[Guidance Overview]
New California Paid Organ and Bone Marrow Donation Leave Law
"Effective January 1, 2011, employers with 15 or more employees are required to grant as much as 30 days of paid leave, within a one year period, for employees serving as organ donors, and up to 5 days of paid leave for employees donating bone marrow.' (Ballard Rosenberg Golper & Savitt, LLP)

The Most Complete, Current, Easy-to-Use HSA Resource Available! (advert.)

Health Savings Account Answer Book answers every HSA question... clarifies every HSA issue... in a format that's quick and easy to use. It tells you virtually everything you have to know to profit from HSAs.

Health Care Reform Update as of February 6, 2011 (PDF)
The target page reviews the following: Implementation of Health Care Reform Law; Other HHS and Federal Regulatory Initiatives; and, Other Legislative Initiatives. (Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.)

Milliman's 2010 Group Health Insurance Survey (PDF)
"[This survey] notes some of the steps that U.S. insurers are taking in response to healthcare reform legislation, and provides premium, trend, and other key metrics that can be used to benchmark healthcare expenses." (Milliman, Inc.)

Federal Judge in Mississippi Throws Out Challenge to Health Overhaul
"The judge . . . said 10 individuals and Mississippi's Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant lack standing to sue." (NPR)

Employers Surveyed on Actions Taken to Manage Health and Welfare Annual Enrollment
"The number of companies still using paper-based benefit enrollment dropped by more than five percentage points in 2010 and is now under 9% (down from 14% last year)." (Towers Watson)

Getting Health Care at Work
"In recent years, a growing number of Fortune 500 companies - including such household names as Google, Sprint Nextel, Intel and Toyota - have set up or expanded their use of workplace health clinics and wellness centers to offer free medical services to employees and their families." (www.STLtoday.com)

[Opinion]
Any Doubts That Health Insurance Industry Is an Interstate Market That Congress Has the Power to Regulate?
"Since the New Deal, the court has consistently held that Congress has broad constitutional power to regulate interstate commerce. This includes authority over not just goods moving across state lines, but also the economic choices of individuals within states that have significant effects on interstate markets." (The New York Times; one-time registration required)

The 8th Annual World Health Care Congress(WHCC). April 4-6, 2011 (advert.)

The 8th Annual World Health Care Congress (WHCC) is World Congress' flagship event in which over 1,800 health care, government and corporate leaders formulate solutions to the challenges of health care cost, quality and delivery.

[Guidance Overview]
SEC Adoption of Say-on-Pay rules
"Public companies must conduct, at least once every three years, a non-binding vote of the shareholders to approve the compensation of their executive officers." (Nixon Peabody LLP)

[Guidance Overview]
Monthly Benefit News & Developments, February 2011 (PDF)
The newsletter provides a summary of the previous month's legislative, regulatory, and judicial information on employee benefits and upcoming key dates. (Milliman, Inc.)

[Guidance Overview]
'PTINs' for Payroll and Employee Benefits Practitioners (PDF)
"In an effort to monitor and impose quality controls on tax return preparers, beginning January 1, 2011, all individuals (including attorneys and CPAs) who are compensated for preparing, or assisting in the preparation of, all or substantially all of a tax return or claim for refund must have a PTIN." (Groom Law Group)

[Guidance Overview]
Illinois Enacts Civil Union Law with Broad Implications for Employers
"In addition to determining if health and benefits plans comply with the Civil Union Act and appropriately define the term 'spouse,' employers should be mindful of other areas that may also be affected by the law . . . ." (Littler Mendelson P.C.)

Employers Increased Communications during Latest Open Enrollment, According to Study
"A press release said 84% of respondents used e-mails to communicate benefit choices in 2010, up from 76% in 2009. An additional one-third (33%) used podcasts, Web-based videos or online chats to communicate enrollment information last year, an increase from 27% in 2009." (PLANSPONSOR.COM)

DOL Starts Attorney Referral System for FLSA and FMLA Claims
"The U.S. Department of Labor said the system advises complainants of the ABA-approved Lawyer Referral and Information Service . . . providers in their area." (PLANSPONSOR.COM)

Segal’s Survey of Plans’ 2010 Zone Status Shows More Plans in “Green” Zone
(The Segal Company)

ASPPA and Morningstar Announce 401(k) Advisor Leadership Award Finalists
(American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA))

ING Extends its Fiduciary Service Program
(ING Retirement Services)

Millennium Trust Names SVP for Alternative Investments
(Mid Atlantic Trust Company)

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"Thrive in the New Retirement Era!" Spring Conference
in District of Columbia on April 26, 2011 presented by Retirement Industry Trust Association

401(k) Rekon Advisor Symposium - Milwaukee, WI
in Wisconsin on March 9, 2011 presented by 401(k) Rekon

Washington Update 2011
in California on February 17, 2011 presented by Western Pension & Benefits Conference - Orange County Chapter