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Evaluating Paid Sick Leave: Social, Economic and Health Implications for Seattle (PDF)
"[F]our in ten workers get no paid sick leave - including many restaurant, grocery, and health care workers who are on the front lines of food safety and public health." (Economic Opportunity Institute)
Vermont Lawmakers Approve Tax Conformity to PPACA
"Business Insurance reports that the measure would conform Vermont tax law to the federal health care reform law and subsequent Internal Revenue Service rules providing that the coverage can be extended on a tax-free basis through the end of the year in which the child turns 26." (PLANSPONSOR.COM)
Paternity Leave No Longer Restricted to Cubicle-Bound
"Texas Rangers pitcher Colby Lewis last month became the first Major League Baseball player to officially go on paternity leave, thanks to the MLB's new collective bargaining agreement with the players' union." (Business Insurance)
Preparing for Open Enrollment: Communication
"The first in EBN's three-part series on open enrollment offers benefits practioners' first-hand advice for creating effective open enrollment communications." (Employee Benefit News; free registration required)
San Diego Court Finds Retiree Medical Benefit Promises Are 'Not Vested'
"Officials in other states will be watching this case closely if it goes to appeals, and will clearly reference it in their own efforts to roll back OPEB (other post-employment benefits) elsewhere." (Governing)
Vermont Passes Final Version of Single Payer Health Care Bill
"The legislation works within existing structures but does guarantee publicly financed health care to every resident of Vermont." (Firedoglake)
Health Benefits Provided Under a 'Typical' Employer Plan
"The report does not purport to identify all the health benefits in a typical employer plan, but only a subset for which data are available." (Deloitte via BenefitsLink.com)
Benefits in General; Executive Compensation
IRS Seeking Public Comments on 2011-2012 Priority Guidance List
"The 2011-2012 Guidance Priority List will establish the guidance that the Treasury Department and IRS intend to issue from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012." (Wolters Kluwer Law & Business)
Equity Compensation Update Course Now Available
The NCEO's latest Equity Compensation Update course is now available. It provides articles and quizzes on recent developments in the field (from January 2010 through March 2011) in corporate and securities law; taxation; accounting; and equity plan design, administration, and analysis. The course provides 15 hours of continuing education credit for Certified Equity Professional (CEP) designees. (National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO))
Press Releases
Employee Benefits Jobs
Executive Retirement Plans Reporting Specialist
for GuideStone Financial Resources in TX
VP, Investment Product Management & Development
for Prudential in CT
Account Manager
for ING Americas in FL
Education Consultant
for AXA Equitable in CA, TX
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Webcasts and Conferences
401(k) Rekon Advisor Symposium - Tampa in Florida on June 7, 2011 presented by 401(k) Rekon
PPA Hot Topics Audiocast Nationwide on May 11, 2011 presented by Conference of Consulting Actuaries
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