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The Employee Benefits Security Administration is presenting a Free COBRA and HIPAA Compliance Workshop -- April 21, 2011 in Chicago.
Pre-registration is required and seats are allocated based on a first-come basis.
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[Guidance Overview]
HHS Opt-Out Election Materials for Self-Funded, Non-Federal Governmental Plans
"Note that no opt-out election is available for health care reform's new mandates (e.g., coverage for children under age 26). And, just as before health care reform, no opt-out election is available for HIPAA's requirements to provide certificates of creditable coverage, to protect genetic information, or to comply with administrative simplification . . . ."
(Thomson Reuters/EBIA)
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Labor Department Stiffens Incentive Pay for Flex Workweek Employees
"The new regulations, which amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, will likely lead employers using this method to eliminate all incentive rewards such as commissions, bonuses or prizes, a labor attorney notes."
(Workplace Management: free registration required)
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Covered Services and Limits in Health Benefit Plans for State and Local Government Workers (PDF)
"Because of increased interest in benefits among State and local government workers, BLS compiled this summary, including some comparisons with private industry data. Readers should use caution when comparing these groups, however, as the mix of occupations and work activities differ considerably between State and local government and private industry."
(U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
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Selected Medical Benefits: A Report from DOL to HHS (PDF)
"The [Health Reform] Act requires the Secretary of Labor to 'conduct a survey of employer-sponsored coverage to determine the benefits typically covered by employers,' and to report the results of the survey to the Secretary of Health and Human Services."
(U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
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Maximize Benefits ROI by Coordinating EAP and Work-Life Programs
"Today, it's not uncommon for an employer to offer more than 10 independent employee benefit packages. The problem is that engagement in ancillary benefits tends to be low. Employees may not know how to access them or even that they exist, due to the complexity and inconvenience of having to access each benefit separately."
(Employee Benefit News; free registration required)
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Popular Wellness Program Proving to Be Common Link for One Company's Diverse Employee Population
"The backbone of 'Healthy Me' is a point system that rewards participants for certain achievements. For example, participants get 25 points for attending a lunch-and-learn to discuss the latest in nutrition. Those who earn 500 points are awarded a $250 reimbursement, which they can use for any type of healthy purchase, such as gym memberships, bicycles, running sneakers, home exercise equipment and sporting goods."
(Employee Benefit News; free registration required)
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Expanded Form 1099 Reporting Repealed, as Are Free Choice Vouchers
"In addition to repealing the Free Choice Voucher system the [spending bill] legislation reduces funding to nonprofit health insurance issuers creating health insurance to offer on state exchanges, requires an audit of the annual limit waiver program, sets out audits and studies of certain other provisions of health care reform . . . ."
(Verrill Dana, LLP)
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Benefits in General; Executive Compensation
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Press Releases
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