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Course
Benefits Management: A Comprehensive Study of Employee Benefit Programs
This course presents a comprehensive view of benefits, including the latest approaches for analyzing and negotiating benefits programs and funding options. A key focus will be developing strategies to reduce healthcare costs. Students will learn to evaluate employee needs and help them better understand and use their coverage.
Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of the course, you should be able to:
- Describe the role and responsibilities of a Benefits Manager’s job.
- State a corporation’s Employee Benefits philosophy and goals.
- Define various laws and regulations that govern administration of Employee Benefits programs.
- Describe principles of risk and how this relates to design of insurance benefits plans.
- Describe the role of the Broker and the relationship with the Benefits Manager.
- Define managed care and consumerism in health care benefits plans.
- Describe various funding alternatives for insurance benefits programs.
- Understand financial benefits including 401(k) and stock option plans.
Topics Include:
- Health and welfare plans, including cafeteria plans
- The Affordable Health Care Act and Covered California
- Qualified retirement plans such as 401(k) plans
- Vacation and sick leave programs, incidental benefits
- Overall benefit cost management workforce
Professional Credit:
HRCI®---PHR®, SPHR® and GPHR® general recertification credit: 19.25 hours.
Effective February 22, 2020, this course is valid for 19.25 PDCs for the SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®.
Prerequisite(s):
Sections Open for Enrollment:
Schedule
Date: | Start Time: | End Time: | Meeting Type: | Location: |
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Mon, 01-11-2021 | 6:00 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | Live-Online | ONLINE |
Mon, 01-25-2021 | 6:00 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | Live-Online | ONLINE |
Mon, 02-01-2021 | 6:00 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | Live-Online | ONLINE |
Mon, 02-08-2021 | 6:00 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | Live-Online | ONLINE |
Mon, 02-22-2021 | 6:00 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | Live-Online | ONLINE |
Mon, 03-01-2021 | 6:00 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | Live-Online | ONLINE |
Mon, 03-08-2021 | 6:00 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | Live-Online | ONLINE |
Schedule
Date: | Start Time: | End Time: | Meeting Type: | Location: |
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Tue, 04-06-2021 | 6:00 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | Live-Online | ONLINE |
Tue, 04-13-2021 | 6:00 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | Live-Online | ONLINE |
Tue, 04-20-2021 | 6:00 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | Live-Online | ONLINE |
Tue, 04-27-2021 | 6:00 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | Live-Online | ONLINE |
Tue, 05-04-2021 | 6:00 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | Live-Online | ONLINE |
Tue, 05-11-2021 | 6:00 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | Live-Online | ONLINE |
Tue, 05-18-2021 | 6:00 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | Live-Online | ONLINE |
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