​​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

• Resilience: Readiness to Face Adversity
• Open Enrollment Strategies in the Time of COVID-19
• Alternative Investments: A Primer for your Plan
• Impact of the COBRA Extension Interim Final Rule
• Pension and Benefits in the New Future of Work
• Full List of Blog Posts​

Additional Helpful Links

• Internal Revenue Service
• ​US Department of Labor
• US Employee Benefits Administration
• Social Security Administration
• Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
• Employee Benefit Research Institute

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Publications

Benefits Magazine*
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COVID-19 Resource Center

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Benefits Bonus: Resilience-Readiness to Face Adversity
Talking Benefits host Julie Stich reads her recent blog post on worker resilience and how employers can help.

Virtual Open Enrollment
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
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Benefits Bonus: CDC Report on Mental Health and COVID-19
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.

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