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Employee Benefits Jobs

Conversions Specialist
for The Newport Group in NC

Implementation Specialist - Retirement Plans
for ExpertPlan, Inc. in NJ

Actuary - Small Business Defined Benefit Plans
for Charles Schwab in OH

Employee Benefits Service Manager II
for The Standard in TX

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Webcasts and Conferences

"401(k) Plans: Beyond the Basics" - Atlanta
in Georgia on August 24, 2011 presented by SunGard Relius

"401(k) Plans: Beyond the Basics" - Charlotte
in North Carolina on August 17, 2011 presented by SunGard Relius

"401(k) Plans: Beyond the Basics" - Dallas
in Texas on August 24, 2011 presented by SunGard Relius

"Advanced Plan Design Workshop" - Atlanta
in Georgia on August 26, 2011 presented by SunGard Relius

"Advanced Plan Design Workshop" - Charlotte
in North Carolina on August 19, 2011 presented by SunGard Relius

"Advanced Plan Design Workshop" - Dallas
in Texas on August 26, 2011 presented by SunGard Relius

"Advanced Plan Design Workshop" - Denver
in Colorado on August 19, 2011 presented by SunGard Relius

"Multiple Employer Plans: Perils and Possibilities" Web Seminar - An Encore Presentation
Nationwide on August 4, 2011 presented by SunGard Relius

"Prototype Plans: Perils and Possibilities" Web Seminar - An Encore Presentation
Nationwide on August 9, 2011 presented by SunGard Relius

"Rehired Employees Web Seminar" - New Date
Nationwide on August 11, 2011 presented by SunGard Relius

401(k) Plans: Beyond the Basics - A 2-day Seminar, August - October 2011
Nationwide on August 17, 2011 presented by SunGard Relius

Advanced Plan Design Workshop, 1-day Program, August - October 2011
Nationwide on August 19, 2011 presented by SunGard Relius

Current IRS & DOL Audit Initiatives: A Chat with Monika Templeman and Jeffrey Monhart
Nationwide on August 18, 2011 presented by ABA Joint Committee on Employee Benefits

Dealing with the Break-in-Service Rules and Other Concerns for Rehired Employees Webcast
Nationwide on July 28, 2011 presented by ASPPA (American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries)

Rekon Roadshow - Wauwatosa
in Wisconsin on August 24, 2011 presented by 401(k) Advisors

The Nuts and Bolts of Eligibility
Nationwide on August 18, 2011 presented by SunGard Relius


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[Official Guidance]
Text of Correction of Amendment to Interim Final Rules Relating to Group Health Plans Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review Processes (PDF)
"This document corrects technical errors that appeared in the June 24, 2011 amendment to the interim final rules . . . .'" (U.S. Internal Revenue Service / Employee Benefits Security Administration / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)


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Health Insurance Policies Being Terminated or Cut Back, Say Some Small Business Owners
"One in eight small businesses told the National Federation of Independent Business that since the health law passed in 2010, their health insurer had either terminated their plan or notified them it is going to be eliminated." (National Federation of Independent Business)

Explanation of State Health Insurance Mandates and the ACA Essential Benefits Provisions, as of July 1, 2011
"[B]eginning January 1, 2014, the new ACA Exchange marketplaces will require a more uniform, 50-state standard coverage of 'essential benefits'—partly defined in statute . . . and partly subject to not-yet-determined or issued federal HHS regulations." (National Conference of State Legislatures)

Health Insurance Mandates: State Laws Enacted in 2011 (Report Updated July 2011)
"The . . . 2011 signed laws add or change state health insurance mandated coverage or benefits." (National Conference of State Legislatures)

Parental Bereavement Act Would Amend FMLA to Provide Leave Upon Death of a Child
"Earlier this month, Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) introduced the Parental Bereavement Act (S. 1358), which would expand the Family and Medical Leave Act to provide job-protected leave due to the death of an employee's son or daughter." (Franczek Radelet P.C.)

Federal Auditors Will Soon Review Health Insurance Rates in 10 States
"Starting Sept. 1, federal and state officials will begin to scrutinize proposed rate increases of more than 10 percent to determine if they are justified." (The New York Times; free registration required)

Americans Spending a Lot of Their Nest Egg on Health Care
"[Research analysts at Credit Suisse] found that older Americans were spending 33 percent of their income on health goods and medical services." (msnbc.com)

[Opinion]
Text of American Benefits Council's Comments on Changes to Rules for Claims and Appeals and External Review Processes (PDF)
"[T]he Council continues to be concerned that many of the provisions contained in the Amended Interim Final Rules appear not to be mandated by PHSA section 2719, but rather were incorporated into the Amended Interim Final Rules at the discretion of the Agencies." (American Benefits Council)

Benefits in General; Executive Compensation

21 Workplace Benefits That Are Rapidly Disappearing
"'The two biggest areas where cuts have come have been in health care and retirement because that's where costs have increased the most,' . . . ." (U.S. News & World Report)

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