Certification Credits:

Joseph Appelbaum biography: 

• In 1990, Joe founded Potomac Companies, one of the top employee benefits brokerage and consulting firms in the Washington, DC-area.
• In 2020, Joe launched CalmHR, a supportive mechanism for law firms, offering comprehensive back-office HR, payroll, compliance, retirement and benefits solutions.
• In 2022, Potomac Companies merged with Acrisure, the world’s 6th largest FinTech & fastest growing in industry history.
• Joe is an employee benefits and HR subject matter expert and has continued to build his premier agency concentrating on the integration of benefits, controlling healthcare costs, back-office automation, and creating elite attraction & retention tools for law firms.
• Joe speaks frequently at various organizations, trade association conferences, SHRM functions, and ALA national & local level events.
• Joe grew up in New Jersey, attended Carnegie Mellon University, and graduated from Rutgers University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics. He now splits his time between Fort Lauderdale, FL & Rockville, MD with his wife, children & grandchildren.

Benefits Are an Investment, Not Just an Expense 

Investing in Employee Well-Being: The Value of Mental Health & EAP Benefits 

• The strategic advantage of offering robust benefits 
• Mental Health: access & affordability
• Strategies for offsetting out-of-network costs
• How mental health support enhances workplace productivity and retention
• EAP: A Free, Underutilized Resource
• Overview of Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs)
• How EAPs support mental well-being and work-life balance for employees and their families
• Optimizing your benefits strategy 
• Strengthen your benefits offering for a healthier, happier, more productive workforce 

Takeaways

1. Obtain strategies for providing employees with accessible and affordable wellness benefits.
2. Acquire ideas to implement to support a healthy workplace.
3. Learn the value of EAPs and how to utilize this resource best.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82656524086?pwd=7CbvcUfGEFlIBVbVSbpRLaAl44rbP8.1
Meeting ID: 826 5652 4086

  *This Lunch & Learn is for Austin ALA members, their guests, and business partners assigned to sponsor this event*

Our business partner sponsors for this month's luncheon are:

Important Reminders About Parking:

Otis Hotel Parking Instructions:

• Turn right off San Antonio Street into The Otis parking garage which is just past the hotel valet. Be sure to take a parking ticket from the machine as you enter.
• Take the elevators to Level 1.
• Once on Level 1, head to the Acre 41 where you will check in with the restaurant host.
• Parking validation will be provided to all ALA guests. Please be sure to bring your ticket with you to be validated.

Tickets

$40.00 Member Ticket

$50.00 Guest or assigned business partner

$0.00 Remote Lunch & Learn (for ALA members only)