Word on Benefits Blog
It’s February 2 . . . Groundhog Day. Every year I celebrate by watching the 1993 classic film with Bill Murray, sharing the main character Phil’s frustration as he finds himself… Read more >
Anne Patterson
February 2, 2015
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, Health Care, RegulatoryACA, Affordable Care Act, individual mandate, repeal
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According to Workplace Wellness Trends: 2015 Survey Results, a new survey that will be released by the International Foundation in the coming weeks, more than half (55%) of all organizations… Read more >
Bryan Zoran, CEBS
January 29, 2015
Canada, Disease Management, Employee Benefits, Financial Wellness, Health Care, Human Resources (HR), Mental Health, Wellnessabsenteeism, engagement, HRA, mental health, wellness, workplace
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Most people with health insurance pay little attention to the cost of a medical procedure they need or perhaps want—unless they’re going to have to pick up part of the… Read more >
Chris Vogel, CEBS
January 27, 2015
Employee Benefits, Health Carecost sharing, deductible, HDHP, Health Care, health insurance, high deductible health plan
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If the Affordable Care Act were a celebrity, it would be that really big star you either love or hate—or maybe love to hate. Since 2010, ACA has commanded the U.S…. Read more >
Lois Gleason, CEBS
January 22, 2015
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, Health Care, RegulatoryACA, Affordable Care Act, benefits, Cromnibus, employee benefits, expatriate, health, Health Care, Medicare, MEPRA, MPRA, Private Exchanges, QHP, Qualified Health Plans, Risk Corridor Program, Section 833
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According to comments made by President Barack Obama at Tuesday’s State of the Union address, access to mandatory paid leave could be the next key political issue. Particular emphasis was… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
January 21, 2015
Employee Benefits, Flexible Work Options, Human Resources (HR), Paid Leave, Paid Time Off (PTO), Regulatory, Work Life Balanceadoption, benefits, employee benefits, family leave, leave, maternity, maternity leave, paid leave, paid sick time, paternity, paternity leave, PTO
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On Monday, January 19, 45% of employers nationwide will recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day by providing a paid holiday for their employees. The Foundation’s recent Employee Benefit Survey 2014 found… Read more >
Brenda Hofmann
January 16, 2015
Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Survey
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By: Justin Held, CEBS Do organizations in the West offer more generous health care benefits? Are those in the South more likely to offer automatic features in their defined contribution… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
January 12, 2015
401(k) Plans, Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Disability Benefits, Education, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Survey, Paid Time Off (PTO), Voluntary Benefits
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By: Ann Godsell, CEBS Is 2015 the year you plan to add the coveted CEBS designation to your name? A new year brings a new sense of motivation—Run with it. But before… Read more >
Ann Godsell, CEBS
January 9, 2015
CEBS (Certified Employee Benefit Specialist), Education, Employee Benefits
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By: Lois Mathis-Gleason, CEBS In 2015, Affordable Care Act (ACA) transition relief allows applicable large employers (ALE) to avoid one of the ACA penalties (the one that could cost employers $2,000 per… Read more >
Lois Gleason, CEBS
December 23, 2014
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Employee Benefits, Health Care
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By: Julie Stich, CEBS On December 13, 2014, Congress passed the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 (MPRA) as part of the federal spending “cromnibus” bill, the Consolidated and Further Continuing… Read more >
Julie Stich, CEBS
December 15, 2014
Employee Benefits, Multiemployer, Pensions, Regulatory, RetirementCromnibus, MPRA, multiemployer, Multiemployer Pension Reform Act, pension
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