Employee Benefits Digest

Employee Benefits Digest includes articles on benefits and compensation topics, updates on International Foundation activities, and a review of current articles in the industry. Published until August 2004.

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2004

August

New Canadian Commuted-Value Standard for Pension Plans Released 

July

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s New Investment Policy

June

The Future for Trustees 

May

Public Sector Faces Significant Challenge in Health Care Coverage for Retirees

April

Internal Compliance Reviews

March

Defined Contribution Decisions: The Education Challenge

February

Risk and Reward in Volatile Times: How Do Trustees Cope? 

January

How Should Plan Fiduciaries Respond to Current Investigations of Mutual Fund Practices?

2003

December

Multiemployer Retirement Plans: A Look Into the Future

November

Employment Law for Fund Trustees and Administrators

October

Confronting a Considerable—and Growing—Challenge in the Public Sector: Affording Retiree Health Coverage 

September

Permissible Uses of Plan Assets, Part 2—Multiemployer Plans

August

Who's Ready for Retirement? 

July

Collecting ERISA Contributions: Enforcement of Judgements

June

Serving Members of Public Pension Plans 

May

Permissible Uses of Plan Assets

April

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)

March

Fiduciary Roles—Are Responsibilities and Level of Risk Changing?

February

Building an Incentive Program as Part of Total Compensation 

January

Commuter Benefits: Employers Get Green Light

2002

December

The Coming Crisis for Multiemployer Pension Plans

November

Teaching the Value of Multiemployer Benefits

October

Alternate Benefits: "The Most Misunderstood Provision of a Dental Plan" 

September

Tuition Assistance—Extend Value and Reduce Costs

August

Employer-Financed Health Care 

July

Section 529 Plans Are a Win-Win Situation, but Proceed Cautiously to Avoid Liability

June

Public Aspects of Public Pension Plans

May

Prescription Drug Plans

April

Internet Administration for DB Plans 

March

Working With HIPAA

February

Internet Resources for Investors

January

Shape Up Your Bottom Line: Good Health Is Good Business

2001

December

Pharmacy Benefit Plan Design

November

Factors Combine to Change 457 Plans

October

401(k) Plans Celebrate 20th Anniversary

September

Whose Plan Is It Anyway?

August

Understanding the FMLA Leave Calendar: Quiz

July

Monitoring the Performance of Retirement Plans

June

The Trustees as Employer

May

Participant-Directed Plans: What Taft-Hartley Trustees Need to Know 

April

The Effect of Public Pensions on Social Security Benefits 

March

"Defined Contribution" Health Plans 

February

Benefits on the Intranet 

January

Flexible Pension Plans

2000

December

Electronic Data Revolution in the Health Care Industry 

November

Disease Management: The Role of the Administrator

October

Long-Term Care Insurance 

September

The Investment Return Assumption 

August

A Current and Future Look at Dental Benefits

July

Managing Fiduciary Responsibility

June

Deficiencies in Current Public Sector Strategies

May

The Cash Balance Plan Controversy

April

Workers' Compensation in Canada 

March

Successful Management of HR Partners/Providers

February

Analyzing Your Prescription Drug Program 

January

Fundamental Investment Concepts