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Supporting Women in the Workplace (And Why It Matters)
Women in the workplace have born the brunt of Covid-19 related disruption, widening the gender gap in the American workforce. While women briefly caught up with men rejoining the workforce in summer 2020, female worker participation dropped off in autumn 2020, and has...
Is Tech Overload Killing Your Company’s Productivity?
Tech has always been the answer to a company’s productivity pains, and never more so than in the great work-from-home years of 2020-2021. But now, increasingly niche tech could be slowing your employees down. Working virtually has left departments completely dependent...
Running the Numbers on Covid Infections and Vaccine Trends
Welcome to the WBD News Flash, your weekly highlight of HR benefits and healthcare news. Weekly, we will provide you with the top trending industry news stories in healthcare, human resources, legislation, benefits technology and administration, and more. Make the...
Assessing Mental Health Apps for the Workplace
Many companies are responding to elevated levels of mental illness and stress in their workforce by adding mental health apps to their suite of benefits. This is a rapidly-growing industry, with new apps coming online seemingly every day. Mental health apps are...
Quick Guide: 2021 Changes to COBRA and DC-FSA
How does the American Rescue Plan Act affect employees with dependent care flexible spending accounts (DC-FSAs)? This relief bill signed into law in mid-March, 2021, raises the limits for pre-tax contributions, and increases the value of the dependent care tax credit...
Issues for Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts in 2020 and 2021
Following the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 (CAA), the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) was signed into law on March 11, 2021. ARPA provides for a one-year increase to the dependent care FSA limit. For calendar year 2021 only, the dependent care FSA...
The Rise of Home Covid Tests, New ACA Credits, and the Vaccine Passport Controversy
Welcome to the WBD News Flash, your weekly highlight of HR benefits and healthcare news. Weekly, we will provide you with the top trending industry news stories in healthcare, human resources, legislation, benefits technology and administration, and more. Make the...
Should Your Office Go Pet-Friendly?
A boost in productivity. Decreased absenteeism. Lowered stress levels. These are just a few of the benefits employers cite when talking about their pet-friendly offices. As the U.S. looks ahead to more offices and office flex schedules after a year of working from...
The Benefits Website Your Employees Will Love
Supercharge your employees’ benefits experience with the WBD Supersite! It’s one of our most popular products with good reason: the Supersite hosts everything your employees could need to access and engage with their benefits. Let’s take a look at everything the...
Covid Sparks Long-Term Changes in Healthcare Demands
Welcome to the WBD News Flash, your weekly highlight of HR benefits and healthcare news. Weekly, we will provide you with the top trending industry news stories in healthcare, human resources, legislation, benefits technology and administration, and more. Make the...