Employee Benefits Answer Book

by Cynthia M. Combe, Gerard J. Talbot

PWith the Fifth Edition of Employee Benefits Answer Book, you're just seconds away from answers to over 1,000 questions on medical and dental plans, HMOs, EAPs, group term life insurance and other death benefit plans, disability insurance, vacation and severance pay, cafeteria plans, fringe benefits, retiree medical plans, and accounting issues. Fully updated, this timesaving reference helps you keep your plan in compliance with new COBRA and ERISA rules, the Internal Revenue Code, Title VII, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act. You get comprehensive coverage of new critical issues such as#58;brThe Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)brThe new Medicare Part C program implemented by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997brPreexisting condition limits #151; the new rulesbrNew requirements for newborns, adopted children, and spousesbrNew code 4980D excise tax for health plansbrCafeteria plans and the FMLAbrCOBRA technical amendments of 1996brThe new $5,000 exclusion for employer-provided adoption assistance And much more!

1 pages, Hardcover

First published December 5, 1997