Speaker: Deanna Sizemore and Lauren Johnson
Topic: Over the past few years, there has been a flurry of new regulations issued affecting employee benefit plans, creating additional compliance obligations for employers. This session will help HR professionals understand the DOL's enforcement priorities for 2024, how to avoid common compliance errors and what needs to be done to prepare for an audit before the DOL comes knocking.
Registration Deadline: Due to venue catering requirements, registration for in-person attendance closes on April 2, 2024. Virtual participation registration closes on Monday, April 8, 2024.
Location: Mane on Main, 201 E Main St #1500, Lexington, KY 40507 (Validated parking is reserved in the Chase Tower Parking Garage)
Parking Map: Mane on Main Parking Map
Virtual: Login details will be sent to all attendees prior to the meeting, up to 24 hours in advance.
Description: Stay ahead of compliance challenges in 2024. Join our educational session for HR professionals to learn about the latest regulations impacting employee benefit plans. This session will help HR professionals understand why compliance is important, the components of compliance, the Department of Labor's (DOL) enforcement priorities for 2024, how to avoid compliance errors, and what needs to be done to prepare for a DOL audit before it's too late.
Learning Objectives: After attending, HR professionals will have the following understanding as it relates to employer sponsored health and welfare plans:
1. Understand the importance of compliance in employee benefit plans.
2. Understand ERISA requirements.
3. Identify the DOL's 2024 enforcement priorities.
4. Learn how to avoid common compliance errors.
5. Understand how the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) impacts compliance.
6. Learn reporting requirements under the ACA and CAA.
7. Gain knowledge on preparing for DOL audits.
8. Implement strategies to minimize risk in benefit plan administration.
Schedule of Events:
11:15 am - 11:45 am: Registration, Networking, & Lunch
11:45 am - 12:00 pm: Business Meeting Update
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Presentation
*PENDING for one (1.0) PDCs with SHRM and HRCI.
Parking: CHASE TOWER PARKING GARAGE. Validated parking is attached and easy to access! A validated parking ticket will be provided to you at registration. To exit, scan the ticket you received upon entry and then scan the validated ticket for payment.
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BGSHRM strives to provide quality events that are educational in content and rich in networking opportunities. We place emphasis on the humans in Human Resources and value the shared experience of our peers and comrades who are working to create safe and productive environments for their employees. We have designed chapter meeting fees to be as low as possible.
Because of rising costs in our community, your regular member registration fee covers the program related expenses and is not a fundraiser for the chapter. As such, all payments for registration to BGSHRM events are non-refundable. If an event must be rescheduled by the chapter (i.e. severe weather in which travel is prohibited or impractical, our community is placed under pandemic restrictions, etc), we will apply your payment to a future event.
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- If the transfer request is made before 7 calendar days in advance of the event you may transfer your registration to another scheduled event or gift your registration to the current event to someone else.
- If the transfer request is made within 7 calendar days in advance of the event, you may gift your registration to someone else. This is a wonderful way to introduce your peers, managers, or leaders to ideas and information that will benefit your organization (and help them understand that HR is a strategy-based role)!
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This session will provide employers with information related to proposed legislative changes in employment laws, and anticipated court decisions affecting the employment relationship.