Georgia enacted the Handsfree Act on July 1, 2018. This important legislation aims to make the roads safer for all drivers. As the metro Atlanta area embarks on a new school year this month, it is a good time to reflect on safe driving practices,...
Throughout the year, FBG's team participates in various wellness activities. Summer is the perfect time for our current one, a team step challenge. The FBG wellness team designed the event, assigning us to groups of four and announcing incentives for those who reach the overall...
Summer is in full swing, and we are fortunate enough to have 4 interns with us for the season. The ability to provide meaningful work experience to the next generation of workers is important to FBG. Even more salient is providing the tools and opportunities...
Recently, Steve and I were talking about our firm’s amazing sabbatical program. More on that in another blog post. This discussion revolved around what it means to unplug when you’re on vacation. Steve took some time off last summer (and plans to do so again...
Alok, thanks for speaking with me this morning. Financial Wellness is an important topic that impacts everyone. Sure thing. You’re absolutely correct about the significance of this subject. Glad to share my perspective with you and provide employers with ideas to educate employees. We have the...
Everyone makes mistakes. I can still hear my mom tell me that as a 5-year old who thought she was helping by loading most of the box of Cascade into the dishwasher before running it. Two important lessons I acknowledged that day: it only takes...
With the recent turn of the calendar to May, Memorial Day will arrive quickly. The official kickoff to summer means warmer weather, family vacations and plenty of ice cream. Summertime is a wonderful time of year, and you may want to provide your employees with...
Many employers struggle with creating an ideal employee leave process that is compliant and easy for employees to understand. I recently discussed this with Brandon Casten, Cigna’s Group Life & Disability Insurance Executive, and he provided insights into the elements of an employee leave/absence management...
Serving our community is paramount at Fallon Benefits Group. We have a community service committee whose focus is to drive our involvement throughout the year in a variety of ways. Our team comes together once a year to support the Atlanta community in a special way....
FBG presents innovative and useful benefits to our clients regularly because we recognize their importance to the recruitment and retention of employees. In 2017, Harvard Business Review conducted research to support the significance of a robust health and welfare program. HBR surveyed over 2,000 employees and...