Bright Side of Benefits

Episode 06: Changes in the Way We Work

In today's episode of the Bright Side of Benefits, host Becky Seefeldt sits down with part-time co-host Kristen Hughes to discuss various changes in the way we work. Specifically, this episode focuses on work from home vs. hybrid vs. in-office considerations and the impact your choice can have on retention, compliance, security, and employee benefits. Read the transcript and get additional insight in our blog [https://www.benefitresource.com/blog/bright-side-of-benefits--episode-06-changes-in-the-way-we-work/] on BenefitResource.com.

Episode 05: Common Questions Regarding Consumer-driven Benefits

In today's episode of the Bright Side of Benefits, host Becky Seefeldt sits down with BRI's Participant Services Leader Dave Stehler to dive into some of the common questions that employees have regarding their consumer-driven benefits. Read the transcript and get additional insight in our blog [https://www.benefitresource.com/blog/bright-side-of-benefits-episode-05-common-employee-questions/] on BenefitResource.com.

Episode 04: Mental Health & the Workplace

In today's episode of the Bright Side of Benefits, host Becky Seefeldt sits down with new co-host Kristen Hughes to discuss the growing importance of mental health benefits and how employers can provide support to their employees.  Read the transcript and get additional insight in our blog [https://www.benefitresource.com/blog/bright-side-of-benefits-episode-4-mental-health-the-workplace/] on BenefitResource.com.

Episode 03: Child Care Crisis

In today's episode of the Bright Side of Benefits, host Becky Seefeldt sits down with Kinside's Brittney Barrett to discuss the growing child care crisis in the United States and how employers should react to it if they want to retain and attract talent. Kinside [https://forms.benefitresource.com/partnerships/Kinside_BRI_ERFlyer.pdf] is an employee benefit and child care marketplace that is creating new transparency into inventory and pricing at daycares, preschools, camps, and after-school programs. Currently available to over 4,000 employers, Kinside partners with BRI to help reduce the financial and tactical burden of child care on working parents leveraging Dependent Care FSAs. Read the transcript and get additional insight in our blog [https://www.benefitresource.com/blog/bright-side-of-benefits--episode-3-child-care-crisis/].

Episode 02: Key Legislative Takeaways from the 41st ECFC Annual Conference

In a special ‘On the Road’ episode of the Bright Side of Benefits, host and ECFC board member Becky Seefeldt discusses what she gleaned from the 41st ECFC Annual Conference, where she and other members met with congressional staff members and representatives from various regulatory agencies to improve understanding and drive change for consumer-driven benefits. Key takeaways covered include the legislative priorities for improving consumer-driven benefits, what we might expect in the year to come, and what is top of mind with regulators.  Read the transcript and get additional insight in our blog [https://www.benefitresource.com/blog/bright-side-of-benefits-episode-2-41st-ecfc-annual-conference].