International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

JANUARY 24, 2023

The calendar flipped from December to January, setting off the annual rush of workers checking their updated time-off balances. Dreary January days (like those in Wisconsin today) give workers the. Read more > The post <strong>Paid Vacation/PTO Offerings—Time to Check Those Balances!</strong> appeared first on Word on Benefits.

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JANUARY 24, 2023

A district court in New York recently dismissed a putative class action challenging retirement plan recordkeeping and investment management fees. The case is Singh v. Deloitte LLP , No. 21-cv-8458, 2023 WL 186679 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 13, 2023). The court’s decision adds to the growing number of Second Circuit district courts relying on out-of-circuit appellate decisions to dismiss excessive recordkeeping and investment management fee claims for failure to plead proper benchmarks against which to mea

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Employee Benefits

JANUARY 24, 2023

Amidst an avalanche of change, it can be hard to know where an HR leader’s focus needs to be in the new year and beyond. To guide your strategic thinking, Reward Gateway released a new report, which surveyed more than 3,000 employees and HR professionals around the world to hone in on six human-centred strategies to pave the road to success. In this report, you’ll learn: Easy-to-implement strategies to better engage your workforce and strengthen business results The key factors to bu

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Insperity

JANUARY 24, 2023

In a world of remote work, it’s only natural that there would be increased interest in virtual health care. But, the value of a virtual care option goes beyond a fad and should be considered if you’re actively evaluating how to improve your health care benefits offerings for employees. What is virtual health care? Virtual care allows employees to access the health care system and other health-promoting resources remotely via computers, tablets and smartphones.

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Performance reviews are a proactive way to engage with your employees, provide clear communication about expectations, and acknowledge them for their hard work. But getting the right framework and creating consistency across your organization can be tricky. We put together this checklist to help you evaluate your current performance review process and equip managers with the right tools to perform individual assessments.

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JANUARY 24, 2023

The cost-of-living crisis doesn’t just impact employees. Businesses feel the strain, too – some more than others. A YouGov survey highlights the areas where Brits are cutting back on their spending to afford the rising food and energy bills. These cuts will impact some businesses more than others causing them, in turn, to tighten their budgets. In this blog, we take a look at: making business savings, financial education and changing habits, using benefits to fund benefits, and making employee b

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JANUARY 24, 2023

Coined in 1981, the term ‘Sandwich Generation’ (not as delicious as it sounds) isn’t exactly new, but it has never been more prevalent in society than today. The name refers to a generation of people that are caring for two different age types simultaneously. e.g. a toddler and an elderly parent. Whilst the age of life expectancy continues to rise and people are tending to have children later, we find there are more ‘sandwich carers’ than ever before.

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LACE Partners

JANUARY 24, 2023

Leading HR consultancy LACE Partners has today announced a significant investment from private equity business Mobeus. Co-founders of LACE, Aaron Alburey and Cathy Acratopulo, said it will help to ‘supercharge’ the business ahead of increasing demand for strategic HR services from businesses across all sectors. This represents the first external investment for LACE, which has grown rapidly since the end of the 2020 global pandemic.

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

JANUARY 24, 2023

In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published December 2, 2022 (the Proposed Rule), the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed long-awaited changes to the regulations protecting the confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records under Part 2 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations (42 CFR Part 2, or […] The post Major Changes Proposed to Substance Use Disorder Confidentiality Law appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG.

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BetterUp

JANUARY 24, 2023

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Are you looking for ways to enhance your employee value proposition? Gallagher Better Works SM Insights has got you covered! Dive into the latest magazine issue and discover how flexibility, equity, recognition and strategically applied resources can improve your total rewards package. Download the PDF to learn more about: Building retirement benefits for a global and mobile workforce Promoting employee and organizational growth through succession planning Empowering women in leadership through

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McDermott Will & Emery Employee Benefits

JANUARY 24, 2023

Join partners from McDermott’s Employee Benefits team on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, as they discuss the impact of the recently passed SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022. With over 90 changes to retirement plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs), this webinar will highlight the key changes for 401(k) and 403(b) plans and defined benefit plans, as […] The post JOIN US: SECURE 2.0 Takes Second Bite at Retirement Security appeared first on EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BLOG.

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JANUARY 24, 2023

With a new year comes a renewed focus for HR teams. Over the past 12 months, workplaces have had to adapt to post-pandemic remote working while managing the Great Resignation – where higher-than-usual numbers of employees left employment – and a cost of living crisis. But what does 2023 have in store? We’ve outlined the biggest challenges for HR this year and how to combat them – read on for more.

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Snell & Wilmer Benefits

JANUARY 24, 2023

If you sponsor a high deductible health plan (“HDHP”) and have been tracking telehealth relief, your head may be spinning and rightfully so! There have been various laws and guidance impacting HDHPs and telehealth since 2020 and most recently, new legislation extended relief for 2023 and 2024 plan years. The relief allows, but does not require, HDHPs to provide telehealth and other remote care services on a pre-deductible basis without making participants health savings account (“HSA”) ineligibl

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Employee Benefits

JANUARY 24, 2023

Employee Benefits poll: A quarter (25.6%) of organisations do not report either their ethnicity and disability pay gap data , and do not plan to, according to an online survey among Employee Benefits readers. Almost one in 10 (8.9%) respondents said they did voluntarily report their ethnicity pay gap, and 11.5% voluntarily reported their disability pay gap , while 12.8% voluntarily reported both.

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WEX Inc.

JANUARY 24, 2023

COBRA coverage is a sound health coverage option for your employees (and their dependents) when they experience a qualifying event. But it’s an expensive one, for both you and them. COBRA members pay 100% of the cost of COBRA, and you may see higher premiums when you have a higher number of COBRA members (since fewer elections can lead to fewer claims, which can reduce your overall cost).

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Employee Benefits

JANUARY 24, 2023

Energy provider Ovo Energy has launched an enhanced benefits package for its workforce in order to promote employee wellbeing, flexibility, belonging and inclusion, which includes compassionate and pregnancy loss leave. Known as its ‘People Offer’, the package provides employees with unlimited, fully paid compassionate leave to take the time to properly grieve the loss of a loved one, as well as unlimited paid leave for any kind of pregnancy-related loss , including miscarriage, abortion, ectopi

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AssuredPartners

JANUARY 24, 2023

ORLANDO, FL – January 25, 2023 – AssuredPartners is proud to announce that effective January 1 st , Derek Zambino has been named Agency President for the AssuredPartners Wilkes Barre, PA location. Derek enters the role with 15 years of industry experience, beginning his career on the carrier side and eventually working his way to AssuredPartners in 2013 as a Sales Executive and has most recently served as Agency Sales Leader since 2016.

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Employee Benefits

JANUARY 24, 2023

The government has published its response to the Women and Equalities Committee’s report on menopause and the workplace , which included recommendations regarding a dedicated menopause leave pilot. It outright rejected five of the Committee’s recommendations, including to consult on making menopause a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010, and to pilot a specific menopause leave policy.

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As HR and Benefits leaders are in the midst of evaluating cancer care solutions and designing their requirements for vendors, it’s key to know what questions to ask to ensure the development of a truly comprehensive strategy: from prevention to diagnosis to treatment to survivorship. Getting to the right answers starts with asking the right questions: How can better access improve engagement?

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Professionals Alternative

JANUARY 24, 2023

How to Hire a Remote Technical Writer? Hiring a remote technical writer can be a great way to bring on a professional writer to help with a range of content needs, from software development documentation to blog posts and more. The best technical writers can translate abstract concepts into everyday language to produce literature that is both understandable and technically sound.

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Employee Benefits

JANUARY 24, 2023

Thousands of UK workers employed by Swissport, a provider of ground and cargo handling services at various UK airports, have voted to accept a 10% pay rise. The staff work in cargo, baggage handling and check-in operations and are members of the trade union GMB. A total of 61% voted to accept the highest pay deal in Swissport’s history. As part of the deal, workers were also given increased overtime multipliers, while other allowances have been raised.

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Flimp Communications

JANUARY 24, 2023

As an employer, you cannot expect the remote work “trend” to fade away anytime soon. It’s time to adapt your practices to remote and hybrid workforces, starting at the very beginning — onboarding. The post Go Remote: How to Improve Your Onboarding Experience for Remote Workers appeared first on Flimp.

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Business Management Daily

JANUARY 24, 2023

Hiring a Proofreader is a great idea for businesses that publish a lot of written materials. You want to publish polished, error-free copy that will represent your business well to readers and potential customers. Since even the best writers make the occasional typo, having someone proofread work before it is published or sent out is important. If your business is currently in need of a skilled Proofreader, keep reading to explore a sample Proofreader job description template that you can custom

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The Workcomp Writer

JANUARY 24, 2023

In a carefully crafted, cogent opinion, the Supreme Court of South Carolina held that an injured party must show more than fault and damage in order to recover under the state’s Uninsured Motorist statute, S.C. Code Ann. § 38-77-150(A) [ Connelly v. Main St. Am. Grp. , 2023 S.C. LEXIS 7 (Jan. 11, 2023)]. The injured party must prevail against the party at fault and recover a judgment through court proceedings.

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HR Lineup

JANUARY 24, 2023

Cardinal Health is a healthcare services and products company that provides medical and surgical products, pharmaceuticals, and services to hospitals, health systems, pharmacies, ambulatory surgery centers, clinical laboratories, and physician offices worldwide. The company operates through two segments: Medical and Pharmaceutical. The Medical segment supplies medical products to hospitals, long-term care facilities, and other healthcare providers, while the Pharmaceutical segment distributes br

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cipHR

JANUARY 24, 2023

SaaS HR provider Ciphr has appointed Sion Lewis as its new CEO. He joins the Marlow-based, ECI -backed group effective from 1 February, bringing with him considerable leadership and management experience in growing successful SaaS businesses. Lewis succeeds Chris Berry, Ciphr’s founder, who has moved into a non-executive role on the board, after over 30 years as CEO.

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JANUARY 24, 2023

Elevance Health is a healthcare technology company that specializes in creating personalized health plans for individuals based on their unique genetic and lifestyle information. The company uses a combination of genetic testing, machine learning, and data analysis to create personalized health plans that are tailored to each individual’s unique needs and characteristics.

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