SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
7:30 - 8:00 am -Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:00 - 8:05 am - Introduction SESSION I: 8:05 – 8:55 A.M. GETTING TO KNOW FMLA Mark Williams, MetLife • Overview of Federal FMLA, State FMLA, and their impacts • Non-FMLA leaves • Company leaves • Burdens employers face (administration, compliance, litigation, lost productivity) SESSION II: 8:55 – 9:45 A.M. TRANSPARENCY, PANDEMIC WIND-DOWN, AND OTHER KEY COMPLIANCE TOPICS FOR 2023 AND BEYOND Mandy Bartoshesky, Gallagher • Group health plan transparency provisions for pricing, coverage and claims: • 2010’s Patient Protections and Affordable Care Act (ACA) • Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2011 (CAA) • End of COVID-19 requirements • Compliance issues for employers in the coming months and years SESSION III: 10:00 – 10:50 A.M. MENTAL HEALTH PARITY AND ADDICTION EQUITY ACT David Anthony and Jackie Peele, Willis Towers Watson • MHPAEA legislative background and current enforcement • Compliance obligations required by MHPAEA • Identifying and evaluating Nonquantitative Treatment Limitations (NQTLs) • Identifying and evaluating Quantitative Treatment Limitations (QTLs) SESSION IV: 10:50 – 11:40 A.M. HOW CAN EMPLOYERS SUPPORT CHILDCARE NEEDS? Chris Athanas, Bright Horizons • State of childcare today • Employer responsibility? • How are employers helping to solve problems? SESSION V: 1:00 - 1:50 PM WHAT’S NEW IN HEALTH AND WELL-BEING? Stephen Doyle, UPMC WorkPartners • Overview of the scope for population health and well-being programs • Current state of well-being marketplace trends • Review of the research and future directions SESSION VI: 1:50 - 2:40 PM DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS David Johnson, Bolton • Overview • Why focus on DEI in benefit plans • Barriers to overcome in enhancing DEI • Key opportunities to enhance DEI • Measuring impact of DEI strategies SESSION VII: 2:50 - 3:40 PM HOW SECURE ACT 2.0 MAY IMPACT YOUR ORGANIZATION Julia Zuckerman, Segal • Changes to required minimum distribution rates • Emergency savings provisions • Expanded eligibility for part-time employees • Matching employer contributions for student loan payments • Higher catch-up contributions for older workers • Allowance for 403(b) multiple employer plans (MEPs) and 403(b) pooled employer plans (PEPs) SESSION VIII: 3:40 - 4:30 PM PHARMACY BENEFITS: A PRESCRIPTION FOR SUSTAINABILITY Nick Miller, Highmark • Current market overview • The specialty pharmaceutical landscape • What can an employer do? • Contractual terms and conditions • Ask the right questions! |
Pennsylvania insurance has been approved for 8 general credits.
HRCI has been approved for 6.5 general credits. SHRM has been approved for 6.5 PDCs. For cancellations on or before May 15, 2023, an administrative fee of $15 will apply. For cancellations after May 15, 2023, an administrative fee of $25 will apply. In the unlikely event that the Greater Pittsburgh Chapter of ISCEBS would need to cancel this event, a full refund minus a small administrative fee will be refunded within 15 business days. Sponsored by the Greater Pittsburgh Chapter of the International Society of Certified Employee Benefit specialists (ISCEBS), a non-profit organization that serves as an educational resource for Certified Employee Benefit Specialists and others in the employee benefits community. 2023 CHAPTER OFFICERS President: Theresa Pudik Card, CEBS Compliant, American Benefits Consulting LLC Vice President: Gloria Mathe, JD, CEBS, Delta Dental Secretary/Treasurer: Melissa Musarra, CEBS Compliant, Utz Quality Foods Executive Board: Mark Franchak, CEBS, Highmark Julia Gleason, GBA, UPMC Health Plan Roni McDonough, CEBS Compliant, Electronics for Imaging Chrysta McIntire, CEBS, ArcelorMittal |