[Guidance Overview]
Health Reform Required Reporting of Coverage Cost to Employees; More FAQs on Grandfathered Plans (PDF)
"These latest FAQs address issues related to the loss of grandfather status under PPACA, providing several helpful clarifications on changes that can be made to a health plan without causing it to cease to be grandfathered and clarifying when loss of grandfather status will be effective if it does occur." (Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP)

The World Congress Prevention and Wellness 2.0 Congress.

May 17 - 18, 2011 | Los Angeles, CA
Health Reform | Culture | Incentives | Innovation | Behavior Change | Economics

[Guidance Overview]
Indexed Medicare Part D Amounts for 2012
"This [article] features charts comparing the 2012 numbers to the 2011 numbers." (The Segal Group, Inc.)

[Guidance Overview]
Healthcare Reform Guide Installment: IRS Transition Guidance for Reporting of Healthcare Costs
"The cost to employers of compliance with the new reporting requirement, plus the cost to the Government of enforcement, may outweigh any possible benefits to employees." (McGuireWoods LLP)

[Guidance Overview]
California Employers Face Corrective Reporting for 2010
"Now California employers who offered overage dependent coverage in 2010 and properly tracked imputed state income have to amend 2010 state payroll tax returns retroactive to the date the employer first permitted overage dependent coverage." (E Is for ERISA)

[Guidance Overview]
Early Retiree Reinsurance Program Will Not Accept Applications After May 5, 2011
"According to the notice, the decision to stop accepting applications is based on the funds remaining and the rate at which they have been disbursed, not on the actual amounts requested in pending applications. Consequently, HHS leaves open the possibility that it may decide to accept applications again if the availability of funds changes." (Thomson Reuters/EBIA)

[Guidance Overview]
Agency FAQs on Grandfathered Health Plans Address Permitted Plan Changes
"Employers who, for either insurance market reasons or business reasons, wish to cut back on the number of benefit packages offered to employees will welcome the flexibility afforded in Q/A-1, which will make transfer of employees to the remaining plans possible in many circumstances without loss of grandfathered status." (Thomson Reuters/EBIA)

Creating a Culture of Wellness Helps Companies
"To reduce health costs and boost productivity, Blue Shield of California has shaken things up with its 'Wellvolution' program." (Workplace Management: free registration required)

Medicare's Drug Coverage Gap to Shrink Away Under Health Care Reform
"Starting this year, Medicare Part D's widely despised 'donut hole' -- the gap in drug cost coverage enrollees encounter when they reach a certain spending threshold -- will start to disappear, one result of the health care reform package enacted last year, experts say." (Bloomberg BusinessWeek)

[Guidance Overview]
Proposed SEC Compensation Committee Independence and Compensation Consultant Rules
"The proposed rules would permit the exchanges to exempt a category of issuers from the new requirements as they deem appropriate." (Nixon Peabody LLP)

Calculating Executive Pay Figures
"To measure the amounts that executives were paid last year, Sunday Business asked Equilar, an executive compensation data company, to compile and analyze pay data from corporate filings." (The New York Times; free registration required)

Milliman's Monthly Benefit News and Developments, April 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.)

Challenges Facing Benefits and Compensation in the Obama Era: 16 Questions on Employers' Minds for 2011 and Beyond (PDF)
"We have developed 16 questions (and answers) that reflect where we are now and what we believe employers need to know to prepare for the possible changes to benefits and compensation yet to come during the remainder of the Obama administration." (The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. via Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.)

[Opinion]
Enriching a Few ( Executives) at the Expense of Many (Shareholders)
"SOME people say it doesn't really matter how much companies pay their executives, at least as far as the shareholders are concerned. Whether investors prosper depends on the executives' management skill, not on penny-ante items like pay, this argument goes." (The New York Times; free registration required)

[Opinion]
American Benefits Council Letter to DOL Regarding RFI on Reducing Regulatory Burden (PDF)
"There are enormous potential cost savings that would benefit employers, participants, retirees and the environment if the rules more broadly accommodated electronic communication, including the use of home computers and personal phones." (American Benefits Council)

US Department Of Labor Obtains Consent Judgment Requiring Former President Of Defunct Dover, Del., Printing Company To Restore Assets To 401(K) Plan
(U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA))

Green Programs Save "Green," Buck Consultants Survey Reveals More U.S. Employers Measuring Cost Savings Stemming From Environmental Efforts
(Buck Consultants)

Employers Can Now Learn their Organization's Stress Number™
(Oxygen Plan)

Don't Gamble With Your Retirement
(CredAbility)

Maryland Workers’ Compensation Medical Costs Per Claim Were Among Lowest of 16 States, WCRI Study Finds
(Workers Compensation Research Institute)

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"401(k) Plan Current Issues Workshop" - Bloomington
in Illinois on May 18, 2011 presented by SunGard Relius

"401(k) Plan Current Issues Workshop" - Cincinnati
in Ohio on May 18, 2011 presented by SunGard Relius

"Form 5500/EFAST 2 Workshop" - Bloomington
in Illinois on May 17, 2011 presented by SunGard Relius

"Form 5500/EFAST 2 Workshop" - Cincinnati
in Ohio on May 17, 2011 presented by SunGard Relius

Choosing a Retirement Solution for Your Small Business Workshop
in Kansas on June 14, 2011 presented by U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)

Florida West Coast Employee Benefits Council Annual Educational Workshop
in Florida on April 27, 2011 presented by Florida West Coast Employee Benefits Council

Free Webinar: New ERISA Disclosure Contracts Are Coming: What You Need to Know and Do
Nationwide on May 5, 2011 presented by University Conference Services

HIPAA and Other Health Benefits Laws: Compliance Assistance Seminar
in Texas on May 17, 2011 presented by U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)