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International Women’s Day: Women in Leadership

Alyssa Hodder, GBA

07 Mar 202408 Mar 2024

International Women’s Day is an ideal time to pause and reflect on the status of women in the workforce—both how far we’ve come and how far we still need to go to achieve true gender equality. In this blog, Alyssa Hodder interviews […]

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Employer Considerations to Support Menopause in the Workplace

Jenny Gartman, CEBS

12 Dec 202310 Jan 2024

Destigmatizing menopause has been a hot topic in 2023 and is a trend that will continue in the years ahead. Within recent years, it’s involved increasing awareness in the workplace about the menopause transition, the symptoms and the effects those symptoms can […]

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Five Steps to Nurture Belonging in the Workplace

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19 Sep 202303 Oct 2023

Benefits Magazine Extras articles provide you with bonus content on a mix of benefits topics as well as deep dives and analyses on the latest benefit trends and compliance issues. Visit ifebp.org/benefitsmagazine to see the latest Benefits Magazine Extras as well as the bimonthly print […]

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Quiet Quitting: What to Know About the Latest Workplace Trend

Anne Patterson

30 Aug 202230 Aug 2022

What Is Quiet Quitting? It’s been hot in the headlines and dominating social media scrolls over the past few weeks—quiet quitting. A viral TikTok video popularized the concept in July, inspiring many workers to share their opinions and experiences. According to an […]

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How Can Employers Evaluate and Reduce Burnout?

Cara McMullin

16 Mar 202226 Apr 2022

The Foundation recently hosted a webinar titled “Preventing Burnout in the New Future of Work” with workplace well-being expert Jennifer Moss, author of The Burnout Epidemic. Moss will be a keynote speaker at the 32nd Annual Art & Science of Health Promotion […]

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COVID-19: How Do We Navigate Work Through the Pandemic in 2021?

Anne Patterson

04 Feb 202102 Feb 2021

Welcome to our first Talking Benefits episode of 2021! My fellow “pod squad” members Justin Held, Julie Stich and I engaged in more COVID-19 chatter during the most recent podcast episode. In this discussion, we focused on four main areas. 1. Benefits […]

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4 Ways to Control Substance Abuse Treatment Costs

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

18 Jun 201820 Jun 2018

Treating opioid addiction has become a costly problem for health plans. Particularly troubling are reports of unethical treatment facilities that exploit patients, failing to deliver on their promises of recovery. Because many of these facilities are not in-network health care providers, they […]

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5 Ways to Get Your Workplace Summer-Ready

Anne Patterson

07 Jun 201819 Jun 2019

Your neighbor’s pool is open, your summertime playlist is perfectly curated and ready to debut, and the weekends are filling up with weddings, BBQs and soccer games. However, with most of us soaking up indoor institutional lighting in lieu of real vitamin […]

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Wellness Initiatives Give Companies Competitive Edge

Anne Patterson

17 Feb 201517 Feb 2015

As a new employee at the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, one of the first things I noticed was a big, beautiful yard in front of my new building (blanketed with snow, of course, because we’re in Wisconsin). When I commented […]

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Set Your Sights on Romance Policies

Jennifer Cotter

12 Feb 201517 Feb 2015

Work. The place we spend the majority of our time. In fact, most of us burn more hours making copies, crafting e-mails and attending meetings than spending time with family and friends. It is no wonder the workplace has become the latest […]