Programs of Study
Health Care Reform and Your Business
This class will cover compliance and legislative changes that occurred in 2011 and what we can expect for 2012. In addition, we’ll be discussing the current state of judicial challenges to the health care reform law and upcoming mandates such as:
- Uniform Summary of Benefits and Coverage
- 60 Day Advance Notice Rule
- Form W-2 Reporting Requirements
- Changes to Health FSA’s
- Revised Medical Loss Ration Rules
Social Networking: An Employer’s Primer on their Legal Ramifications
Not only is social media used by individuals to interact on personal matters, they are also used by employees as a means to network. Likewise, many companies use social media to keep in touch with their customers and to promote their products. Given the breadth of uses for social media, it is no surprise that there are several legal implications that arise from the use of social media. This webinar will focus on the labor and employment law implications of social media.
Listeners will learn….
- Why every company needs a social media use policy.
- What every social media policy needs to contain.
- The risks of accessing social media to make hiring decisions.
- How to deal with disparaging statements by employees on social media.
- The legal ramifications of “friending” between superiors and subordinates.
- Protecting trade secret from being disclosed.
- and more.
Benefit Plan Compliance: Would your Plans Survive an Agency Audit?
In this webinar, we’ll start with a brief highlight of current health reform issues, including the latest regulations on the Uniform Summary of Benefits and Coverage as well as recent guidance on preventive care requirements as they relate to religiously-affiliated employers.
We’ll also discuss:
- The impact of the Supreme Court’s decision in CIGNA v. Amara on plan documents and summary plan descriptions.
- Plan documentation requirementses and Form 5500 reporting obligations.
- Brief overview of audit issues related to HIPAA’s Portability, Privacy, and Security rules.
- Cafeteria plans as well as wellness plan issues, particularly the impact of the recent Seff v. Broward County case in Florida.
Trends in Today’s Marketplace: Benefit Communications & Voluntary Benefits
Companies are continuously looking to lead in today’s marketplace, whether that be through product innovation, company expansion or simply though benefit offerings for the employee population. We can all agree the recessionary period has created a number of challenges for companies nationwide. Today’s webinar will focus on some of these post-recessionary economic challenges, the continued impact of health care reform, administrative demands with limited resources, employees need for financial protection, buying trends/demographics and the power of employee education to influence workplace satisfaction.
Listeners will learn….
- Why benefit education is more relevant now than ever before.
- Why benefits through the workplace provide employee satisfaction and improved moral.
- How Voluntary Benefits can enhance a company’s benefits portfolio.
Consumer Driven Health Rules and Tools
Consumer Driven plans have been present in the industry for a handful of years now and are not going anywhere. Companies have been forced to seriously consider and sometimes participate in their programs, whether it’s a high deductible health plan or a health savings account. We will address your most commonly asked questions and provide a deep insight into these consumer driven tools and how they can help your organization when implemented properly.
Listeners will learn . . .
- How a CDH program may help control future premium increases
- The differences between HRAs and HSAs
- Scenarios in which each account makes sense for an employer
- Special rules governing each account
- How to implement a program successfully – and how not to implement one
- How a well-designed account can be a key employee retention tool
- Accurate sources of additional information