Regulatory Review & Wrap-Up
December 15, 2022
It was another busy compliance year in 2022, with prescription drug reporting requirements, mental health parity, the Dobbs decision, and even ongoing Covid-related issues impacting employers. This webinar will review important employee benefits compliance issues from 2022 and look forward to important legal and regulatory developments coming in 2023 that will impact your benefit plans.
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Dealing with Enrollment Mistakes & Changes
January 19, 2023
Fourth Quarter is over, and everyone has made their elections. All is finally calm and – oh wait, that’s not true at all. Now it’s time to address all the post-enrollment benefits questions that inevitably arise, including claims of mistaken enrollments. During this webinar, Benefit Comply staff will address some of the most common questions and issues we see employers face post-enrollment and will cover what types of election changes may be made and under what circumstances.
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Domestic Partners
February 23, 2023
More and more employers continue to add benefits for domestic partners to their suite of product offerings. With this come more and more questions with respect to exactly how benefits for domestic partners work: When must income be imputed? How do we handle children of domestic partners? Do we have to offer domestic partner coverage? What proof of relationship is required? And more! This webinar will provide a comprehensive overview of all the compliance considerations employers should consider when deciding whether to cover domestic partners – consider this your Domestic Partner Benefits 101 course!
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Regulatory Update
March 23, 2023
There will be lots of regulatory ground to review by end of first quarter, including a review of transparency requirements and reviewing the impact of the recent fix to the so-called “Family Glitch.” During this webinar, we’ll cover these and other important regulatory news that impacts employee benefit.
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Series Presenters:
Bob Radecki, President, Benefit Comply, LLC
Bob has more than 30 years’ experience in the HR and employee benefits industry helping employers deal with difficult benefit and compliance matters. He has served as the principal HIPAA consultant to a number of health insurance companies and is recognized as an expert on a variety of benefit compliance issues including COBRA, FMLA and health reform. Bob has been the featured speaker at numerous industry events and conferences, and has published many articles on various compliance issues.
Regan Blomme, J.D., Senior Consultant, Benefit Comply, LLC
Regan Blomme has experience working as an attorney for a major Fortune 500 company and for a PEO providing benefits and HR services to small employers. She has also worked as a legal researcher for Thomson Reuters. Prior to obtaining her law degree, Regan worked as an account manager in a leading insurance agency in the Minneapolis area, so she understands the issues and challenges facing employee benefit consulting firms and agencies. Regan received her law degree from William Mitchell College of Law, an MBA from The University of St. Thomas and is a member of the Minnesota Bar Association.
Fritz Hewelt, Senior Consultant, Benefit Comply, LLC
Fred W. (“Fritz”) Hewelt brings more than 30 years of experience to his clients, assisting them with a broad range of issues related to the evaluation and remediation of employee benefit and human resource compliance challenges. Fritz has also assisted numerous clients with welfare benefit plan due diligence in merger and acquisition situations. Fritz holds a BS in business administration from Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois. He also has earned designation as a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU), a Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS) and a Fellow, Life Management Institute (FLMI).
Mark Hoaglund, HIPAA Privacy and Securiy Specialist, Benefit Comply, LLC
Mark Hoaglund has helped more than 200 companies with their HIPAA compliance needs. Before becoming a compliance specialist, Mark worked for Fortune 500 companies including Pillsbury and Honeywell as a senior manager and project manager. He has extensive experience with data security and security management. Mark held lead positions in application development, application support, and computer operations. Mark received a computer programming certificate from Brown Institute, Minneapolis, MN and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Minnesota.
Mark Major, J.D., Senior Consultant, Benefit Comply, LLC
Mark Major has more than 30 years' experience with employee benefit plan legal compliance as in-house ERISA counsel, as a lead U.S. compliance attorney for Mercer Consulting. Mark's practice specializes in health, welfare and retirement benefits law supporting small and large employers. Mark is a member of the Denver and Colorado Bar Associations.
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