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401(k) Rekon Advisor Symposium- Cherry Hill
in New Jersey
on August 18, 2011
presented by 401(k) Rekon
403(b) Update
Nationwide
on August 18, 2011
presented by McKay Hochman Co., Inc.
ERISA Litigation
in Illinois
on November 14, 2011
presented by ABA Joint Committee on Employee Benefits
Executive Compensation
in New York
on November 7, 2011
presented by ABA Joint Committee on Employee Benefits
Hardships, In-service & Elective Deferrals Distributions
Nationwide
on August 25, 2011
presented by McKay Hochman Co., Inc.
Health and Welfare Benefit Plans
in District of Columbia
on October 31, 2011
presented by ABA Joint Committee on Employee Benefits
The Nuts and Bolts of Reporting and Disclosure Rules for Employee Benefit Plans
Nationwide
on August 30, 2011
presented by ABA Joint Committee on Employee Benefits
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Is Dividing a Company the Way to Beat the Affordable Care Act?
"The thrust of [the McKinsey consultants'] advice is to find ways to wean lower-wage employees off employer-sponsored coverage while keeping higher-wage employees, who won't be eligible for subsidies, insured."
(The New York Times; free registration required)
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States Seek Reinstatement of Missouri Suit That Claims Reform Measure Is Unconstitutional
"The states that joined Texas in the amicus brief for the Missouri suit are Florida, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin."
(Bloomberg LP via Treasury & Risk)
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Panel Recommends Insurance Coverage for Contraception
"Administration officials, who say they hope to act on the recommendations by Aug. 1, are receptive to the idea of removing cost as a barrier to birth control—a longtime goal of advocates for women's rights and experts on women's health."
(The New York Times; free registration required)
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IOM Recommends Free Birth Control for All
"American women ought to be able to get their birth control for free, according to a new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM). The group is the latest to weigh in on which preventive services health insurers should have to offer at no cost under the new health law."
(Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)
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Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, 2010
"Three measures of lack of health insurance coverage are provided: (a) uninsured at the time of interview, (b) uninsured at least part of the year prior to interview (which also includes persons uninsured for more than a year), and (c) uninsured for more than a year at the time of interview. Estimates of public and private coverage are also presented."
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / National Center for Health Statistics)
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Benefits in General; Executive Compensation
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Gang Of Six Deficit Plan: Executive Summary
"The plan uses a two-step legislative process: (1) an initial bill that makes immediate cuts; and (2) a process for a second bill to enact comprehensive reform and put our nation on a stable fiscal path."
(Gang of Six via Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)
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Housing, Moving Assistance Provided by Corporations Low This Year
"Help with everything from selling a previous home to lump-sum relocation payments and temporary relocation help saw continued declines, according to a recent poll of human resource managers at major corporations conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management, or SHRM."
(msnbc.com)
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