Employee Benefits Webinar Series

From Hiring to Retiring: A Life-Stage Approach to Employee Benefits

The Employee Benefits Webinar Series 2026 is designed for HR professionals and organizational leaders who want practical strategies to support employees at every stage of their careers. Explore how designing thoughtful benefits can strengthen your workplace, from initial hire to retirement and everything in between.

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Join us virtually for insight, inspiration and actionable strategies to enhance your leadership and support your workforce.

Sept. 24, Late career – Preparing for a confident transition

Register for the free Sept. 24 webinar sessions from 10 a.m. - noon ET.

Session details

  • Sept. 24

Time: 10 a.m. - noon ET

Life stage: Late career – Preparing for a confident transition

Retirement panel

Crossing the finish line: Retirement transition insights for HR

Discover what employees approaching retirement most need to understand about this complex time – and what HR teams need to know to guide them well, from navigating Medicare late-enrollment penalties and HSA contribution rules to helping employees think through phased retirement options and Social Security enrollment. Hear from a panel of experts, Bayley Stauffer, CSA, Everence Financial Consultant; Cindy Kuehn, SHRM-SCP, MBA, Everence Director of Human Resources; Patti Baker, Dock Mennonite Academy Vice President of Finance and Operations; and Michael Whiteman, Everence Financial Consultant.

This isn't about HR becoming a financial advisor – it's about equipping HR as the critical connector who knows the right questions to ask, the right resources to offer, and the plan-document details for a smooth transition.

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Ask Annie: Compliance questions that keep HR up at night

Every HR professional has a list of compliance questions that arise in real situations, resist easy answers, and have a way of lingering without resolution.

In this capstone session of our webinar series, Ask Annie brings Annie Messer, President, Pension Resource Institute, into a structured Q&A format designed to tackle the employee benefit compliance questions that matter most. Registrants are invited to submit their most pressing questions in advance, and Annie will also come prepared with the issues she most commonly sees HR professionals wrestling with across the retirement plan landscape.

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Questions

Contact Laura Wolgemuth, Administrative Assistant – Organizational Services, at [email protected] or 717-653-6662.