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Devoted to Wellness—Mind, Body and Budget

Bryan Zoran, CEBS

29 Jan 201520 Feb 2015

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 have budgets devoted to wellness and more than 80% offer some type […]

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Two Sides to Health Care Cost Sharing

Chris Vogel, CEBS

27 Jan 201527 Jan 2015

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 tab. Then they may think twice about going ahead with it. Ideally […]

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Cromnibus Keeps ACA in the Spotlight

Lois Gleason, CEBS

22 Jan 201522 Jan 2015

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. employee benefits spotlight. However, not even the most famous celebrity can hold […]

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Heeding the Cry for Paid Parent Leave

Justin Held, CEBS

21 Jan 201521 Jan 2015

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 placed on leave related to the family. In 2013, the Bureau of […]

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MLK Day Among the Top 10 Paid Holidays

Staff

16 Jan 201512 Jan 2016

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 nearly all employers offer paid holidays to their workforce, with Martin Luther […]

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Which Benefits Where? A Regional Comparison

Justin Held, CEBS

12 Jan 201511 Jan 2016

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 plans? The International Foundation’s Employee Benefits Survey 2014, the fourth offering in […]

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How to Stick to Your CEBS Resolution

Staff

09 Jan 201511 Mar 2015

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 you do, consider what you’ll need to stick with your plan to […]

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ACA: Will You Play and Pay in 2015?

Lois Gleason, CEBS

23 Dec 201417 Jan 2015

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 full-time employee per year), as long as the employer offers coverage to […]

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What the Cromnibus Law Means for Multiemployer Pension Plans

Julie Stich, CEBS

15 Dec 201411 Mar 2015

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 Appropriations Act, 2015. The multiemployer defined benefit pension reform provisions were introduced […]

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OMG . . . Let Me Take a Selfie with That SPD!

Justin Held, CEBS

10 Dec 201409 Feb 2015

By: Justin Held, CEBS, and Neil Mrkvicka This week, the International Foundation is releasing Employee Benefits Survey: 2014, its fourth survey in the benchmarking series. As members of the Foundation’s Research Department, we enjoyed discussing the array of offerings included in the survey. Here’s what we think […]