When the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was enacted in March of 2020 allowing employers to make contributions of up to $5,250 toward their employees’ student loans… Read more >
Amanda Wilke, CEBS
August 18, 2021
Education, Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Survey, Human Resources (HR), U.S.CAA, CARES Act, college debt, student loan assistance benefits, student loan debt, student loan repayment, student loans
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The relationship between benefits and tax may be deeper than most benefits professionals realize. In a recent International Foundation webcast, New and Ongoing Tax Relief to Employers and Employees, speakers… Read more >
Jenny Lucey, CEBS
October 6, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Legislative, U.S.CARES Act, COVID-19, FFCRA, tax credit, telework
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Update: CAA of 2021 extended these provisions through 2025. For the past few years, employers have been grappling with different ways to provide student loan assistance to employees. Before January… Read more >
Amanda Wilke, CEBS
June 8, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee BenefitsCARES Act, Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, student loan assistance benefits, student loans
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Just like the rest of the world, the coronavirus pandemic has impacted our workflow at the International Foundation, and my fellow hosts and I found it necessary to take a… Read more >
Anne Patterson
June 3, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Retirement, Talking Benefits PodcastCARES Act, coronavirus, COVID-19
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Business closures and curtailments due to the coronavirus pandemic have left many organizations and individuals struggling financially. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was enacted on March… Read more >
Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS
May 14, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, RetirementCARES Act, Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act, Employee Benefits in a COVID-19 World Survey Report
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The coronavirus is a challenge unlike most public employers have faced. The pandemic has brought major changes to both retirement and health care benefits, including defined benefit and contribution plans,… Read more >
Justin Held, CEBS
May 11, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Public PlansCARES Act, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, Employee Benefits in a COVID-19 World Survey Report, public employers
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The coronavirus is a challenge unlike any most employers have faced. The pandemic has brought major changes to the workplace, including shifts to employees’ health care and retirement benefits. A… Read more >
International Foundation Staff
May 11, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Prescription Drugs, RetirementCARES Act, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, Employee Benefits in a COVID-19 World Survey Report, Families First Coronavirus Response Act
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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Families First Act or FFCRA) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, an Economic Security (CARES) Act have brought a wide range of changes to employee… Read more >
International Foundation Staff
May 8, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Paid Time Off (PTO), RetirementCARES Act, coronavirus, Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act, COVID-19, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, FFCRA
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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… Read more >
International Foundation Staff
April 21, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health CareCARES Act, coronavirus, COVID-19, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, FFCRA, telehealth, telemedicine
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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… Read more >
International Foundation Staff
April 17, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health CareCARES Act, coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 testing, FFCRA
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