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CEBS (Certified Employee Benefit Specialist) Employee Benefits

25 Reasons to Earn Your CEBS—Straight From Your Peers

Staff

15 Jan 201915 Jan 2019

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 shoes to planning a big vacation—reading reviews from others has become a […]

Employee Benefits Health Care

Are You Ready for HSA Questions?

Amanda Wilke, CEBS

09 Jan 201909 Jan 2019

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 difficult to figure out. A recent report by the LIMRA Secure Retirement […]

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ACA Update: Next Steps for Employers

Jenny Gartman, CEBS

07 Jan 201907 Jan 2019

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 (ACA) is unconstitutional and that, as a result, the entire ACA is […]

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The Long and Short of Disability Benefits

Justin Held, CEBS

03 Jan 201907 Jan 2019

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 before reaching retirement age. As part of their benefits strategies, organizations are […]

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23 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Financial Education Vendor

Staff

27 Dec 201824 Apr 2019

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 vendor’s track record in providing personal finance education, how relevant the content […]

Employee Benefits

Top 5 Employee Benefits Headlines From 2018

Anne Patterson

19 Dec 201821 Jan 2019

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 more about. As 2018 comes to a close, my co-hosts and I […]

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Is Your Fund Protected? Four Steps for Addressing Sexual Harassment and Misconduct

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

18 Dec 201818 Dec 2018

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 sure your fund and its employees are protected. In the article “Time’s […]

Health Care

Medicare and COBRA Coordination: What You Need to Know

Anne Newhouse, CEBS

17 Dec 201804 Nov 2019

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 assistance, you know how difficult this topic is. To help, I’ve put […]

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Snack Attack: Workplace Strategies for Healthier Food Options

Robbie Hartman, CEBS

06 Dec 201806 Dec 2018

It’s 2:57 in the afternoon, and your boss is about to put the cherry on top of a very important meeting. Suddenly, she morphs into a human-sized churro, her presentation fills with Boston cream pie charts and candy bar graphs, and the […]

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Are You Ready for Employees’ Genetic Testing Questions?

Guest Contributor

05 Dec 201804 Dec 2018

Who am I? Where do I come from? While you may think these questions are only asked by characters in a soap opera who lost their memory, they actually are being asked by more and more regular humans who are searching their […]