{"id":339,"date":"2016-04-13T05:15:21","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T13:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ddibenefits.com\/news\/?p=339"},"modified":"2016-04-13T05:15:21","modified_gmt":"2016-04-13T13:15:21","slug":"ddi-newsletter-april-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ddibenefits.com\/site\/2016\/04\/ddi-newsletter-april-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"DDI Newsletter &#124; April 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size: 22px; padding: 0px; font-style: italic; color: #e0601f; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 4px; text-transform: lowercase; font-family: Palatino, serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 8px 0px 8px 0;\"><a id=\"we\" name=\"we\"><\/a>it&#8217;s\u00a0renewal time!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0; color: #000; font-family: Palatino, serif;\">And we don\u2019t mean insurance renewal time! SPRING is the time of year when\u00a0we spring forward, RESTART, REFRESH and RENEW our goals for the year.\u00a0Speaking of health insurance renewal time, which now happens on January\u00a01st each year for over 95% of businesses and individuals in the US, we<br \/>\nsincerely THANK YOU for renewing your policies through DDI Benefits for\u00a02016!!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0; color: #000; font-family: Palatino, serif;\">Now\u00a0that your healthcare is in place for the year, we\u2019d like to share with you\u00a0some of our favorite resources to help you REFRESH your businesses and RENEW\u00a0your goals:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic; font-size: 16px; line-height: 17px; color: #e0601f; text-align: left; font-family: Palatino, serif; font-weight: bold; margin: 8px 0px 8px 0;\">HR\u00a0ON-DEMAND \u2013<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0; color: #000; font-family: Palatino, serif;\">Quick,\u00a0easy, affordable HR support when you need it!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0; color: #000; font-family: Palatino, serif;\">DDI\u00a0offers unlimited HR services On-Demand! Think \u201cHR Experts + Software Experts\u00a0= A whole new approach to HR.\u201d \u00a0<a href=\"\/videos\/hr-answer-link-4-2016.mp4\">Click\u00a0here to get the lowdown<\/a> on this popular\u00a0service available at a discounted price to DDI clients.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic; font-size: 16px; line-height: 17px; color: #e0601f; text-align: left; font-family: Palatino, serif; font-weight: bold; margin: 8px 0px 8px 0;\">Online\u00a0Benefits Administration\u00a0 &#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0; color: #000; font-family: Palatino, serif;\">DDI\u00a0provides customized affordable online benefits portals. Streamline your employee\u00a0benefits communications, open enrollment process, new hire enrollments, and\u00a0provide 24\/7 access to all your HR forms, policies and company communications.\u00a0<a href=\"\/downloads\/HRconnection-fact-sheet-web.pdf\">Click here to see more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic; font-size: 16px; line-height: 17px; color: #e0601f; text-align: left; font-family: Palatino, serif; font-weight: bold; margin: 8px 0px 8px 0;\">Employee\u00a0Assistance Programs \u2013<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0; color: #000; font-family: Palatino, serif;\">Depression,\u00a0Alcohol, Finances, Stress, Anxiety, Family Problems \u2013 you can help your employees\u00a0get help.\u00a0 An EAP is a free and confidential employee benefit that employers\u00a0can offer to help employees get back on track.\u00a0 DDI contracts with several\u00a0local and national providers. EAP\u2019s are super affordable, ranging from $3-$6\u00a0per employee per month. Call us for a quote!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic; font-size: 16px; line-height: 17px; color: #e0601f; text-align: left; font-family: Palatino, serif; font-weight: bold; margin: 8px 0px 8px 0;\">401(k)\u00a0retirement maze solved!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0; color: #000; font-family: Palatino, serif;\">DDI\u00a0partners with a premier independent Northwest firm to help you design a plan\u00a0that makes sense for you and your employees\u2019 financial future.\u00a0 401(k) specialists\u00a0help employees replace a meaningful portion of their income in retirement while\u00a0simultaneously helping to protect the company with their fiduciary duties.\u00a0Contact us to learn more!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 22px; padding: 0px; font-style: italic; color: #e0601f; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 4px; text-transform: lowercase; font-family: Palatino, serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 8px 0px 8px 0;\">YOURDDI TEAM!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0; color: #000; font-family: Palatino, serif;\">Your\u00a0DDI team is your best employee benefits and insurance resource! Here\u2019s a reminder\u00a0of your team:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dena Dooney, Employee Benefits Consultant \/ Owner <a href=\"mailto:dena@ddibenefits.com\">dena@ddibenefits.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kristin DuVal, Employee Benefits Consultant <a href=\"mailto:kristin@ddibenefits.com\">kristin@ddibenefits.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Brandi Sage, Sr. Account Manager \u2013 Groups under 20 employees and individuals <a href=\"mailto:brandi@ddibenefits.com\">brandi@ddibenefits.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Marlene Collier, Sr. Account Manager \u2013 Groups 20 and more employees <a href=\"mailto:marlene@ddibenefits.com\">marlene@ddibenefits.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Michelle Saruwatari, Client Services Specialist \/ Receptionist <a href=\"mailto:michelle@ddibenefits.com\">michelle@ddibenefits.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>In-house COBRA Administration \u2013 Groups 20 and more <a href=\"mailto:COBRA@ddibenefits.com\">COBRA@ddibenefits.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: right; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0; color: #000; font-family: Palatino, serif;\"><a style=\"color: #e0601f; text-decoration: none; font-style: italic; font-size: 12px; font-family: Palatino, serif; margin: 0 0 6px 0;\" href=\"#top\">^back<br \/>\nto top<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; color: #e0601f; text-align: left; margin-top: 8px; font-family: Palatino, serif; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; font-weight: bold;\">For more information on creating a customized benefits package for your employees, contact DDI Benefits at 503.206.5654, or via email to <a style=\"color: #444; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"mailto:dena@ddibenefits.com\">dena@ddibenefits.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that your healthcare is in place for the year, we\u2019d like to share with you some of our favorite resources to help you REFRESH your businesses and RENEW your goals!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,9,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-healthcare-reform","category-resources","category-small-business"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pa1tE9-5t","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ddibenefits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ddibenefits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ddibenefits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ddibenefits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ddibenefits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=339"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ddibenefits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ddibenefits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ddibenefits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ddibenefits.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}