2008 Event Schedule
Webcast: Family Medical Leave Act: New Requirements and New Proposed Regulations
Date & Time:
February 26, 2008, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm (Pacific Time)
Webcast: Qualified Medical Child Support Orders: Requirements for Group Health Plans
Date & Time:
March 19, 2008, 2008, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm (Pacific Time)
Confronting a Changing Workforce
Industry experts will discuss the keys to retaining employees, including the methodology for workforce evaluation.
HRCI accreditation is pending.
Date & Location:
March 20, 2008, Seattle, WA
Webcast: HIPAA Nondiscrimination Rules and Wellness Programs Requirements
Date & Time:
April 22, 2008, 2008, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm (Pacific Time)
Webcast: Employment Law: 10 Common Employer Mistakes
Date & Time:
May 20, 2008, 2008, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm (Pacific Time)
Webcast: Medicare Secondary Payer and Group Health Plans
Date & Time:
June 19, 2008, 2008, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm (Pacific Time)
Webcast: Recent ERISA Litigation: What's the Verdict?
Date & Time:
July 23, 2008, 2008, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm (Pacific Time)
Webcast: ERISA Fiduciaries: Ways to Avoid Costly Litigation
Date & Time:
August 26, 2008, 2008, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm (Pacific Time)
Webcast: Medicare Secondary Payer and Group Health Plans
Date & Time:
September 16, 2008, 2008, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm (Pacific Time)
Webcast: Year End Compliance Update for 2008
Date & Time:
October 21, 2008, 2008, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm (Pacific Time)
Webcast: Final Cafeteria Plan Regulations
Date & Time:
November 18, 2008, 2008, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm (Pacific Time)
Webcast: Complying with COBRA's Notice Requirements: Proper Notices and Notice Procedures
Date & Time:
December 16, 2008, 2008, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm (Pacific Time)
2007 Event Schedule
2007 Strategic & Legislative Update
Employee Benefits Legislative Update
This session will provide an overview of important recent legislative developments affecting group health & welfare plan sponsors, including non-discrimination rules for wellness programs, new proposed Cafeteria Plan regulations, outcomes of the 2007 legislative session in Olympia, and more.
Presenter: Sally Crum Wineman, Esq.
Effective Open Enrollment
With costs ever on the rise, employees value their health & welfare benefits more than ever and name a robust benefit package as the key reason for staying with or joining a company. In this workshop, we will discuss the elements that make up effective open enrollment, including accuracy. The goal of the workshop is to provide participants with a comprehensive overview of today's best practices in open enrollment in the Northwest and nationwide.
Presenter: Nancy Kokenge
Date & Time:
November 1, 2007, 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM (Pacific Time)
Location:
Yakima, WA
2007 Strategic & Legislative Update
Total Rewards: Compensation, Benefits & Work Environment
This session will provide an overview of current trends in labor markets and workforce management from an employer's perspective, followed by an in-depth discussion of proven approaches to designing total rewards programs and creating a "destination workplace".
Presenter: Mary Novak-Jandrey, RN, MN, MPA
Employee Benefits Legislative Update
This session will provide an overview of important recent legislative developments affecting group health & welfare plan sponsors, including non-discrimination rules for wellness programs, new proposed Cafeteria Plan regulations, outcomes of the 2007 legislative session in Olympia, and more.
Presenter: Sally Crum Wineman, Esq.
Workers' Compensation Regulatory Update
This session will provide an overview of "hot" areas of legal liability exposure in workers compensation and strategies for ensuring compliance, including steps to save money, personnel policies to manage injured workers and effective return-to-work programs.
Presenter: Elizabeth K. Reeve, Esq.
Date & Time:
October 25, 2007, 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM (Pacific Time)
Location:
Seattle, WA
Webcast: New Cafeteria Plan Regulations
The IRS has issued new, proposed regulations addressing the administration of Cafeteria plans. These new regulations also include more detail on the nondiscrimination testing that plan sponsors must perform. Our national compliance team will explore the changes, as well as the impact, that these proposed regulations will have on Cafeteria plans.
Date & Time:
September 20, 2007, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (Pacific Time)
Webcast: Final Regulations for 403b Plans
Our national retirement plan experts provide a comprehensive overview of the newly released IRS regulations regarding Section 403(b) governing retirement plans for public sector, public schools and tax-exempt organizations.
Date & Time:
September 5, 2007, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (Pacific Time)
Webcast: Workforce Planning in Healthcare
Mary Novak-Jandrey, RN, MN, MPA, will present a proven strategic approach to workforce planning, sharing examples and models that can be applied to healthcare organizations.
Date:
August 9, 2007
Webcast: Washington State Legislative Overview
Our Corporate Counsel Sally Wineman will provide an overview of the issues of significance to employee benefit plan sponsors that are on the legislative agenda this spring.
Date:
May 22, 2007
Client Open House
This event is an opportunity to review Gallagher’s strategic goals in client service, network with our team and your peers, and tour our offices. By invitation only.
Date:
February 15, 2007
Webcast: Legal Rules for Wellness Programs
Our Corporate Counsel Sally Wineman will review the requirements for wellness programs within the framework of HIPAA nondiscrimination rules, discuss action steps for employers, as well as answer your specific questions.
Date & Time:
February 6, 2007, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (Pacific Time)
2006 Event Schedule
Executive Forum
A roundtable forum for business executives addressing the issues in benefits and compensation of strategic import to business today. By invitation only.
Date & Location:
October 27, 2006, Seattle, WA
2006 Legislative Update
A multi-track educational seminar for HR, benefits and risk managers covering the current topics in employee benefits and workers' compensation. HRCI accredited.
Date & Location:
October 12, 2006, Seattle, WA
Webcast: Online Benefits Enrollment
As employers seek ways to streamline benefits administration and improve their employees' experience during the open enrollment period, paperless enrollment gains momentum. Until recently, online enrollment solutions were accessible primarily only to very large employers. Today, however, new tools enable mid-size companies to reap the benefits with a moderate investment of time and money. This presentation is designed to help employers make educated decisions on selecting appropriate tools and implementing online enrollment in their organizations. HRCI accredited.
Date:
August 17, 2006
Webcast: An Employer's Guide to COBRA
Everything you need to know about managing COBRA, including a complete COBRA administration manual. HRCI accreditation.
Date:
April 6, 2006
Webcast: Online Tools for Employee Education
Trends in the use of online technologies in employee education to manage benefits utilization and increase perceived value of benefits; comparative review of current educational technologies. HRCI accreditation.
Date:
March 15, 2006
Webcast: HIPAA Security Compliance for Group Health Plans
Summary of HIPAA security requirements for employer-sponsored health and welfare plans, including a checklist of compliance to-do's and a review of secure technologies. HRCI accreditation.
Dates:
February 7, & February 9, 2006
Webcast: Introducing the New BenefitManager™
Overview of the enhancements and new features available with our benefits technology suite, BenefitManager™, for clients of Gallagher Reppond. By invitation only.
Dates:
September 26, 2006; October 3, 2006; October 10, 2006; October 18, 2006
Webcast: GBS Insight Overview
Overview of the HIPAA-secure platform GBS Insight for clients of Gallagher Reppond. Occurs every second Thursday of each month starting March 2006. By invitation only.
Dates:
Held every 2nd Thursday of the month from March 9, 2006 to August 10, 2006
2005 Event Schedule
Risk, Gain & Bottom Line
Conference for HR Professionals and Business Executives.
Certification for continuing education credits has been requested.
Date & Location:
October 20, 2005, Bellevue, WA
Best Practices in Wellness & Health Management
Employers need proven, long-term measures for containing medical costs. Health promotion and health risk management programs hold out the promise of filling the need. Do these programs work? What are some factors crucial to their success? Gallagher Reppond is bringing together Northwest HR professionals to facilitate the sharing of ideas and best practices.
Date & Location:
September 14, 2005, Bellevue, WA
The A’s in CDHP: HSAs, HRAs, FSAs
This technical workshop for HR, finance and benefits professionals will provide a comparative analysis of the elements of the three key vehicles behind consumer-driven healthcare plans: Health Savings Accounts, Health Reimbursement Arrangements and Flexible Spending Accounts. Certification for continuing education credits will be provided.
Date & Location:
May 18, 2005, Bellevue, WA
An Employer’s Guide to COBRA
This seminar for HR, finance and benefits professionals equips you with everything you need to know about managing COBRA. Includes a complete COBRA administration manual updated with the newly finalized DOL rules. Certification for continuing education credits will be provided.
Date & Location:
May 18, 2005, Bellevue, WA
Executive Forum
This forum brings together senior executives of local businesses to discuss behavior management strategies aimed at increasing productivity, decreasing absenteeism and lowering medical costs.
Date & Location:
March 22, 2005, Seattle, WA
March 23, 2005, Yakima, WA