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Employee Benefits Jobs

Healthcare Analyst III
for 1199SEIU Family of Funds in NY

Daily Valuation Administrator
for Warren, Averett, Kimbrough & Marino, LLC in AL

401(k) Administrator
for The Pension Service in CT

Retirement Specialist
for Nationwide Retirement Solutions in WA

Retirement Plan Administrator
for Vanguard in PA

Retirement Document Specialist
for ABG Carolinas, Inc. (a subsidiary of Pentegra Services Inc.) in NC

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Webcasts and Conferences

Using 410(b) Disaggregation – Tips and Pitfalls Webcast
Nationwide on November 1, 2011 presented by ASPPA (American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries)

Becoming an S Corporation ESOP
Nationwide on September 27, 2011 presented by National Center for Employee Ownership

Communicating Your ESOP
Nationwide on November 22, 2011 presented by National Center for Employee Ownership

Don't Do That With Your ESOP
Nationwide on September 13, 2011 presented by National Center for Employee Ownership

Effective Wellness Plans in Employee Owned Companies
Nationwide on November 17, 2011 presented by National Center for Employee Ownership

ESOP Company Case Studies: Employee Involvement
Nationwide on December 15, 2011 presented by National Center for Employee Ownership

ESOP Distribution Policies
Nationwide on October 20, 2011 presented by National Center for Employee Ownership

ESOP Feasibility
Nationwide on December 6, 2011 presented by National Center for Employee Ownership

Fiduciary Implications of Stock Drop Lawsuits in 401(k)s and ESOPs
Nationwide on September 15, 2011 presented by National Center for Employee Ownership

Handling the Repurchase Obligation - Legal
Nationwide on November 29, 2011 presented by National Center for Employee Ownership

Handling the Repurchase Obligation - Planning
Nationwide on November 30, 2011 presented by National Center for Employee Ownership

Handling the Repurchase Obligation - Valuation
Nationwide on December 1, 2011 presented by National Center for Employee Ownership

Incentive Plans that Support Employee Ownership
Nationwide on October 27, 2011 presented by National Center for Employee Ownership

Integrating Succession Planning & Leadership Development to Ensure Long-Term Success
Nationwide on September 22, 2011 presented by National Center for Employee Ownership

Ownership Culture 2.0: Creating Value through Process Improvement
Nationwide on November 15, 2011 presented by National Center for Employee Ownership

Running An Effective Board
Nationwide on October 25, 2011 presented by National Center for Employee Ownership

S Corporation ESOPs - Administrative Issues for S Corporation ESOP
Nationwide on October 5, 2011 presented by National Center for Employee Ownership

S Corporation ESOPs - Legal Issues
Nationwide on October 4, 2011 presented by National Center for Employee Ownership

S Corporation ESOPs - Valuation Issues
Nationwide on October 6, 2011 presented by National Center for Employee Ownership

Using ESOPs as an Acquisition Strategy
in California on September 29, 2011 presented by National Center for Employee Ownership

What You Need to Know as an Internal ESOP Fiduciary
Nationwide on December 13, 2011 presented by National Center for Employee Ownership


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[Guidance Overview]
Proposed PPACA Benefit Summary Rules Set Tight Standards
"In a major break with prior notice requirements for health plans, employers would have to see to it that updated summaries reflecting 'material' changes in health plans would be distributed at least 60 days prior to any change taking effect, under the proposed rules . . . ." (Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.)


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[Guidance Overview]
EEOC Issues Opinion Letter on 'GINA' and Employee Wellness Programs
"The EEOC's opinion letter states that GINA allows an employer to use genetic information voluntarily provided by an employee to 'guide that individual into an appropriate disease management program.' However, the letter also spells out parameters related to the gathering and compilation of such information." (Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC)

Health Insurers Seek Delay of New Consumer-Friendly Coverage Forms
"Robert Zirkelbach, a spokesman for America's Health Insurance Plans, a trade group, also called for a delay because the federal agencies were four months late in issuing the rules. He said health plans need more time 'to make the operational and administrative changes needed to create these new documents.'" (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)

Federal Rules Would Dictate How Employers Explain Health Plan Coverage
"The rules, which would be effective March 23, 2012, would require employers to provide employees with an 'easy-to-understand' summary of benefits and coverage and, upon request, a glossary of commonly used health care coverage terms, such as deductible and copay." (Business Insurance)

Workers Face Higher Health Insurance Costs
"According to a new survey by the National Business Group on Health, large U.S. employers are planning to shift higher health care costs to workers next year, thanks largely to cost increases that are more than twice the rate of inflation." (BenefitsPro)

[Opinion]
Bloomberg Discrimination Decision Loaded Against Work-Life Balance
"In her opinion siding with the Bloomberg media company (PDF), Chief U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska did more than rule against the dozens of women who had joined the class-action lawsuit alleging systematic discrimination. She also smacked down any notion that workers might expect their employers to honor their family-life decisions." (The Washington Post; free registration required)

Benefits in General; Executive Compensation

A Buyer's Guide to Insurance for Fiduciaries of ESOPs and Other Benefit Plans
Many lawsuits have been brought against ESOP and other benefit plan fiduciaries. Traditionally, the company sponsoring the plan agreed to pay the fiduciaries' defense costs and indemnify them, but such agreements have come under attack. An alternative is to use insurance. (National Center for Employee Ownership)

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