Word on Benefits

Using Pharmacogenetics to Improve Health Care and Control Costs

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

20 Jun 201922 Jul 2019

Have you ever taken a medication that didn’t work or, worse, made you sicker? Maybe you had to throw away a bottle of pills and go back to your doctor to get a prescription that finally helped you feel better. Even though […]

Employee Benefits Wellness

Water in the Workplace Makes a Splash

Anne Patterson

19 Jun 201919 Jun 2019

Whether it’s your daily water cooler reunion with coworkers or sipping from your favorite water bottle to stay hydrated in that two-hour meeting, water at work is making waves now more than ever, especially in these summer months. Millennials represent the largest […]

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Education Benefits 101

Anne Patterson

18 Jun 201924 Sep 2019

Record high college tuition paired with a tight labor market has employers across the U.S. taking a closer look at their education benefit offerings. From long-standing benefits like tuition reimbursement to emerging trends like student loan repayment, organizations are investing in education […]

Employee Benefits

To Reduce Fraud, Set the Right Example

Robbie Hartman, CEBS

12 Jun 201911 Jun 2019

Between 70% and 90% of your workforce could be open to committing acts of dishonesty, according to research experiments and expert estimates. So how do you, as employers and plan sponsors, prevent fraud when it can be so prevalent? Organizations often focus […]

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Transgender-Inclusive Health Benefits on the Rise

Anne Patterson

10 Jun 201905 Jun 2019

Transgender-inclusive health care benefits offerings are on the rise—29% of U.S. employers currently offer the benefit, up from 12% in 2016. I chatted with Julie Stich, CEBS, Vice President of Content at the International Foundation about the increasing number of employers offering […]

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Vaping in the Workplace: Do You Have a Policy?

Staff

06 Jun 201922 Sep 2020

As the use of e-cigarettes grows, employers are faced with a new question: Do you allow vaping in the workplace? While smoking is officially banned from most workplaces, many organizations do not yet have formal policies in place around e-cigarette use. E-cigarettes […]

Cybersecurity Employee Benefits Fraud

Eight Steps to Enhance Your Plan’s Cybersecurity

Robbie Hartman, CEBS

03 Jun 201903 Jun 2019

Criminals want what benefit plans have: personal identifiable information that can be sold for great value on the dark web. Pension and benefit plans, administrators and affiliated trade unions of all sizes face the threat of cyber attacks over their stores of […]

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Family-Friendly Employee Benefits

Anne Patterson

30 May 201919 Aug 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. This month’s episode fell right between Mother’s Day and […]

Employee Benefits Financial Education

The Scoop on 529 Plans

Justin Held, CEBS

29 May 201929 May 2019

Happy National 529 College Savings Plan Day! Here at the International Foundation, we keep a close eye on benefits-related holidays and today we’re celebrating National 529 Day! Celebrated each year on May 29, National 529 College Savings Plan Day serves to raise […]

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The House’s SECURE Act: What It Could Mean for Retirement Plans

Julie Stich, CEBS

28 May 201921 Jan 2020

Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a retirement bill, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act (H.R. 1994). The bill is notable for being bipartisan, as shown by the 417-3 vote and the mix of its […]

﻿Using Pharmacogenetics to Improve Health Care and Control Costs

Water in the Workplace Makes a Splash

Education Benefits 101

To Reduce Fraud, Set the Right Example

Transgender-Inclusive Health Benefits on the Rise

Vaping in the Workplace: Do You Have a Policy?

Eight Steps to Enhance Your Plan’s Cybersecurity

Family-Friendly Employee Benefits

The Scoop on 529 Plans

The House’s SECURE Act: What It Could Mean for Retirement Plans

Using Pharmacogenetics to Improve Health Care and Control Costs