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International Employee Benefits: An Introduction to Mergers & Acquisitions

This webinar will focus on educating HR professionals on the challenges involved when dealing with global employee benefits as part of a multinational merger or acquisition project. The session will consider the contractual, legislative and logistical issues at play as part of any global M & A project and will serve as in introduction to understanding how to build a project plan to work through an M & A project.​

Attendance at the live webinar is eligible for credit from HRCI, SHRM, and CEBS.

Navigating the Maze of Self-Insured Plans

The employer’s decision to self- insure their employee benefit plan requires a number of considerations, some obvious and some not so. This webinar will identify the decisions that need to be addressed and the options available.

Takeaways include:

1. Financial analysis tools;
2. Claim Payer Options;
3. Plan Design Considerations;
4. Stop Loss Structure.​

Participation in the live webinar is eligible for HRCI, SHRM, and CEBS credit.

Affordable Care Act Update: What’s New with the ACA?

In this informative webinar Stacy H. Barrow, Esq., BAN’s Director of Compliance, discusses the current state of the Affordable Care Act, including top compliance issues in 2020, new legal and regulatory updates in employee benefits, and a look at recent court cases of interest.

Takeaways include:

1. An understanding of the top benefits issues in 2020
2. A better understanding of new legal and regulatory issues
3. Insight into relevant court cases

How to Solve the Biggest HR Tech Problems

HR Technology can be used during the entire employee lifecycle – from candidate to COBRA. In this webinar, Josh Hoover and Corrina Nation join up to explain how employers can address some of the biggest pitfalls of HR technology. Every HR professional wants to leverage tech to deal with the tactical aspects of their job, so they can focus on more strategic initiatives; the only way to do that is to make technology work for you, and not against you.

Find out how:
• Effective communications can help with expectation management, relationship building, and relationship strengthening with HR tech vendors to build a better employee experience;
• Efficient automation can build on these communications for easier use, freeing up time for more strategic tasks and manual knowledge work;
• Non-automated tasks can be integrated with a more robust platform, and how to explore the possibilities & limitations to find programs that work for you.

How Small to Mid-Size Companies Purchase Health Care Like a Fortune 500

For small to mid-size companies, self-funded insurance has not always been a practical option. David Konrad explains how it can be possible in this webinar. Learn how the pooling of many employers banding together to achieve the efficiency of a larger organization can result in cost savings and a way to offer affordable health benefits – all while improving employee satisfaction.

Workplace Wellness Programs & Compliance with DOL & EEOC Rules

During this informative webinar Stacy H. Barrow, Esq., BAN’s Director of Compliance, provides an overview of the legal and regulatory guidelines for wellness programs under DOL and EEOC rules. Attendees will gain an understanding of how DOL and EEOC rules apply depending on the type of wellness program offered, how limits on rewards work depending on the types of wellness programs offered, and recent court cases of interest.

Takeaways include:

1. An understanding of which laws apply to wellness programs
2. Information on how the limits on rewards apply
3. Best practices for ensuring that wellness programs comply with applicable laws

Marketing Your Culture

More than ever your company culture should be aligned as a part of your overarching business strategy. Not only is the company culture part of your brand, which should be an important part of your products or services, but it can also either be an advocate of your vision or your opponent.

Your culture should speak to your core values and your company’s unique “why” customers do business with you. When your employees, culture, and customers are aligned, they create a community or bond, that becomes your greatest asset.

This asset will attract the right customers, influencers, partners, and ultimately the right employees to your organization.

HR Tech & Compliance Best Practices

Join Josh Hoover and Corrina Nation from BTR and Stacy H. Barrow, Esq., BAN’s Director of Compliance in this co-hosted webinar on the intersection of technology and compliance.

Takeaways will include:
• Importance of data security
• A better understanding of how technology and compliance are complimentary
• Insight into managing your technology to remain compliant

Compliance & Security Standards

It’s not just about employee and customer information, it’s also the employer data and intellectual property data businesses have everywhere, from documents to email to cloud storage to accounting, attacks could cripple small businesses.

Focus on:

1. Multifactor Authentication
2. Security Audits and Experts
3. Compliance Updates
4. Everyone’s Job

Introduction to Consumer Directed Healthcare & Account Based Plans: HDHPs, HSAs, FSAs & HRAs

Join BAN’s Director of Compliance, Stacy H. Barrow, Esq. for an informative webinar on Consumer Directed Healthcare and Account-Based Plans. Webinar attendees will gain an understanding of the background of Consumer Directed Healthcare, HSA eligibility and contribution rules, how HSA funds may be used, and how employers may contribute to HSAs. Stacy will also discuss HRAs and FSAs under the Affordable Care Act.

Key takeaways include:

1. An understanding of the rules surrounding high deductible health plans (HDHPs)
2. How HSAs, FSAs, and HRAs can coordinate with HDHPs
3. How HSAs, FSAs, and HRAs have changed under the ACA

HR Technology Trends

During this webinar Josh Hoover and Corrina Nation help attendees become more familiar with the different trends in HR Technology, and how to best utilize their current systems (or potentially evaluate new systems).

Keep a close watch on this webinar as the final topics will likely not be verified until a few weeks prior to the webinar date considering how fluid the HR technology industry is.

HR for 2021

Join Bobbi Kloss for a special webinar on HR for 2021. Bobbi’s webinar provides insight into developing a culture to attract and retain employees, regulatory updates including the EEOC and the DOL, and HR best practices. Educate yourself on how to maintain your employer of choice status, top trends in Human Capital Management (HCM), and what you should be focusing on for your workforce needs in the upcoming year.

End of Year Compliance Roundup

During our final webinar of our 2020 Educational Webinar Series, Stacy H. Barrow, Esq. provides an overview of significant compliance topics in 2020, along with a look at what to expect in 2021. Stacy will review legal and regulatory changes under the ACA in 2020, a review of other agency guidance in 2020 applicable to health and welfare plans, an update on recent court cases affecting health and welfare plans, and what to expect in 2021.

Key takeaways include:

1. A better understanding of major changes in employee benefits law in 2020
2. Knowledge of court cases which were most impactful to employee benefit plans in 2020
3. An understanding of potential changes and guidance expected for 2021

HRx Webinar: Overcoming the Winter Blues and Understanding the Science of Depression

As the number of COVID-19 cases increases, so does the mental health impact of the ongoing pandemic. Now, social distancing, self-isolation, and feelings of uncertainty and anxiety have become as prevalent as ever.

Join our next HRx webinar on Tuesday, January 19 to discover simple strategies that you can utilize to help improve your mental health, or that employers might encourage their employees to do for better mental health.

By attending this webinar, you will learn about the negative effects that poor mental health can have on your immune system. And, you will leave with valuable insight into how to improve and protect your mental health going forward. Register now!

HIPAA Privacy & Security Overview

Join Stacy H. Barrow, Esq. for an overview of HIPAA’s Privacy and Security Rules. During this webinar Stacy will review the different types of entities subject to HIPAA, take an in-depth look at Protected Health Information (PHI), individual rights under HIPAA, and what to do when there is a breach of PHI.

Key takeaways include:

1. Understanding which entities and types of plans are subject to HIPAA’s Privacy rule;

2. Understanding which information is protected under HIPAA;

3. Learn the permitted uses and disclosures of PHI under HIPAA.

The Impact of Brexit on US Employers and their Employees

This session will provide an overview from global employee benefits consultants BAS on the formation of the Brexit deal struck between the United Kingdom and the European Union, and will consider areas of meaningful change that may impact employers, their operations, and their employment and benefits strategies going forward. BAS works exclusively with US-owned multinationals and will focus on providing the session in terminology familiar to US HR professionals.

HR Technology Trends: Review of BTR’s 2020 HR Tech Survey

The year 2020 was filled with many ups and downs. One of the positives was BTR’s first-ever HR Technology survey was released! During this webinar, the HR tech experts at BTR will be reviewing the data collected in their mid-market client survey and talk through the key findings. HR professionals will be able to learn new insights around how other employers are using HR tech, how much they’re paying, and which vendors are the most highly ranked. Other topics will include how employers can use this data to drive digital transformation, how they can leverage tech to streamline their processes, and more.

HRx Webinar: Pulling Back The Curtain On PBMs

Since 1987, total prescription drug expenditures have skyrocketed 1010% and per capita expenditures have increased 756%. These devastating numbers are due to the lack of transparency and unnecessary hidden fees in the world of pharmacy benefit management. While pharmacy remains the fastest growing segment of healthcare, it also represents the lowest hanging fruit for cost containment.

Sit back and watch pharmacist-turned-PBM expert, LeAnn C. Boyd, unveil the proverbial curtain on how PBMs generate revenue and use contract trickery to get plan sponsors nothing more than a wooden nickel - all while watching the profits of PBMs soar. LeAnn will talk about how and why this is happening, and more importantly, what plans can do to help bend the prescription cost curve.

It’s now time for prescription benefits to be employer and patient focused - not profit focused. Register now!

How to Prepare for a DOL Audit

During this webinar, Stacy H. Barrow, BAN’s Director of Compliance, will provide attendees with tips for surviving a Department of Labor (DOL) audit, including an overview of what to expect during a DOL audit, how the DOL audits, and what the DOL looks for during a group health plan audit.

Takeaways include:

1. An understanding of how employers/plans get selected for audit;

2. Insight into the audit process and what to expect when the DOL comes knocking;

3. Best practices for audit survival, including which documents to have ready for review.

Cyber Security – What to do Before and After a Breach

Join World Synergy for an exclusive webinar on April 28 that will teach you how to protect your business before a breach, and what to do afterward. With the shift to remote work and the dramatic rise in cyber-threats, businesses need new solutions and expertise to combat hackers and cyber-attacks. We will show you how to build a cyber-security strategy to protect your business.

Security at most small- to mid-size businesses is usually an afterthought, and most business owners underestimate the risks. Today it is not a question of if it will happen, but what you need to do to protect yourself when you are breached. World Synergy Chief Solution Officer Matt Jones and Security Principal Gunner Wagh will discuss how businesses should be rethinking their approach to cybersecurity.​

Employee Engagement Technology: What’s the Real Story?

The drive to digital transformation has been supercharged. Employee engagement is on every HR professional’s mind. But what does “employee engagement” really mean, and how does technology help? In this webinar, the experts at BTR will break down employee engagement technologies, how they’re being used in the real market, and what employers should know before offering engagement tools to their workforce.

Affordable Care Act: What’s New with the ACA?

In this informative webinar Stacy H. Barrow, Esq., BAN’s Director of Compliance, discusses the current state of the Affordable Care Act, including top compliance issues in 2021, new legal and regulatory updates in employee benefits, and a look at recent court cases of interest.

Workplace Wellness Programs and Compliance with DOL & EEOC Rules

During this informative webinar Stacy H. Barrow, Esq., BAN’s Director of Compliance, provides an overview of the legal and regulatory guidelines for wellness programs under DOL and EEOC rules. Attendees will gain an understanding of how DOL and EEOC rules apply depending on the type of wellness program offered, how limits on rewards work depending on the types of wellness programs offered, and recent court cases of interest.

Essence Marketing – Strategic Marketing Roadmaps for the New Business Landscape

Times have changed… has your business strategy evolved along with it? Join this webinar on July 28 to learn how to build your digital marketing strategy for this new economy. The first step is to build a digital marketing acceleration roadmap that will include your business’s uniqueness as your true north. We will then focus on your content, search engine optimization (SEO), and PPC to set your business up for success. The experts from World Synergy will illustrate these methods for you to help you build your own roadmap to success.

You will walk away from this webinar with a framework and tactics for building your business digital marketing plan, with a focus on scalable solutions.

The Healthcare Financial Relationship: Where Does the Money Go?

Dave Konrad will interview 2 Healthcare Industry Experts for insights on where does the money go? A detailed analysis of the four players in employee healthcare and health insurance:
Employer; Insurance Company;Employee; and Healthcare Provider. We will explain the financial and service relationships among these healthcare system participants.

2021 HRx — Navigating the Complexities of the Hybrid Work Environment

Several organizations are beginning to look towards integrating a hybrid work environment. Although this may seem like a simple solution, there are several things to consider including what exactly a hybrid work environment means, the potential obstacles that may arise from this shift, and more importantly, the legal challenges it may present. If you are considering implementing a hybrid environment, this HRx webinar will answer your questions!

HR for 2022

Join Bobbi Kloss for a special webinar on HR for 2022. Bobbi Kloss’s webinar provides current information on developing a culture by marketing your business to attract and retain employees;
Regulatory HR updates including from the EEOC and the DOL; and HR best practices. Join us to educate yourself on how to maintain your employer of choice status, top trends in Human Capital Management (HCM), and what you should be focusing on for your workforce needs in the upcoming year.

End of Year Compliance Roundup

During our final webinar of our 2021 Educational Webinar Series, Stacy H. Barrow, Esq. provides an overview of significant compliance topics in 2021, along with a look at what to expect in 2022. Stacy will review legal and regulatory changes under the ACA and other laws applicable to health and welfare plans and offer thoughts on what to expect in 2022.

Compliance Webinar — Designing A Compliant Contribution Strategy

Employers offering group health coverage must weigh the cost of providing affordable, adequate coverage against the business’s budgetary priorities and constraints. As premium costs continue to rise year-after-year, employers understandably look for cost-saving measures. There are several options to consider that help a plan sponsor manage the cost of their benefits program, including the plan’s […]