The Handbook of Employee Benefits
The definitive handbook for every benefits professional, providing you with new material on HIPAA and COBRA, key legislation, and more\ The encyclopedic The Handbook of Employee Benefits is the essential reference in the human resources industry, helping you understand and select benefit plans that work best for both employers and employees. Important changes and additions to this sixth edition include new material on behavioral/mental health-care benefits, disease management, alternative...
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Required reading for the Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS) programIn-Depth Analysis on Virtually Every Aspect of Employee Benefit ProgramsFrom Designing and Evaluating Effective Plans to Controlling Ongoing Plan Costs For nearly two decades, through four previous editions, benefits professionalsand anyone looking for a comprehensive overview of the subjecthave depended on Jerry Rosenbloom's encyclopedic The Handbook of Employee Benefits for updated, authoritative answers to questions concerning objectives, costs, and implementation of employee benefit plans. Now, the classic reference for understanding and designing benefit plans to serve both companies and their employees has once again been updated for today's transformed, new-economy workplace. Turn to this invaluable handbook for current, easy-to-access information on: The Environment of Employee Benefit Plans Medical and Other Health Benefits Life Insurance Work/Life Benefits Social Insurance Programs Retirement Planning Employee Benefit Plan Administration, Financial Management, and Special Issues Benefits are a costly and controversialbut nevertheless an integralcomponent of any employee's compensation package, and a properly designed and administered plan is both important for your employees' well-being and essential for your company's bottom- line success. The Handbook of Employee Benefits remains today's most comprehensive book on employee benefitsand the required reference for benefits professionals everywhere, regardless of industry. Employee benefits have gone beyond simple health insurance to become a major part of virtually every working individual's financial and economic security. Today's most sought-after employees expect and generally receive benefits packages that can constitute about 40 percent of their total compensationand individuals responsible for designing and administering these packages must know how to design effective benefit plans, administer and communicate them using the latest technology, and continually improve these plans to further their firms' strategic resources objectives. The Handbook of Employee Benefits, Fifth Edition, assembles over 70 top benefits experts to explain every nuance of today's rapidly changing benefits picture. Whether clarifying latest revisions to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) or discussing new benefits technology applications and employee self-service through the Internet, this updated reference is essential for understanding and designing benefits plans in today's competitive global economy. New material in this updated edition includes: In-depth coverage of The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 and the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 Expanded coverage of the evolving Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Small Business Job Protection Act (SBJPA) requirements Information on innovative benefits technology applications and employee self-service through the Internet What will a company's administrative responsibilities be under the final HIPAA rules on privacy? How will the growing trend toward alternative medicines and behavioral healthcare impact traditional benefit plans? How can a stock option plan be designed to benefit the greatest number of employees while maintaining financial integrity? The costand complexityof the typical employee benefits plan continues to spiral upward. When questions arise concerning employee benefitsquestions that must be answered on the spotkeep The Handbook of Employee Benefits, Fifth Edition, on your professional bookshelf for accepted, authoritative information.
Ch. 1The environment of employee benefit plans3Ch. 2Functional approach to designing and evaluating employee benefits15Ch. 3Risk concepts and employee benefit planning39Ch. 4Regulatory environment of employee benefit plans57Ch. 5Evolving health plan designs77Ch. 6Understanding managed care health plans : the managed care spectrum107Ch. 7Understanding managed care health plans : understanding costs and evaluating plans155Ch. 8Consumer-driven health care197Ch. 9Health care quality : are we getting our money's worth?219Ch. 10Dental plan design249Ch. 11Alternative prescription drug plans and their impact on employers267Ch. 12Understanding managed behavioral health care benefits295Ch. 13Long-term care insurance323Ch. 14Disability income benefits349Ch. 15Group life insurance : term and permanent371Ch. 16Other life insurance programs395Ch. 17Work/life benefits : an overview421Ch. 18Time-off benefits and family and medical leave programs445Ch. 19Dependent care programs461Ch. 20Selected additional benefits : educational assistance programs, group legal services plans, and qualified transportation fringe benefits491Ch. 21Financial planning as an employee benefit509Ch. 22Social security and medicare529Ch. 23Workers' compensation567Ch. 24Fundamentals of unemployment compensation programs601Ch. 25Retirement plan design627Ch. 26Profit-sharing plans653Ch. 27401(k) plans : from inception to the present day685Ch. 28Cash balance plans : finding the proper perspective699Ch. 29Employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs)733Ch. 30Employee stock compensation plans817Ch. 31Individual retirement arrangements (IRAs), simplified employee pensions (SEPs), savings incentive match plans for employees (SIMPLE plans), and HR-10 (Keogh) plans837Ch. 32Executive compensation plans857Ch. 33Section 403(b) plans895Ch. 34Section 457 deferred compensation plans907Ch. 35Investment of defined contribution plan assets925Ch. 36Employee benefit plan management943Ch. 37Cafeteria plan design and administration975Ch. 38The investment of retirement plan assets1011Ch. 39Fiduciary liability issues under ERISA1049Ch. 40Communicating employee benefits programs1067Ch. 41Employee benefit plan accounting and reporting1085Ch. 42Accounting and financial reporting for health and welfare benefit plans1117Ch. 43Alternative insured and self-funded arrangements1131Ch. 44Employers' accounting for pension costs1177Ch. 45Costing and funding retirement benefits1221Ch. 46Preventive health care strategies : an overview for employers1251Ch. 47Welfare benefits for retirees1289Ch. 48The globalization of employee benefits1309Ch. 49The future of employee benefit plans1337
