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Retirees Receiving Health Coverage: Must We Report Them?

Lois Gleason, CEBS

06 Feb 201828 Jan 2020

During Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting season, some employers wonder whether reporting on 1095-C forms is required for retirees receiving employer-provided health coverage. Internal Revenue Code Section 6055 requires every provider of minimum essential coverage to report coverage information to the Internal […]

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When Opioid Addiction Shows Up at Work

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

02 Feb 201822 Sep 2020

When his teenaged daughter came home with an opioid prescription after having her wisdom teeth removed, Randall Kratz challenged her doctor. Kratz, senior account manager for FEI Behavioral Health in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, had worked as a substance abuse counselor and knew about […]

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What Are Employers Doing to Help Workers Quit Smoking?

Jenny Gartman, CEBS

30 Jan 2018

Quitting smoking is one of the most common and most challenging new year’s resolutions. As the first month of the year will soon become a memory, so too will most attempts to quit smoking. Looking for ways to help increase the odds […]

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Five Steps to Get Ahead of the Workplace Winter Blues

Robbie Hartman, CEBS

26 Jan 2018

Winter is here. And with it, the blahs. The blues. The blechs. The snowy wonderland of Frozen may have delighted millions of Disney fans, but research on winter in the workplace shows many employees can’t just let it go. In a survey […]

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Take Time to Review Short-Term Disability Benefits

Anne Newhouse, CEBS

24 Jan 201809 Aug 2018

As part of your benefit plan offerings, your short-term disability (STD) plan may not be the most exciting of all the benefits offered at your company, but it sure is important to your employees—the majority of whom may not have even $1,000 saved […]

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Talking Benefits Episode 13: New Year, New Direction

Staff

19 Jan 201819 Jan 2018

We welcome the new year with a fresh episode of the Talking Benefits podcast. We have the latest benefits updates and some exciting news of our own. Be sure to listen to the end! This month’s show—Episode 13: New Year, New Direction (Recorded […]

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8 Questions Employees Are Still Asking About ACA 1095s

Lois Gleason, CEBS

18 Jan 201804 Feb 2020

This post has was updated January 15, 2020 at: 7 Questions Employees Are Asking in 2020 About ACA 1095s For the third year in a row, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) 1095 forms are ready and going out to employees. This form […]

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Part-Time With Benefits—Who Offers What?

Justin Held, CEBS

17 Jan 201809 Aug 2018

One of the most valued services of Foundation membership is access to our Ask a Benefits Expert service. Members are able to submit questions to our dedicated information specialists, who comb through vast resources to find the most useful information. While reviewing […]

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Apprenticeship Program Trends—United States and Canada

Staff

16 Jan 2018

Registered apprenticeships are structured training programs, combining on-the-job training with extensive technical instruction in a highly skilled occupation. Currently there are more than 505,000 active apprentices in the United States and 450,000 in Canada, and the system plays an essential role in […]

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Marijuana Coverage Calls for Clear and Explicit Plan Language

Robbie Hartman, CEBS

09 Jan 201810 Jan 2018

To cover or not to cover, that is the question for benefit plans when it comes to medical marijuana. To avoid the slings and arrows of plan beneficiaries and other Shakespearean drama, plan administrators should check the clarity of their plan language […]