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On demand | Health and welfare benefits nondiscrimination rules

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This webinar provides an overview of certain federal nondiscrimination rules applicable to health and welfare benefits. We primarily focus on the Internal Revenue Code and HIPAA’s nondiscrimination rules and their effects on plan design and eligibility by covering the following topics:

Internal Revenue Code

• A summary of the various nondiscrimination rules applicable to different health and welfare benefits
• How to determine who is highly compensated
• What the various eligibility and benefits tests mean
• The consequences for discrimination failures
• Circumstances under which it may be possible to vary benefits across different employee populations
• Merger & acquisition relief

HIPAA’s Nondiscrimination Rules

• What is a health status-related factor?
• Prohibited discrimination in eligibility, benefits, premiums, and contributions
• Permitted benign discrimination
• HIPAA’s similarly situated group safe harbor
• The wellness program exception

Date: June 16, 2022

Time: 2 pm, ET

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Date: January 25, 2022

Time: 10 pm, CT

Duration: 50 minutes

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