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Benefits Magazine: November/December 2026
Articles Include:
- Suicide Postvention in the Construction Industry: Addressing the First 48 Hours
- Strengthening Internal Controls for Employee Benefit Plans
- Multiemployer Pension Plan Mergers: A Guide to ERISA Marriage
- Net Contribution Percentage: A Tool for Evaluating Pension Options
- Legal & Legislative Reporter
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Strengthening Internal Controls for Employee Benefit Plans
Ann M. Kellen and Shaamini A. Babu
Monitoring a system of internal controls is an important fiduciary responsibility of trustees for benefit plan management. Internal controls help ensure reliable financial reporting, efficient operations, legal and regulatory compliance, and protection of plan assets. -
Multiemployer Pension Plan Mergers: A Guide to ERISA Marriage
Travis J. Ketterman, CEBS
Trustees considering a merger of multiemployer defined benefit pension plans should be guided by one key question: Will the combined plan better protect participants and beneficiaries than the plans operating separately? This article describes the considerations that go into answering that question. -
Net Contribution Percentage: A Tool for Evaluating Pension Options
Paul Dunlap
Tracking a defined benefit pension plan’s net contribution percentage (NCP) can be helpful to pension plan trustees when evaluating whether to take actions such as improving benefits, reducing risk or reducing contributions.
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Additional Articles
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The Evolution of QDIAs: Unlocking Better Retirement Security?
Rebecca J. McColm and Bailey Grace Leo
Qualified default investment alternatives (QDIAs) offered in defined contribution (DC) plans seek to ensure that participants who don’t actively manage their accounts earn better returns. Newer QDIA models that include lifetime income options may help boost retirement income security. -
Workplace Strategies to Address the Global Mental Health Crisis
Clare Miller
Mental health affects everyone, and organizations can reduce stress, prevent burnout and boost engagement through targeted initiatives. The author outlines strategies that improve both business outcomes and employee well-being. -
Equipped to Help: Workplace Training on Suicide Prevention and Intervention
Sally Spencer-Thomas, Psy.D., Matthew C. Mishkind, Ph.D., and Alex Yannacone
Workplaces can be a powerful setting for suicide prevention strategies since most people interact with work. One such strategy is gatekeeper training—otherwise known as community helper training—which teaches workers to identify and reach out to co-workers at risk for suicide and connect them to support services.