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Webcasts and Conferences
"ERISA Workshop 2011" - Bloomington
in Illinois
on December 7, 2011
presented by SunGard Relius
"ERISA Workshop 2011" - Dallas
in Texas
on December 7, 2011
presented by SunGard Relius
"ERISA Workshop 2011" - Denver
in Colorado
on December 8, 2011
presented by SunGard Relius
"ERISA Workshop 2011" - St. Louis
in Missouri
on December 8, 2011
presented by SunGard Relius
401(k) Rekon Advisor Symposium- Scottsdale
in Arizona
on December 6, 2011
presented by 401(k) Rekon
Controlled Groups, Affiliated Service Groups, and Leased Employees Webcast
Nationwide
on November 8, 2011
presented by ALI-ABA (American Law Institute-American Bar Association)
Current Developments in Creditor Protection Issues for IRAs In and Outside of Bankruptcy, Including Lurking Conflict of Law Issues
Nationwide
on November 15, 2011
presented by ALI-ABA (American Law Institute-American Bar Association)
Executive Compensation: Strategy, Design, and Implementation
in New York
on June 14, 2012
presented by ALI-ABA (American Law Institute-American Bar Association)
Fundamentals of Employee Benefits Law
in District of Columbia
on May 16, 2012
presented by ALI-ABA (American Law Institute-American Bar Association)
Health Care Reform: Look Back on 2011 and Look Forward for 2012 w/ Craig J. Davidson, CEBS
Nationwide
on December 6, 2011
presented by FutureOffice Network
IGNA v. Amara: The Supreme Court Speaks on Remedies for Faulty SPDs Webcast
Nationwide
on November 21, 2011
presented by ALI-ABA (American Law Institute-American Bar Association)
Pension, Profit-Sharing, Welfare, and Other Compensation Plans
in Illinois
on April 25, 2012
presented by ALI-ABA (American Law Institute-American Bar Association)
Retirement Practitioner Research Tools
Nationwide
on December 9, 2011
presented by McKay Hochman Co., Inc.
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American Health Care Congress and Exhibition [Advert.]
Bringing together the health care community to discuss strategies aimed at more efficient and effective operation of our health system post-reform. December 5-6, 2011, Anaheim, CA.
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[Guidance Overview]
FAQ on HSAs: The Basics of Health Savings Accounts
"HSAs can be confusing, and, many people wonder if this approach to health insurance is good for them. Here are some answers to frequently asked questions . . . ."
(Kaiser Health News)
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Health Care Bigger Worry for State Governments Than Pensions
"'There's no way they will be affordable with health-care costs continuing to explode,' [said Charles Millard, managing director for pension relations at Citigroup] at the Bloomberg State and Municipal Finance Conference in New York."
(Bloomberg.com)
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States Worried They'll Bear The Brunt of Anger Over Health Care Law's Shortcomings
"[T]he law links the subsidies to the cost of coverage for a single employee. If that coverage is found to be affordable, the individual does not qualify for subsidies in the state health exchanges. But the determination is based on the single-employee rate regardless of whether the individual has a spouse and/or children, meaning that someone could end up disqualified from the federal assistance, yet unable to afford the family coverage that an employer offers."
(The Hill)
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Autoworkers' VEBAs Face Funding Shortfalls
"The union, under new labor accords reached last month with GM, Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler, will seek to divert 10% of active workers' profit-sharing checks into the VEBA funds, but the plan still needs to clear legal hurdles and could get blocked by the auto makers. . . . Union-run VEBAs gained popularity in the last decade as a way to clear [retiree health care benefit] obligations off companies' books and shift the burden to independent trust funds."
(The Wall Street Journal)
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San Francisco Legislators Near Deal With Mayor to Curb Health Reimbursement Arrangements
"[The proposed change] would require funds employers contribute to HRAs to satisfy the health care spending law to be available for 24 months after the contribution. For terminating employees, the account balance would have to be available for 90 days after the employee leaves. . . . [Under current law, employers] can design their HRAs so that unused funds revert to [the employer] at the end of the year."
(Business Insurance)
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Supreme Court Will Look at Health Reform Cases on November 10
"During a private conference on November 10, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider five petitions related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152)."
(Wolters Kluwer Law & Business / CCH)
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Workforce Health and Productivity: How Employers Measure, Benchmark and Use Productivity Outcomes
"In shifting from cost management to improving employee health, employers need to quantify the productivity consequences of workforce health and to identify the health conditions that impact their bottom-line results. This case-study resource shows how a variety of employers met these needs through self-reported lost time surveys. . . . [T]he resource includes nine programs that vary by experience, size, industry and approach."
(Integrated Benefits Institute)
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Video/Transcript: The Constitutionality of The Individual Mandate
"Since the Affordable Care Act was passed, numerous lawsuits have been filed arguing that the federal mandate that individuals obtain health insurance is unconstitutional. . . . In this video roundtable, Wendy Mariner moderates a discussion between legal scholars . . . focusing on the relevant constitutional issues."
(New England Journal of Medicine)
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Employers Offering Incentives to Employees to Improve Health and Productivity
"[T]he number of companies using financial incentives for employee participation has increased by 50% between 2009 and 2011. By 2012, four in five companies plan to offer some type of financial reward to individuals who participate in their health management programs."
(Wolters Kluwer Law & Business / CCH)
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Benefits in General; Executive Compensation
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Texas Governor Rick Perry Entitled to Large State Pension, Health Benefits
"Perry is a member of what the Texas Employees Retirement System (ERS) calls 'the elected class,' which provides the kind of lucrative pension benefits that have all but disappeared from the private sector. Under its provisions, Perry, 61, could have retired at age 50 with lifetime health care paid for by the state. To the annoyance of his opponents, he is still in office — and every year he stays will benefit him in the long run."
(The Texas Tribune)
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Many Baby-boomers to See Age 100
"Experts even predict that today's crop of teenagers could include the first couples to celebrate a century of marriage, as lifespans extend to 130 or even 150 years. They will have their own financial problems."
(Daily Mail)
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