by Joe Kwasniewski | Jul 1, 2025 | Benefits, Decisions, Differentiation, Employee Benefits, Employee Engagement, Financial Wellbeing, Finding Talent, Government Relations, Human Capital, Human Resources, Insights, Press Room, Program Management, Recruiting, Retaining Talent, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Debt, Student Loan Repayment, Tax-free
Recent legislative updates, including a Senate version of H.R. 1 that mirrors the House bill we recently wrote about, continue to point toward a permanent extension of tax-free employer student loan contributions. This progress is welcome, but it simply reinforces a...
by Joe Kwasniewski | Jun 11, 2025 | Benefits, Differentiation, Employee Benefits, Employee Engagement, Financial Wellbeing, Finding Talent, Human Capital, Human Resources, Insights, Recruiting, Retaining Talent, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Repayment, Tax-free, Winning Together
As an employer, you’re always looking for benefits that are not just trendy, but have lasting power to attract and retain top talent. Student Loan Assistance is one of those benefits. But with the provision for tax-free contributions currently set to expire on...
by Joe Kwasniewski | Mar 20, 2025 | Benefits, Decisions, Employee Benefits, Employee Engagement, FAQ, Features, Human Resources, Insights, Plan Design, Program Management, Qualified Loans, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Balance, Student Loan Repayment
Many times in discussions with existing and potential clients, a common question that comes up is regarding skin in the game for employees receiving a Student Loan Repayment benefit. Furthermore, how would they know an eligible employee is making their minimum monthly...
by Joe Kwasniewski | Mar 20, 2025 | Benefits, Decisions, Employee Benefits, FAQ, Features, Human Resources, Insights, Plan Design, Program Management, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Balance, Student Loan Debt, Student Loan Repayment
One of the most common questions we get from employers during discussions regarding Student Loan Assistance is, ‘How many of my employees likely have student debt?’ This post breaks down our answer to that question and the expectation employers should have...
by Joe Kwasniewski | Feb 13, 2025 | Benefits, Employee Benefits, FAQ, Human Resources, Insights, Plan Design, Program Management, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Repayment
One question that comes up during meetings with clients and prospects is, if we choose to offer Student Loan Repayment are company contributions applied toward our employees’ principal balance? To answer that question. Employer-sponsored contributions are...
by Joe Kwasniewski | Feb 13, 2025 | Benefits, Decisions, Employee Benefits, FAQ, Features, Human Resources, Insights, Plan Design, Program Management, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Repayment
During our discussions with potential clients. A common question that comes up is when employers should offer Student Loan Assistance during the calendar year, and should this timeline align with their health plan open enrollment? What we’ve found, is that it is...