Industry News

​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

Substance Abuse in the Workforce (Series Part 3)
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What can you do for employees struggling with substance abuse? Find out how to be a supportive employer, make the recovery process easier for your employees and how to avoid fraud in your plan.

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Upcoming Webcasts​

• At Work CBT Leads to Healthier Thinking 
• Suits to Sneaks: Change in Workplace Dress Codes 
• It’s Baaack… A Revamped Overtime Rule 
• 17 Ways Employers are Combating Prescription Drug Costs 
• Checklist to File ACA Application for TTC 

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​​Helpful Articles

• "Target-Date Funds: Help Plan Participants Hit the Mark” by Deb Rosenberg, CEBS

​Join Robert Sica, director of technology at New England Carpenters Benefit Funds, in a conversation detailing one benefit fund’s experience deploying their mobile self-service app. Discussion points will include:
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• The major design decisions, from the platform selected to the app design to the data included from the get-go
• The implementation process, including trials, tribulations and tips for success
• The results since launch, including impact on the fund office, feedback from the 8,500+ members using the app and the unexpected benefits that have also emerged.

Don’t miss this opportunity to tune in to what promises to be an enlightening conversation about delivering mobile self-service access to union members by a modern fund office.

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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)