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Dublin, Sept. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Certificate in Employee Benefits Law Seminar” training has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.
The Certificate in Employee Benefits Law Seminar is a 4 day program that is designed to be the most comprehensive and practical seminar available in its field.
The seminar covers employee benefits issues that arise in the design and administration of employee benefit plans, the management of their assets, controversies between plan sponsors, trustees, participants and the numerous government agencies that regulate these plans. The accelerating changes in the legal environment, coupled with the complex, technical nature of the laws and regulations and increasing governmental scrutiny, make it extremely difficult to keep current in this field.
This seminar addresses this need by providing participants with insights into the many regulations, laws and their requirements, the governmental agencies which administer and enforce those laws, and the litigation and court opinions resulting from the enforcement efforts of these agencies, as well as private causes of action to enforce the provisions of these laws.
The goal of this seminar is to improve the participant’s ability to identify and limit risks to their organization in dealing with employee benefit plans and to provide “best practices” insights. The program is sponsored and designed by the Institute for Applied Management & Law, Inc. in consultation with attorneys from leading law firms who regularly advise and represent a broad range of plan sponsors and plan fiduciaries in their dealings with employee benefit plans.
The Certificate in Employee Benefits Law Seminar is designed to give participants the practical information they need to be more effective professionals. This is accomplished by providing the following:
A comprehensive understanding of the requirements of federal and state laws and regulations relating to the administration of employee benefit plans and the management of their assets and how they affect plan sponsors, plan fiduciaries, and plan service providers.
The basic skills to administer employee benefit plans and manage their assets pursuant to the current requirements of the law, to recognize and avoid problem areas and to cope with regulatory requirements, to respond appropriately to compliance complaints, and to minimize the possibility of expensive and time-consuming litigation.
Information regarding current regulatory, litigation, and legislative developments and trends in the employee benefits field which will enable participants to make important contributions to the administration and management of employee benefit plans performed by their organizations, and to anticipate and cope with the ever-emerging regulatory and enforcement developments in these critical areas.
Certifications:
SHRM has pre-approved this seminar for Professional Development Credits (PDCs) toward SHRM-CP? or SHRM-SCP? Certifications.
The host is a recognized provider of recertification credits. HR Certification Institute has pre-approved these programs towards aPHRT, aPHRiT, PHR, PHRca, SPHR, GPHR, PHRiT and SPHRiT recertification.
Key Topics Covered:
Block 1 – Retirement Plans (Monday – Tuesday)
Overview of the Statutes and Regulatory Agencies Governing Retirement Plans
The Alphabet of Laws (ERISA, ADA, COBRA, FMLA, GATT, USERRA, HIPAA and EGTRRA) and agencies (IRS, DOL, EBSA, PBGC, EEOC, SEC and HCFA)
ERISA Title I and Title II and the division of authority between the IRS, the Department of Labor and the PBGC
Overview of plan types and qualification requirements
Fiduciary Rules and Investing Plan Assets
Overview of prohibited transactions, exemptions, penalties and corrections
Participant investment direction-Is 404(c) worth all the trouble?
Participant investment direction in an up-and-down market
When investments go bad, who is liable?
Plan fiduciaries, cofiduciary liability and the liability of service providers
Paying expenses from plan assets
Why is the DOL so interested in proxy voting?
The lessons being learned from Enron
Investment of education versus advice
Nondiscrimination Testing for Retirement Plans
Overview of nondiscrimination testing of participation, benefits, and contributions
Controlled groups rules
Highly compensated employee definition
Coverage rules (Code Section 410(b)), including QSLOBs
Nondiscriminatory Contributions (Code Section 401(a)(4))
Safeharbors and general rules for contributions
Testing benefits, rights, and features
Cross-testing and age-weighted profit-sharing plans
401(k) and 401(m) testing and safe harbor plans
Dealing with failed 401(k) and 401(m) testing
Plan Administration
Day-to-day challenges of plan administration
Participant loans
QDROs
Salary deferrals and catch-up contributions
Paperless administration
Sarbanes-Oxley and blackout periods
ERISA Section 204(h) notices
Suspension of benefits provisions
Plan Distributions
When can participants take money out of the plan?
Withholding and rollovers
Consent rules
Joint and survivor rules
Hardship distributions
Code Section 411(d)(6) Anti-cutback rules and elimination of distribution methods
Minimum required distributions at age 70
Retroactive annuity starting dates
Plan Audits and IRS and DOL Voluntary Compliance Programs
Plan Qualification: What is it?
What happens if a plan is disqualified?
IRS audit targets
Correcting errors under IRS compliance programs
Correcting errors discovered by the IRS in an audit
Late forms filing and how to resolve
Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program
Compliance audits/compliance controls
Early Retirement Incentive Programs
Designing the program to achieve goals
Designing the program to comply with ADEA waiver rules
Designing to comply with 401(a)(4) rules for retirement early windows
What the courts are telling us about early retirement windows and ADEA waivers
Government and Nonprofit Employers – Qualified and Nonqualified Plans
Who is the employer? How controlled group rules apply to government and nonprofit employees
Qualification standards for government plans
Code Section 403(b) plans-contribution limits and IRS audit and voluntary correction programs
Eligible and Ineligible Code Section 457 plans
Block 2 – Benefits Plan Claims, Appeals & Litigation (Wednesday)
ERISA Compliance
Learn which plans ERISA covers
How to deal with state law requirements
Plan documentation and reporting obligations to participants and the government
Administering benefit claims
Making your administrative decisions bullet-proof
Managing your plans to mitigate the risk of fiduciary liability under ERISA
Learn about new ERISA developments and how they impact your plan
Understanding and satisfying fiduciary obligations
Identifying and investing plan assets
Protecting your plan’s right to reimbursement
Avoiding the anti-cutback rule
ERISA Litigation Advantages
ERISA Litigation Hot Topics
Block 3 – Welfare Benefits Plan Issues (Thursday – Friday)
ERISA Compliance for Health & Welfare (H&W) Plans: A Hands-On Discussion for Employers and Plan Administrators
Which welfare plans are subject to ERISA
Reporting requirements (Form 5500)
Disclosure requirements (SPD, SMM, etc.)
Electronic SPDs
Plan funding rules
Trust requirements
What funds are plan assets
Cafeteria plan trust moratorium
Fiduciary Obligations
Prohibited transaction issues
DOL claim procedure requirements
ERISA 510 claims
Impact of ERISA on Claims Litigation
Preemption and state law regulation
Health Care Reform: A Walk Through of Compliance Requirements Every Employer Needs to Know
Introduction to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Compliance Mandates
Play or Pay and the Employer Obligation to Extend Health Coverage
Cadillac Tax and How to Avoid It
HIPAA Privacy Overview
The H & W Plan Alphabet
Impact of employment nondiscrimination laws on H & W benefits
Age Discrimination (ADEA)
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)
Pregnancy Discrimination Act
Americans With Disabilities Act
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Military leave (USERRA)
QMCSOs
Health plan mandates
Mental Health Parity
Medicare Secondary
Cancer Rights Act
Cafeteria Plan Issues
Cafeteria plan basics
Which benefits can be pre-taxed
Who can participate
The irrevocable election rule and change in status exceptions
Health and Dependent Care FSAs
Which expenses qualify
Claim substantiation rules
Transit/Parking Plans
Introduction to Private Exchanges and Consumer Driven Health Care
Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
Introduction to HRA rollover accounts
What’s a Private Exchange and Why Do I Need One
Discrimination Testing Basics
COBRA
Speakers
George F. Cicotte, Esq.
Founder of the Cicotte Law Firm
Dominic DeMatties, Esq.
Partner at Alston & Bird LLP
Ashley Gillihan, Esq.
Counsel at Alston & Bird LLP
John R. Hickman, Esq.
Partner at Alston & Bird LLP
H. Douglas Hinson, Esq.
Counsel at Alston & Bird LLP
Emily Catherine Hootkins, Esq.
Sr. Associate at Alston & Bird LLP
Thomas P. Schendt, Esq.
Partner at Alston & Bird LLP
Leah Singleton, Esq.
Counsel at Thompson Hine LLP
For more information about this training visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/5mtdrd
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