The Council is working with employers to ease the transition to full compliance with the health care reform law. Among the resources available:
| • | The Health Care Reform Issue Page |
| • | A detailed implementation chart (members only) |
| • | The Council's Webinar Archive (members only) |
Pension plan underfunding, PBGC 'deficit' artificially inflated by historically low interest rates
Long-term policy should not be dictated by temporary economic conditions"Much of the crisis facing employee pension plans today has to do with historically low interest rates that are artificially overstating pension plan liabilities and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's (PBGC) reported deficit," American Benefits Council President James A. Klein said this morning in conjunction with a congressional hearing to discuss defined benefit pension plans and the PBGC. "Anytime you evaluate a long-term obligation like a pension, with a snapshot point in time you will get a skewed and very misleading picture — either positively or negatively," Klein said.
Welcome to the new American Benefits Council website!
January 30, 2012: The Council is pleased to unveil its newly renovated website, designed to be your one and only source for information and insight related to employer-sponsored benefits. Among the new features we are pleased to provide:
- Faster front-page access to the hottest benefits topics
- Integration of the Council's Twitter and Facebook presence
- A Webinar Archive providing a list of recent sessions and presentation materials (For Members Only)
- Personalized password access
- A more detailed Site Map to help you find what you're looking for
We welcome your feedback. If there's anything you can't find, please let us know.
Council Files Amicus Brief in U.S. Supreme Court PPACA Case
"If the Supreme Court rules that the individual mandate is unconstitutional, then the 'shared responsibility' provision of the law requiring employers to offer health coverage that satisfies the individual mandate should also be struck down," according to an amicus (friend of the court) brief filed today by the American Benefits Council.
Benefits Byte
For American Benefits Council members, we offer a regular newsletter with the latest information on legislative, regulatory and judicial developments affecting employee benefits.
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- Employer Shared Responsibility
- Premium Tax Credit
- Essential Benefits
- Summary of Benefits
- Health Insurance Exchanges
- Claims and Appeals
- Preventive Care Coverage
- Grandfathered Plans
- Market Reforms & Adult Child/Age-26 Coverage
- Wellness Programs
- Automatic Enrollment
- Accountable Care Organizations
- Non-Discrimination
- W-2/Informational Reporting
- Value-Based Insurance
Consumer-Directed Plans (HSAs/FSAs/HRAs)
Defined Contribution/401(k) Plan Reform
- Automatic Enrollment
- Investments
- Plan fees
- Taxation of Retirement Plans/Limits
- Funding Reform
- PBGC Deficit & Premiums
- Business Conduct Standards
- FACTA Issues
- FBAR Issues
- Puerto Rico Plans
- Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation
- Code Section 409(A), 457(A), 162(m) issues
- Say-on-Pay
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