This Week
A short Friday read — the hardest-hitting stories across Money, Body, Mind, and Nebraska policy, in plain English with why each one matters.
By Andrew Dalton · Omaha, NE
THE BENEFITS BRIEF
Cutting through the week's noise to help out HR.
I read more benefits, HR, and workplace-health news than any one person should. So I built this — a single place to keep everything I'm reading and learning through the week, instead of letting the good stuff disappear into a hundred open tabs.
Every Friday I pull together the handful of stories that actually matter, explain why in plain English, and drop in every link I vetted along the way so you can go deeper wherever it's relevant to you. And because I want to keep you in the loop on everything happening at USI, I keep the upcoming webinars and events right here too.
Every Link
Everything I read and vetted through the week, gathered at the bottom of each issue so you can dig into whatever's relevant to you.
Webinars & Events
The upcoming USI webinars, compliance sessions, and local Omaha events worth a spot on your calendar.
Weekly Issues
Week of June 15, 2026
Latest
Worth the Hassle
Cutting through the week's noise to help out HR.
37 stories
Read
Week of June 8, 2026
Riding Shotgun
Cutting through the week's noise to help out HR.
31 stories
Read
Week of June 1, 2026
Toad Patrol
Cutting through the week's noise to help out HR.
38 stories
Read
Webinars & Events
Live Webinar · HR & Compliance
Quarterly Compliance Update
Quarterly Compliance Update: Critical Requirements for Q3
Compliance deadlines hit almost every month. Join Kat Lacy-Wilson, Emily Dowdle & David Larson for a walk-through of the current and upcoming requirements employers can't afford to miss.
- Q1–Q2 recap: ACA reporting and nondiscrimination testing
- Q3 items: paying the PCOR fee, filing Form 5500, and handling MLR rebates
Live Webinar · Employee Benefits
Captives 101
Transform Your Benefits Strategy
Discover how Captives can transform your company's benefit strategy, reduce costs, and enhance employee satisfaction. Leah Johnson of Captive Resources walks through the various types of Captives, their structures, financial considerations, and overall value proposition.
- The various types of Captives and how each is structured
- Financial considerations and the value proposition
- Leveraging Captives for a more efficient, effective benefits program
Past event
Live Webinar · HR & Compliance
Employer Solutions Webinar
Managing Employee Leaves
Legal and practical considerations for absences across your workforce.
- State & federal leave laws
- Employer leave policies
- Leave-adjacent law & benefits