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How to Design a Student Loan Repayment Benefits

How to Design a Student Loan Benefit

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

07 Mar 201911 Jul 2019

Student loan repayment benefits are still a relatively novel idea, but employers that have added the benefit view it as a way to boost employee recruitment and retention while addressing a serious need for employees, especially Millennials. The International Foundation 2018 Employee […]

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Celebrate National Employee Benefits Day on April 2, 2019

Staff

06 Mar 201906 Mar 2019

Life is full of the unexpected, but why is it that some people seem to bounce back from challenging situations more easily than others? Resilience is the ability to adapt well to stress—both in your personal and professional life—and it involves a […]

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Steps to Increase Retirement Plan Participation

Robbie Hartman, CEBS

04 Mar 201919 Aug 2019

I don’t have the money to start saving. These investment choices are so complicated. It’s too late to sock away money for retirement. I dropped my 401(k) in a puddle and accidentally put it through the laundry—and *then* my dog ate it. […]

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Retirement—Are Your Plan Members Ready or Not?

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

01 Mar 201927 Feb 2019

When it comes to preparing for retirement, your members may have more questions than answers: When do I want to retire? When should I retire? Will I have enough money saved to meet that goal? What is my plan for spending time […]

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Managing Employee Stress

Anne Patterson

28 Feb 201918 Mar 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, the team continued our series on mental health […]

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Providing Medical Coverage to Globally Mobile Employees: Three Options

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

21 Feb 201920 Feb 2019

What happens when an employee of a U.S. company suffers injuries in a car accident while working in the U.K. or needs emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix while on assignment in Brazil? Would he or she have the right medical plan […]

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Tips for Handling an Employee’s Jury Duty

Anne Patterson

20 Feb 201926 Feb 2019

It finally happened. I was summoned . . . to jury duty. I think I’ve hit those true crime podcasts and legal dramas a little too hard because I was ecstatic for this summons. An opportunity to preform my civic duty by […]

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Top 5 Ways Employers Are Controlling Health Care Costs

Staff

19 Feb 201917 Dec 2019

Each year, employers face rising health care costs and must carefully consider the actions they will take to control spending while continuing to deliver effective health care coverage. A recent report from the International Foundation examines the prevalence of employer cost-management techniques […]

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How COBRA Interacts With HSAs, HRAs and FSAs

Anne Newhouse, CEBS

13 Feb 201928 Oct 2019

The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, better known as COBRA, became law on April 7, 1986. The law provides for continuation of health coverage from an employer-sponsored group health plan after an employee experiences a qualifying event like a job termination […]

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3 Types of Fiduciaries You Must Know

Jenny Gartman, CEBS

11 Feb 201904 Nov 2019

I recently provided information to some International Foundation members who asked about the different types of fiduciaries, and you might be wondering too. Retirement plan fiduciaries manage the plan and its assets. The same five standards of conduct apply to all fiduciaries: […]

How to Design a Student Loan Benefit﻿

Celebrate National Employee Benefits Day on April 2, 2019

Steps to Increase Retirement Plan Participation

Retirement—Are Your Plan Members Ready or Not?

Managing Employee Stress

Providing Medical Coverage to Globally Mobile Employees: Three Options

Tips for Handling an Employee’s Jury Duty

Top 5 Ways Employers Are Controlling Health Care Costs

How COBRA Interacts With HSAs, HRAs and FSAs

3 Types of Fiduciaries You Must Know

How to Design a Student Loan Benefit