BenefitsLink Health & Welfare Plans Newsletter
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[Guidance Overview]
Chart of 2012 IRS HSA Limits
"Starting in 2007, the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 . . . requires that the IRS release the upcoming year's new HSA limits prior to June 1st."
(Kushner & Company)
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Communicating benefits doesn’t have to be expensive. [Advert.]

Benefit costs concern everyone -- including us. That’s why BeneCom keeps your communication costs low. How? Let’s start with no hourly fees and guaranteed pricing. So discover the large impact BeneCom can have on your benefits, not your budget.
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[Guidance Overview]
IRS's Guidance on Form W-2 Reporting for Health Coverage Costs (PDF)
"The reporting requirement has a number of implications for employers: The penalties for failure to comply with the new requirement are the same as those applicable to W-2 reporting generally, which range between $30 and $100 per W-2, depending on the length of time the employer fails to comply, with capped penalties for small businesses."
(Alston & Bird LLP)
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More Cancer Survivors Returning to Work
"One huge challenge facing HR and benefits professionals is how best to implement the different types of leave needed to keep cancer patients as productive as possible for as long as possible."
(Human Resource Executive Online)
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Comments Requested on Employer Mandates under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
"Notice 2011-36 does not provide guidance; it instead furnishes employers, their professional advisors, and other interested parties with an important opportunity to have their ideas heard at the early stages of the rulemaking process. This client advisory explains the key features of Notice 2011-36 and how it may impact the auto-enrollment, employer shared responsibility, and waiting period rules."
(Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.)
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Benefits in General; Executive Compensation
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Employee Ownership Update for May 16, 2011
NCEO Executive Director Loren Rodgers discusses new research on the impact of employee ownership, the state of employee ownership in the European Union, encouragement for employee ownership in South Africa, executive compensation at Publix, and a new chair at the ESOP Association.
(National Center for Employee Ownership)
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Press Releases
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The Employee Benefits Security Administration is presenting a Free HIPAA and Other Health Benefits Laws: Compliance Assistance Seminar -- June 28-29, 2011 in Raleigh, NC.
Pre-registration is required and seats are allocated based on a first-come basis.
Presented by DOL, EBSA [Advert.]
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Employee Benefits Jobs
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Webcasts and Conferences
COBRA Compliance Workshop
in Utah
on June 14, 2011
presented by U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)
Form 5500 Reporting Update
Nationwide
on June 2, 2011
presented by Lorman Education Services
Healthy Employees Can Change Your Business - A Global Employer Case Study
in Illinois
on May 26, 2011
presented by WEB - Chicago West
HIPAA and Other Health Benefits Laws: Compliance Assistance Seminar
in California
on August 3, 2011
presented by U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)
HIPAA and Other Health Benefits Laws: Compliance Assistance Seminar
in Idaho
on August 24, 2011
presented by U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)
Meeting Your Fiduciary Responsibilities Under ERISA
Nationwide
on July 19, 2011
presented by Lorman Education Services
Pharmacy Benefit Plans: Strategies to Control Costs
Nationwide
on June 8, 2011
presented by Lorman Education Services
Smoking Discrimination in the Workplace: On and Off the Clock
Nationwide
on July 12, 2011
presented by Lorman Education Services
Strategies for Managing Your Company's Global Benefits Program
Nationwide
on May 16, 2011
presented by Lorman Education Services
Understanding the Impact of Health Care Reform on Employers
in New York
on May 17, 2011
presented by Lorman Education Services
Understanding the Impact of Health Care Reform on Employers
in New York
on June 9, 2011
presented by Lorman Education Services
Understanding the Impact of Health Care Reform on Employers
in Ohio
on June 15, 2011
presented by Lorman Education Services
Understanding the Impact of Health Care Reform on Employers
in Texas
on June 16, 2011
presented by Lorman Education Services
Understanding the Impact of Health Care Reform on Employers
in Vermont
on June 23, 2011
presented by Lorman Education Services
Understanding the Impact of Health Care Reform on Employers
in Pennsylvania
on June 23, 2011
presented by Lorman Education Services
Understanding the Impact of Health Care Reform on Employers
in Pennsylvania
on June 29, 2011
presented by Lorman Education Services
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