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Apprenticeship Programs Employee Benefits

Apprenticeship Programs: Growth = Demand for Education

Justin Held, CEBS

14 Nov 2016

This week is National Apprenticeship Week, a worthy cause for celebration here at the International Foundation. We know how well #ApprenticeshipWorks (couldn’t resist sharing the hashtag!) for our members. In recent years, we have increased our educational offerings, website resources and research efforts […]

Benefit Industry Views on the Trump Platform

Julie Stich, CEBS

09 Nov 2016

No matter your political bent, you’d have to agree the 2016 elections have been one for the record books. Now that we know the results, we can look ahead to what may happen in our world of benefits over the next few […]

Employee Benefits Wellness

Wake Up! Sleep Habits Matter at Work

Chris Vogel, CEBS

04 Nov 2016

Fretting over a work project. Binge-watching TV. Cramming for a test. Celebrating with friends. Reading just one more chapter of a great book. Plenty of things can keep us awake into the early morning hours. The results? We go to work with […]

Employee Benefits Human Resources (HR)

Bring Your Parents to Work Day?

Staff

01 Nov 201609 Aug 2018

Have you heard? Bring In Your Parents Day is a thing now. That’s right . . . November 4 is Bring in Your Parents Day, where you take your parents to your workplace and show them just exactly what it is you […]

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Tap Into Data for Tailored Benefit Communication

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

27 Oct 2016

Tailoring pension and benefits messages by age or generation is a good first step toward helping plan members make better decisions. But that may not go far enough. “An evolution is coming to more personalized retirement and benefit plan communications,” said Michelle Oram, […]

Affordable Care Act (ACA) Employee Benefits Regulatory

The Scoop on the New ACA 1094-C and 1095-C Forms

Lois Gleason, CEBS

24 Oct 201621 Nov 2016

Note: The IRS issued Notice 2016-70 extending the due date for certain 2016 information-reporting requirements. Updated deadlines are reflected below. The forms are here, the forms are here! The IRS released the final 1094-B, 1095-B, 1094-C, and 1095-C forms and instructions to use in […]

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How Will the Election Impact Benefits?

Anne Patterson

20 Oct 201620 Oct 2016

The yard signs and bumper stickers are up, your prime time show schedules are getting juggled around to accommodate debate broadcasts, you’re noticing more donkeys or elephants than ever before: It’s election season. But one aspect you might not have considered is […]

Human Resources (HR) Paid Time Off (PTO)

Time Off for Voting—Yea or Nay?

Chris Vogel, CEBS

18 Oct 201609 Aug 2018

Does everyone in your workforce have enough time to vote—enough non-work hours while the polls are open—on November 8? If you’re in doubt, you may want to check what your state laws say, if anything, about time off for voting. The federal […]

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When Financial Distress Shows Up at Work

Pat Bonner, Ph.D., CEBS

13 Oct 201609 Nov 2017

Working for another organization many years ago, I shared a cubicle wall with a colleague who frequently got phone calls from creditors about late payments. I couldn’t help overhearing him negotiating payments. Given talk about money in the workplace was pretty much […]

Employee Benefits Human Resources (HR) Wellness

Wild and Not-So-Crazy Predictions About the Future of Work

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

12 Oct 201609 Aug 2018

Will insurance drones fly around and monitor our physical activity, and will Big Brother health plans tell when we’re depressed by monitoring our iPhone activity? Will employers use office space as rental housing for employees? Well, maybe. How about worker teams that […]