Benefit Insurance Marketing is pleased to extend an invitation to attend our upcoming monthly compliance Webinar. In conjunction with our alliance with United Benefit Advisors, you have the opportunity to learn more about the latest compliance trends and regulations from one of the nation’s leading employment and benefit law firms, Fisher Phillips. Best of all, you can take advantage of the Webinar from the convenience of your office and personal computer.
The cost of the Webinar is $200. Once you register, you will immediately receive email confirmation of your registration in addition to a reminder the morning of the Webinar. You will receive a link to download the presentation slides for your future reference should you desire.
If you are a Team BIM client, and missed the client specific invitation, please reply to this email with the CLIENT NAME in the subject line to have the preferred employer code emailed to you.
When Employers Offer Health Benefits to Non-Employees
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
2:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 a.m. PT
Register for this webinar today while seating is still available. The webinar is 60 minutes and is an exceptional educational value for only $200.
In addition to offering health benefits to employees, many employers choose to extend benefits to non-employees, such as 1099 contractors, leased or temporary employees, members of a board of directors, shared employees, interns, and more. This practice has risks that must be evaluated to ensure employers are compliant with federal regulations, including Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code, ERISA, and the ACA. This webinar will help employers understand the risks in covering non-employees and best practices in exploring the possibility of doing so.
This webinar will:
- Review the basics of plan eligibility under Section 125 and ERISA
- Discuss the potential liability of inadvertently creating a MEWA by covering non-employees
- Review basic IRS reporting obligations for large employers
- Review potential issues that arise when a board member receives compensation from the employer, in addition to health benefits
- Review potential tax implications for covering non-employees
- Discuss whether non-employees are included in head counts for federal regulation compliance, such as COBRA, Medicare Secondary Payer, Form 5500 filings, and more
- Provide best practices when an employer is considering offering coverage to non-employees
This 60-minute intermediate level webinar will help employers understand the complexity of covering non-employees.
The presentation will be posted on the UBA website the day before the webinar.
PRESENTER
Lorie Maring is Of Counsel in the Atlanta, Georgia, office of Fisher Phillips. She focuses her practice on helping employers navigate ERISA and other state and federal laws impacting the design, implementation, and ongoing compliance of their employee benefit plans and programs.
Ms. Maring regularly advises clients on the Affordable Care Act, health and welfare benefits, qualified plans, executive compensation, MEWAs, and multiemployer plan issues.
She also represents employers in managing IRS and DOL audits, HIPAA compliance and fiduciary obligations. She serves clients in the public and private sector, including non-profit organizations and trade associations.
Ms. Maring received her Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from the University of South Carolina School of Law in Columbia, S.C.
Register here for the webinar.
This webinar event has been submitted to the Human Resource Certification Institute and the Society for Human Resource Management to qualify for 1 recertification credit hour.
This series is brought to you by your Partner Firm of United Benefit Advisors — the nation’s leading independent employee benefits advisory organization, with more than 200 Partner offices in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.