Innovation Mid-Pandemic, Employee Communications, HSA Tax Breaks: From the Experts

By Thomas Phillips | May 29, 2020 at 06:30 AM

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Itzik Yarkoni is VP of marketing at Powtoon. Click here to read.

In an article contributed this week to BenefitsPRO, Itzik Yarkoni of Powtoon shares a few lessons learned about innovation in the benefits industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. For his article and other leading benefits experts, click through the slideshow above.

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