Benefits Magazine Extras articles provide you with bonus content on a mix of benefits topics as well as deep dives and analysis on the latest benefit trends and compliance issues…. Read more >
Guest Contributor
January 18, 2023
401(k) Plans, Communication, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Benefits, Retirementbenefits communication, EAP, employee benefits, life insurance, life insurance benefits, paid parental leave, retirement
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Over one in four employers is exploring the expansion of covered abortion services, according to a new report from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. The Post-Dobbs Employer Coverage:… Read more >
International Foundation Staff
July 14, 2022
Communication, Compliance, Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Survey, Health Care, Human Resources (HR), Legislative, Regulatory, U.S.benefits communication, employee benefits, employee benefits survey, survey
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Changes to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program announced Wednesday by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) will improve the ability of underfunded multiemployer defined benefit (DB) pension plans to… Read more >
Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
July 8, 2022
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), Communication, Compliance, Employee Benefits, Financial Education, Financial Wellness, Legislative, U.S.benefits communication, employee benefits, final rule, financial education, MPRA, PBGC, PBGC Multiemployer Insurance Program, SFA
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Quebec recently passed Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec, which modifies the Quebec Charter of the French Language. Designed to support and promote the… Read more >
Alyssa Hodder
June 3, 2022
Canada, Compliance, Education, Employee Benefits, Legislativebenefits communication, canada, employee benefits, workplace wellness
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When asked how The Great Resignation of 2021 affected their organizations, one in three respondents indicated it is “somewhat or very difficult” to retain good talent (According to this Bamboo… Read more >
Sandy Tellefson, CEBS
May 24, 2022
CEBS (Certified Employee Benefit Specialist), Communication, Education, Employee Benefits, U.S., Voluntary Benefitsbenefits communication, CEBS, employee benefits, on-site education, survey, virtual learning
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As they’re looking ahead to the 2021 annual benefits enrollment, many benefits managers may also be looking back to their experience in 2020 to figure out the best approach. In… Read more >
Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS
July 8, 2021
Employee Benefits, Health Care, Human Resources (HR), U.S.benefits communication, health care benefits, open enrollment, virtual open enrollment
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Increasing numbers of people are identifying as LGBTQ+, particularly among younger generations now entering workplaces, but their needs are often underserved in the design and administration of benefit plans. Employers… Read more >
Robbie Hartman, CEBS
February 15, 2021
Canada, Communication, Diversity and Inclusion, Employee Benefits, U.S.benefits communication, diversity and inclusion, employee benefits package, essential health benefits, fertility health care benefits, Health Care, health care benefits, health care plan, LGBT, LGBTQ, mental health, mental health in the workplace, multiemployer health plans, transgender, transgender-inclusive
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When we rang in the New Year, there was a palpable sense of relief that 2020 was behind us. Then came the realization that, from a remote work standpoint at… Read more >
Alyssa Hodder
January 28, 2021
Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Flexible Work Options, Wellness, Work Life Balancebenefits communication, canada, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, employee benefits, employee wellness, flexible schedules, flexible work arrangements, future of work, remote work, return to work, telework, work from anywhere, work-life balance, work/life balance, working from home, workplace wellness
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When it comes to benefits utilization and leveraging benefits as an attraction and retention tool, effective communication is essential. For the analytic-driven benefit professional, communication can often be a pain… Read more >
Stacy Van Alstyne, CEBS
December 16, 2020
Communication, Employee Benefits, Human Resources (HR), U.S.benefits communication
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Open enrollment may be the biggest challenge of human resources (HR) and benefits offices across the U.S., and it’s coming soon! The headaches are countless: workers not reading their communication… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
October 8, 2020
Communication, Employee Benefits, Human Resources (HR), U.S.benefits communication, open enrollment, virtual open enrollment
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