, 2018 Employee Benefits, Health Care, Multiemployer 0 Read more >