Industry News

 COVID-19  Resource Center

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​Check out the latest Industry News, Informational Web Links and Resources:

• International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists
• International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists:  Chapter Resource Center
• International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

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Word on Benefits Blog

Magazines

• ​The State of Defined Contribution Retirement Plans in 2021
• Employee Benefits and COVID-19: Changing the Future of Benefits Today
• Meeting the Benefit Needs of your LGBTQ+ Plan Members
• Innovative Benefit Offerings on the Rise—Employee Benefits Survey Results
• Full List of Blog Posts​

Benefits Magazine*
*Content Limited to Society Members Only
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Talking Benefits Podcast

COVID-19… Where Do We Go From Here?
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:
www.ifebp.org/store/Pages/covid-…update-survey.aspx

Read the International Foundation blog post on remote work policies:
blog.ifebp.org/index.php/remote-work-policy
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Full List of Podcasts

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Additional Helpful Links:

• Social Security Administration
• SHRM - Society for Human Resource Management is a nationwide organization providing HR information and education
• Internal Revenue Service (IRS) -  Access IRS publications and information for businesses and individuals:
• Department of Labor (DOL) 
• DOL:  US Employee Benefits Security Administration   
• Unbiased information for Plan Sponsors, Investment Professionals, Small Business, and Plan Participants
• Defined contribution vendor surveys and top performing programs
• Information for benefit plan sponsors
• Strategic insight to retirement plan industry
• Profit Sharing Counsel of America (The profit sharing and 401(k) advocate)