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Generational Workforce Preferences Mean Serious Business

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
 

I’m always fascinated by discussions of the different age groups in the workplace and whether I fit the generational mold. But for employers facing a shortage of skilled workers, it’s actually serious business. “Generational cohort is a key predictor of what employees […]

DOL Gives Leeway in Participant-Level Plan Disclosure Due Dates

Lois Gleason, CEBS
 

About Lois Mathis-Gleason, CEBS Manager, Reference/Research Services at the International Foundation Defined contribution pension plan administrators now have a two-month grace period for issuing annual participant-level plan disclosures. The term “at least annually thereafter” now means “at least once in any 14-month […]

What the Cromnibus Law Means for Multiemployer Pension Plans

Julie Stich, CEBS
 

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 […]

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

Justin Held, CEBS
 

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 […]