Benefits Bonus: What the American Rescue Plan Act Means for Financially Troubled ME Pension Plans by IFEBP

This episode explores the impact of financial well-being among Black and Hispanic women and offers solutions to what employers and plan sponsors can do to provide more effective financial education for underrepresented women.

Hear how the “roller coaster ride” of this pandemic has changed the lives of Ruben Navarro, fire captain II for the LA Fire Department, and his team. He shares tips and best practices on handling the pressures of essential work/front line work while maintaining mental well-being.

To require or not to require vaccinations? That is the question on every employer's mind. In this episode we're diving into how COVID-19 has and is still shaping the work world.

Check out the International Foundation survey we reference in the episode:

https://www.ifebp.org/store/Pages/covid-19-update-survey.aspx

Read the International Foundation blog post on remote work policies:

https://blog.ifebp.org/index.php/remote-work-policy

2020 is almost over (whew!), so we’re taking a look back at the biggest benefits news headlines of the year. Plus we’ll let you know what to watch for in 2021.

Check out the 2020 Employee Benefits Survey we reference throughout the episode at the link below. International Foundation members get a discount!

https://www.ifebp.org/store/employee-benefits-survey/Pages/default.aspx

Benefits are music to our ears, so in this episode we're pointing out the (maybe not-so-obvious) ties to employee benefits in our favorite songs. Plus the producers take the mic with a surprise for the hosts. Pop in your ear buds, push play and sing along!

Check out the upcoming 2020 Employee Benefit Survey here: https://www.ifebp.org/research

And the blog post we reference here: https://blog.ifebp.org/index.php/when-disaster-strikes-employee-relief-options

Talking Benefits host Julie Stich reads her recent blog post on worker resilience and how employers can help.

Enroll in the International Foundation's mental health virtual conference at https://www.ifebp.org/mentalhealthandcovid

Find more resources on mental health at https://www.ifebp.org/mentalhealthresources

Read this and other great blog posts at www.ifebp.org/blog

It's that time of year again (cue the ominous music)... but this year's open enrollment experience may be a lot different for some organizations. We talk about best practices and tips from our members on taking open enrollment to the digital world.

Read the research report we refer to in this episode: www.ifebp.org/research

Check out the Case Studies in Annual Open Enrollment virtual conference and all other IFEBP virtual conferences: www.ifebp.org/virtualconferences

Become an International Foundation member today: www.ifebp.org/membership

Talking Benefits producer Rose Plewa reads her blog post on what mental health professionals are terming "the next pandemic" or the "third wave" of COVID-19. You can read this great blog post and many others at blog.ifebp.org.

We all know sleep is important, but not everyone gets their full eight hours each night. In this episode we talk about why employers should care about their workers' sleep habits and how they can help them log some more zzz's.