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Managing Pension Assets Through COVID-19 Uncertainty

Guest Contributor

22 Apr 202021 Apr 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a great deal of uncertainty for overseeing the investment of pension assets. For those managing investments, it’s important to understand the uncertainty and how it compares to past market challenges, as well as the importance of being […]

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Employers Encouraged to Promote Telehealth Services During COVID-19

Staff

21 Apr 202020 Apr 2020

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and Department of the Treasury have released FAQs to assist group health plans in understanding and complying with the COVID-19 telehealth requirements under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Employee Benefits Multiemployer

Tips for Virtual Trust Meetings

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

20 Apr 202018 Apr 2020

As multiemployer benefit plan boards of trustees adjust to a new way of operating during the coronavirus pandemic, many are using videoconferencing tools to conduct virtual trust meetings. Martha Henrickson, CEBS, labor relations director for Management Guidance LLP in Saint Paul, Minnesota, […]

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COVID-19 Testing Requirements for Group Health Plans

Staff

17 Apr 202016 Apr 2020

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and Department of the Treasury have released FAQs to assist group health plans in understanding and complying with the COVID-19 testing requirements under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and […]

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COVID-19 and the Global Economic Outlook

Justin Held, CEBS

15 Apr 202015 Apr 2020

The implications of COVID-19 have sown uncertainty into the economy both domestically and internationally. Favorable investment returns are key to providing stability in retirement and health benefit funds. An April 8 International Foundation webcast led by Ian Toner, CFA, Chief Investment Officer […]

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5 Tips to Keep Working-From-Home Employees Connected During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Staff

14 Apr 202003 Nov 2020

The coronavirus outbreak has caused entire organizations to shift from in-person office environments to completely virtual workplaces. Adjusting to working from home—and making the change during a global health crisis—has been stressful for both employers and employees. As we settle into this […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Employee Benefits

How Three Employers Are Responding to the Coronavirus Pandemic

Anne Patterson

09 Apr 202008 Apr 2020

With my extra quarantine time, I started mapping out my daughter’s first-year scrapbook. When she was born in December, the idea of devoting an entire page to something called COVID-19 would have sounded outrageous, but here we are—and all of us have […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Employee Benefits Multiemployer

COVID-19: Emerging Collection Issues for Multiemployer Plans

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

08 Apr 202013 Apr 2020

One of the issues that multiemployer benefit funds must be concerned with is how the spread of COVID-19 may affect the ability of signatory employers to contribute to pension and health and welfare funds. Multiemployer benefit plan trustees must fulfill their fiduciary […]

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Canadian Employee Safety Considerations During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Amanda Wilke, CEBS

07 Apr 202013 Apr 2020

As Canadian employers, plan sponsors and trustees grapple with the evolving implications of coronavirus, there is a need for clear information and guidance. The International Foundation webcast, Coronavirus: Public Health and Canadian Workplace Considerations, examined the public health side of this issue […]

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Multiemployer Considerations in the Time of COVID-19

Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS

06 Apr 202006 Apr 2020

All benefit plan sponsors are facing economic and coverage challenges during this coronavirus crisis, and multiemployer trustees are no exception. In a recent webcast, Paul Catenacci, an attorney with the law firm of Novara Tesija & Catenacci, reviewed several issues on the […]