Compliance Considerations for Tomorrow's Benefits

Recorded On: 10/29/2019

While HR professionals may have enjoyed the recent slowdown in regulatory action under the Affordable Care Act, plenty of compliance considerations remain for those that work with cafeteria plans and group health plans. We’ll look at the latest-and-greatest as it pertains to topics such as association health plans, wellness regulations, the contraceptive mandate, and general agency enforcement to ensure HR professionals are ready to become a trusted advisor to employees through the next phase of employee benefits. Learning Objectives: Understand key regulatory and legislative actions from the past year that affect compliance for cafeteria plans and group health plans; Recognize inherent risks of noncompliance for employee benefit programs based on agency enforcement activities from the past year; Serve as a trusted advisor to the company in the event an IRS penalty is proposed for alleged noncompliance with the employer mandate provisions applicable to large employers.

William Ferguson

After working in private practice for five years, Bill joined Arthur J. Gallagher in 2016 and serves as a regional compliance counsel assisting branch offices, clients, and account teams with compliance issues affecting employee benefits programs. Bill advises Gallagher clients and is a frequent speaker on issues such as ERISA, the Affordable Care Act, COBRA, HIPAA, Section 125, and wellness programs. Bill is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame with a BA in Finance, and received his J.D. and LL.M. in taxation from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law and is a licensed attorney in Kansas and Missouri.

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