B1- Regulatory Environments for Benefits Programs

Regulatory Environments for Benefits Programs

Includes Review and Discussion of the Affordable Care Act

This course presents an overview of U.S. regulatory requirements for employee benefits programs. It examines how federal regulations, such as FMLA and PPACA, influence types of benefits plans including health and welfare plans, retirement plans, paid time off programs and IRC Section 125 & 129 plans. Attendees will learn administration and communication regulatory requirements for benefits plans..

• Explore government’s influence on employee benefits plans.
• Review legislation and regulations that affect retirement benefits.
  
• Examine legislative and regulatory requirements for pay-for-time-not-worked programs.
• Discuss relevant legislation that affects employee health and welfare benefits programs.
• Examine the taxation of health and welfare benefits and required nondiscrimination tests.
• Explore legal issues related to IRC Section 125 and Section 129 plans.
• Examine communication and administration activities related to benefits programs.

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