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[Official Guidance]
EBSA Technical Release No. 2011-0: Extension of Non-Enforcement Period Relating to Certain Interim Procedures for Internal Claims and Appeals under PPACA
"To avoid enforcing standards that the Departments intend to modify in the near future, the relief contained in this Technical Release 2011-01 is intended to act as a bridge until an amendment to the 2010 interim final regulations is issued." (U.S. Employee Benefits Security Administration)


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[Guidance Overview]
Proposed Rule Outlines State Waiver Process Under Health Reform
"The waivers are to begin in 2017, but President Barack Obama has supported a congressional proposal to start the waivers in 2014." (Wolters Kluwer)

[Guidance Overview]
HHS Proposes Special Rules for Treatment of Student Health Plans under PPACA (PDF)
"HHS has issued proposed regulations clarifying that student health plans are individual insurance plans, not group plans, and generally are not 'short-term limited duration insurance' exempt from PPACA's consumer protections." (Buck Consultants)

More Businesses Offer Tools and Incentives for Employee Wellness
"Rising health insurance costs have prompted companies to adopt numerous programs that provide incentives to employees to eat better, get more exercise and get regular preventive health checkups." (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Health Care Reform Pushing Many Employers to Pursue On-Site Clinics
"While employee health clinics are typically established to provide occupational health or primary-care services for organizations grappling with soaring medical costs, the clinics have helped save lives -- by diagnosing cancer, heart disease and other conditions early on -- while holding down medical costs." (Workplace Management: free registration required)


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Health Law Waivers Draw Kudos, and Criticism
"To date, for example, the administration has relaxed the $750,000 standard for more than 1,000 health plans covering 2.6 mil.lion people." (The New York Times; free registration required)

States Benefiting from Provisions of Affordable Care Act (PDF)
"The [fact sheet provides] examples of provisions of the health care law that are already in effect and helping many Americans . . . ." (Families USA)

Management Commitment to Employee Health Up 600%
"According to the survey, 42% of senior leadership surveyed said they were improving employee benefit health through workplace wellness programs and cultural support for wellness, compared with 6% in 2009." (Business Insurance)

Benefits in General; Executive Compensation

Preliminary Analysis of the President's Budget for 2012
"[CBO], with contributions from the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation, has analyzed the President's budget submission for fiscal year 2012. This report by CBO presents a preliminary analysis of those proposals." (U.S. Congressional Budget Office)

'An Assessment of San Francisco's Unfunded Pension and Retiree Health Care Liabilities' Shows Underfunding
"Even if the pension fund grows by an optimistic 7.75 percent every year, there's only a one-third chance the city will be able to pay the promised pension benefits. The city also owes $4.364 bil.lion in health care benefits and has hardly saved anything for it." (San Francisco Chronicle)

House Budget Committee Hearing: Fulfilling the Mission of Health and Retirement Security
March 17, 2011. Chairman Paul Ryan from Opening Remarks As Prepared for Delivery. 'The principal aim of this hearing is to make clear that trying to 'protect' the government's major entitlement programs by maintaining the status quo is, in fact, the surest way to destroy them." (U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Budget)

Impact on Employees As Benefits Education and Communications Diminish
"Despite the differences expressed by different gender and ethnic groups, only 21% of plan sponsors think that tailoring benefits communications to their various employee segments is 'important' to their benefits strategies . . . ." (Employee Benefit News; free registration required)

Press Releases


Employee Benefits Jobs

Executive Director in NY for Segal on behalf of Taft-Hartley client

Onsite Participant Counselor in VA for Diversified Investment Advisors, Inc.

Pension Administrator in NM for Chambers Benefit Group, APC

DB/DC Administrator in CA for NICHOLAS & HICKS, INC.

Relationship Manager in IA for Prudential

401(k) Plan Recordkeeping Account Analyst in MI for Freedom One Financial Group

401(k) Administration Account Analyst in MI for Freedom One Financial Group

Retirement Consultant in MI for Freedom One Financial Group

Client Relationship Manager in PA for Rapidly Growing Financial Services Company

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Webcasts and Conferences

"401(k) Plan Current Issues Workshop" - Atlanta
in Georgia on April 27, 2011 presented by SunGard Relius

"401(k) Plan Current Issues Workshop" - Charlotte
in North Carolina on April 29, 2011 presented by SunGard Relius

"401(k) Plan Current Issues Workshop" - Des Moines
in Iowa on April 29, 2011 presented by SunGard Relius

"401(k) Plan Current Issues Workshop" - Syracuse
in New York on April 27, 2011 presented by SunGard Relius

"Form 5500/EFAST 2 Workshop" - Atlanta
in Georgia on April 26, 2011 presented by SunGard Relius

"Form 5500/EFAST 2 Workshop" - Charlotte
in North Carolina on April 28, 2011 presented by SunGard Relius

"Form 5500/EFAST 2 Workshop" - Des Moines
in Iowa on April 28, 2011 presented by SunGard Relius

"Form 5500/EFAST 2 Workshop" - Syracuse
in New York on April 26, 2011 presented by SunGard Relius

ACOPA Advanced Actuarial Conference
in California on June 6, 2011 presented by ASPPA College of Pension Actuaries (ACOPA)

Audit Topics and Q&A with the Auditor
in Georgia on April 21, 2011 presented by WEB (Worldwide Employee Benefit Network) Atlanta Chapter

Benefits Conference of the South
in Georgia on May 12, 2011 presented by ASPPA (American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries)

ERPA Conference
in California on June 2, 2011 presented by AIRE, LLC (American Institute of Retirement Education)

Great Lakes Benefits Conference
in Illinois on June 23, 2011 presented by ASPPA (American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries)

Mercer's Innovation Conversations: The Future of Retirement
Nationwide on April 14, 2011 presented by Mercer

Northeast Area Benefits Conference - Boston
in Massachusetts on July 11, 2011 presented by ASPPA (American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries)

Northeast Area Benefits Conference - New York
in New York on July 12, 2011 presented by ASPPA (American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries)

NTSAA 403(b) Compliance Resolution Summit
in Texas on May 9, 2011 presented by National Tax Sheltered Accounts Association

Western Benefits Conference
in Nevada on July 24, 2011 presented by ASPPA and WP&BC

Women Business Leaders Forum
in Colorado on May 24, 2011 presented by ASPPA (American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries)


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