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I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Below please find this week’s curated list of wellbeing resources. Feel free to share these resources, as appropriate, with your team. Please note, there will be no resources next week due to the holiday. Have a safe and healthy... Find out more »

Only 43% of adults with mental illness get treatment, and the average delay between symptom onset and treatment for mental illnesses is 11 years. If you want to support your teammates with mental health issues, check out the resources below.  Mental Health Screening Tools Mental... Find out more »

This is the third article in our Compliance 101 blog series where we use six questions to break down key compliance terms. Below you will learn more about a Health Reimbursement Arrangement, or HRA. Download this article. Who may participate in an HRA?    HRAs are only... Find out more »

Our Alera Wellbeing Team is extremely grateful to be hosting a panel discussion this week on Reducing Mental Health Stigma in the Workplace with a Focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.  Our panelists are Kelly Greenwood (CEO of Mind Share Partners), Kerry Graves (Executive Director of... Find out more »

This is the second article in our Compliance 101 blog series! Below you'll learn key components of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, better known as COBRA.  Download this article. Who is required to offer COBRA? * All private sector employers with 20 or... Find out more »

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Below please find this week’s curated list of wellbeing resources. Please feel free to share these resources, as appropriate, with your team.  Have a safe and healthy week!   Career Wellbeing Apps That Help You Stop... Find out more »

This is the first article in our new Compliance 101 blog series where we will break down major compliance topics in an easy to understand format. Check back next week for our latest post.  Download this article. Who is required to have a wrap document? All employers subject to... Find out more »

While there continue to be many ways employees can use support, Family Wellbeing should be a key area of focus right now.  Schools across the country are releasing their options for re-opening and there is one key theme; almost all those plans indicate that children will be doing some of their... Find out more »

Furloughs — mandatory, temporary suspensions from work without pay — have allowed many employers to hold on to their businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. Download Our Furloughs, Layoffs and More: HR’s guide to employee issues during COVID-19 (and beyond) If you... Find out more »

Whether in grand gestures or subtle actions, there are so many ways our leaders are supporting the mental health of employees during this time.  One theme that continues to surface is the importance of being vulnerable and modeling healthy behaviors.  In a piece about mental health and... Find out more »