Seats are filling up fast! Team BIM Webinar - Plan Documents: ERISA, Section 125, SPDs, and Wraps, Oh My! - Bim Group

Seats are filling up fast! Team BIM Webinar – Plan Documents: ERISA, Section 125, SPDs, and Wraps, Oh My!

Benefit Insurance Marketing is pleased to extend an invitation to attend our upcoming monthly compliance Webinar. In conjunction with our alliance with United Benefit Advisors, you have the opportunity to learn more about the latest compliance trends and regulations from one of the nation’s leading employment and benefit law firms, Fisher Phillips. Best of all, you can take advantage of the Webinar from the convenience of your office and personal computer.

The cost of the Webinar is $200. Once you register, you will immediately receive email confirmation of your registration in addition to a reminder the morning of the Webinar. You will receive a link to download the presentation slides for your future reference should you desire.

If you are a Team BIM client, and missed the client specific invitation sent via email on Wednesday, October 19th, 2016, please reply to this email with the CLIENT NAME in the subject line to have the preferred employer code emailed to you.  Thank you!

REGISTER HERE

Plan Documents: ERISA, Section 125, SPDs, and Wraps, Oh My!

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

2:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 a.m. PT

Group health plans have a multitude of documents that need to be compliant with federal regulations. Cafeteria plans must have plan documents as well as documentation evidencing the adoption of the plan, and plans subject to ERISA need a plan document outlining the plan’s terms for a number of items, including eligibility, benefits, exclusions, a named fiduciary and plan administrator, claims and appeals procedures, funding information, and other items, These requirements are separate from the summary plan description (SPD) and Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) requirements that plans must also meet.

This webinar will help employers understand what plan documents they need, what the documents should contain and the implications of using a “wrap document” to wrap the ERISA plan document and SPD requirements into one document. This webinar will:

  • Explain what a cafeteria plan document is, and what is required to be in the document
  • Outline the supporting documentation every cafeteria plan should have regarding its adoption
  • Discuss how cafeteria plan documents and documents required under ERISA are different, and cannot be combined into one document
  • Explain what a plan document is for ERISA purposes and what is required to be in the document
  • Explain the requirements for SPDs
  • Discuss how wrap documents are used, along with the pros and cons of using a wrap document
  • Discuss how wrap documents can be used to wrap ERISA requirements into a single benefit plan, or to combine multiple benefit plans together
  • Discuss an employer’s requirements when they update a plan, including Summary of Material Modification requirements
  • Provide best practices regarding retention of plan documents and other recordkeeping requirements

This 90-minute beginner to intermediate level webinar will help employers understand the plan document requirements for group health plans.

The presentation will be posted on the UBA website the day before the webinar.

 

Register here for the webinar.

Register for this webinar today while seating is still available. The webinar is 60 minutes and is an exceptional educational value for only $200. This webinar event has been submitted to the Human Resource Certification Institute and the Society for Human Resource Management to qualify for 1 recertification credit hour.

hrci

 

PRESENTER

Lorie Maring is Of Counsel in the Atlanta, Georgia, office of Fisher Phillips. She focuses her practice on helping employers navigate ERISA and other state and federal laws impacting the design, implementation and ongoing compliance of their employee benefit plans and programs.

Ms. Maring regularly advises clients on the Affordable Care Act, health and welfare benefits, qualified plans, executive compensation, MEWAs, and multiemployer plan issues.

She also represents employers in managing IRS and DOL audits, HIPAA compliance and fiduciary obligations. She serves clients in the public and private sector, including non-profit organizations and trade associations.

Ms. Maring received her Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from the University of South Carolina School of Law in Columbia, S.C.

 

 

This series is brought to you by your Partner Firm of United Benefit Advisors — the nation’s leading independent employee benefits advisory organization, with more than 200 Partner offices in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

UBApartnerfirm

 

 

Recent Insights

March 27, 2024
HR Elements

Workplace Culture | Attracting and Hiring Veterans

READ TIME: 5 MINUTES Hiring veterans can address the challenges of a skilled labor shortage and diversify your talent pool. You can tap into veterans’ technical skills and leadership experience by adjusting your recruitment strategies to consider practical experience over academic qualifications. Why should you develop a more inclusive recruitment strategy for veterans? Veterans bring […]
Read more
March 18, 2024
News

Bim Group named one of the 2024 Best Places to Work in Kentucky!

Bim Group is honored to be named a Best Place to Work (BPTW) in Kentucky for the 19th year in a row! It truly never gets old and we are extremely proud of our perennial recognition as a “Best Place to Work” employer – a designation bestowed on our company by our employees. We have a unique […]
Read more
March 11, 2024
News

Insurers Are Not Obligated to Inform Terminated Employees of their Life Insurance Conversion Rights

READ TIME: 5 MINUTES A recent case in an Indiana federal court serves as a reminder to employers that insurers are generally not obligated to inform terminated employees of their conversion rights. In Estate of Maribeth Presnal v. Dearborn National Life Insurance Company et al (the “Presnal Case”), the district court affirmed that insurers do […]
Read more
March 11, 2024
Webinar

Webinar: Qualifying Events and Special Enrollment Periods ​

Tuesday, April 9, 2024 1 – 2PM CST Register Now Registration Code:UBA410EW   Attend this month’s webinar to learn how the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulates employee benefit contribution levels and the timing of enrollment elections. Gain insights into: The irrevocable nature of plan elections The tax-favored account enrollment changes allowed by the IRS​ ​Avoiding […]
Read more