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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 […]

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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 […]

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Part-Time Employees: Full On Benefits

Anne Patterson

04 Dec 201803 Dec 2018

With flexible work arrangements on the rise for organizations throughout the U.S., benefits for part-time employees are presenting new ground for consideration. According to the International Foundation, 94 percent of organizations offer some sort of flexible work arrangement. Many U.S. organizations (78 […]

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Association Health and Retirement Plans Explained

Anne Patterson

03 Dec 201803 Dec 2018

Multiemployer Pension Plans Solvency Discussions: What’s Next?

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Multiemployer Pension Solvency Discussions: What’s Next?

Julie Stich, CEBS

29 Nov 201829 Nov 2018

Update: The Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans was charged with developing and releasing proposed legislation by November 30 to resolve multiemployer pension solvency challenges. On November 29, the Committee’s co-chairs announced that more time is needed. According to […]