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.

Talking Benefits host Julie Stich talks about why EAPs may be one of your organization's most vital assets in the wake of COVID-19. You can read the full blog post at blog.ifebp.org

The world has changed. Over the past few weeks, we’ve experienced a dramatic shift in conversation—Organizational leaders are working to find how these discussions become part of our day-to-day work. Talking Benefits Producer Stacy Van Alstyne gives her take on a recent webcast put hosted by the International Foundation. You can watch the webcast at www.ifebp.org/webcast

Many employees are being called back to the workplace as states begin to lift their COVID-19 regulations. We discuss how that weighs on the minds of workers and what employers can do to make the transition a bit easier.

This is a Benefits Bonus – an extra bite-sized episode to bring you some added benefits content between our regular episodes.

Read the blog post on which this Bonus Benefits episode is based here:

https://blog.ifebp.org/index.php/support-the-mental-health-of-employees

We're continuing our COVID-19 series and in this episode we talk about how the pandemic is impacting employer-sponsored health plans.

Find a link to the survey mentioned in this episode and many more coronavirus-related resources at www.ifebp.org/coronavirus