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The program will examine various aspects of employee benefits and executive compensation from a legal, tax and business perspective and explain how benefits and executive compensation are evolving in response to changing business and economic pressures. Presentation Objectives: The objectives of this 60-90 minute audio discussion include providing participants with a conceptual understanding and practical application of the following: I. Tax-Qualified Retirement Plans - Recent Legislative Changes in Defined Benefit Funding Rules
- Plan Freezes or Limits on Future Benefit Accruals
- Reducing or Eliminating a §401(k) Match
- Adding Automatic Enrollment to Defined Contribution Plans
- Encouraging Investment Diversification in ERISA §404(c) Plans
II. Health Plans - COBRA Benefits and the Temporary Premium Subsidy
- Reducing Coverage Levels
- Passing Costs to Participants
- Extending Eligibility Waiting Periods
- Utilizing Consumer Driven Plans with High Deductibles
- Future of Retiree Health Plans
III. Executive Compensation - Modifying Existing Arrangements, Including SERPs and Other Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans, Factoring in Restrictions Under §409A
- Complying With New Restrictions on Executive Compensation, Including TARP Rules
IV. Influence of Changes to ERISA and the Tax Code
V. Alternative Pension and Health Care Models for the Future Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to: - Understand the latest legislative and regulatory developments that affect employee benefits and executive compensation
- Identify the trends and pressures facing employers when making employee benefit decisions
- Identify potential strategy, design and administrative responses for employers in order to reduce the costs of employee benefits
Recorded on May 7, 2009, this audio event is available on CD for purchase.
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