Benefits Quarterly 2004 - Abstracts

Benefits Quarterly 2004
TitleSubjectAuthors
Affordable retirement: light at the end of the tunnel.Human resources and labor relationsFarnen, D. Bryan, Alford, Susan, Schachet, Mike
Annuities and lifetime income: the Anglo-Saxon experience.(pension structures in UK, Australia and New Zealand)Human resources and labor relationsMalik, Markus
Consumer-driven health care: tangible employer actions.Human resources and labor relationsBeauregard, Thomas R.
Consumer-driven health care: the future is now.Human resources and labor relationsBachman, Ronald E.
Consumer-driven health plans: design features to promote quality improvement.Human resources and labor relationsMeyer, Jack
Creating an effective total reward strategy: holistic approach better supports business success.Human resources and labor relationsGross, Steven E., Friedman, Helen M.
Defined contribution health plan to consumer driven health benefits: evolution and experience.Human resources and labor relationsPatterson, Martha Priddy
Definition of employee welfare benefit plan - disclosure requirements disability benefits - offset.(legal update, definitions, Feifer v. Prudential Insurance Company of America, 306F. 3d 1202 (2nd Cir. 2002))Human resources and labor relations 
Employee stock options - new valuation responsibilities and planning opportunities.(Financial Accounting Standards Board draft standards)Human resources and labor relationsSavage, Michael, Adamson, Terry
Employer - based coverage of genetic counseling services.(Health planning)Human resources and labor relationsGibons, Avis
Engaging employees in health care: can contain costs and improve quality.Human resources and labor relationsOstuw, Richard
ERISA plan - ongoing administrative scheme - severance plan.(legal update, definitions, Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Eide v. Grey Fox Technical Services Corporation, 329 F.3d 600 (8th Cir. 2003))Human resources and labor relations 
Executive pay trends and golden parachute tax: a collision on the horizon.Human resources and labor relationsJohnson, David G.
Exhaustion of remedies - plan's failure to inform.(Back v. Danka Corp.)Human resources and labor relations 
Facing the new facts of retirement income adequacy.Human resources and labor relationsMills, Marjorie S., Young, Michael L.
Fiduciary status - state law claims - complete preemption.(legal update, definitions, Dudley Supermarket, Inc. v. Transamerica Life Insurance and Annuity Company, 302 F.3d. 1(1st Cir. 2002))Human resources and labor relations 
Helping tomorrow's retirees manage "distribution phase" risks.(retirement planning methods)Human resources and labor relationsDaniels, Bill
Medicare - substitute HMO's - reimbursement from other insurance.(Care Choices HMO v. Engstrom)Human resources and labor relations 
Multiemployer plans - fiduciary duty - corporate officers as fiduciaries.(legal update, multiemployer plans, ITPE Pension Fund v. Hall, 30 Employee Benefits Case, (BNA) 1943, 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 12477 (11th Cir. 2003))Human resources and labor relations 
New outsourcing opportunities in compensation management.Human resources and labor relationsBarnes, Mitchell G., Seals, Kimberly L.
"Other appropriate equitable relief" - attorney fees.(legal update, multiemployer plans, Honolulu Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee v. Foster, 332, F.3d 1234 (9th Cir. 2002))Human resources and labor relations 
Pension plans - vouchers - noncash benefits - breach of fiduciary duty - failure to fund plan.(legal update, definitions, Musmeci et al. v. Schwegmann Giant Supermarkets, Inc. et al., 332 F.3d 339 (5th Cir. 2003))Human resources and labor relations 
reDefined Contribution Health Care.Human resources and labor relationsLair, Tamra
Retirement income adequacy: good news or bad?Human resources and labor relationsSchieber, Sylvester J.
Rewarding and retaining the best: compensation strategies for top performers.Human resources and labor relationsMenefee, John A., Murphy, Ryan O.
Rewarding excellence through variable pay.Human resources and labor relationsSmilko, Jessica, Neck, Kathy Van
Sales compensation governance: the last frontier of corporate reform.Human resources and labor relationsGundy, Peter R., Gaeta, Elizabeth C.
Shifting responsibility to workers: the future of retirement adequacy in the United States.Human resources and labor relationsLucas, Lori, Steinberg, Allen
Standing - who is a participant?(legal update, definitions, Miller v. Rite Aid Corporation, 30 Employee Benefits Cases (BNA), 2003 U.S. App LEXIS 13260 (3rd Cir. 2003))Human resources and labor relations 
Supreme court review: ADA-covered entities- shareholder-directors as employees.(Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990)Human resources and labor relations 
Supreme court review: affirmative action - graduate admissions.(Grutter v. Bollinger)Human resources and labor relations 
Supreme court review: affirmative action - undergraduate admissions.(Gratz v. Lee Bollinger et al.)Human resources and labor relations 
Supreme court review: "any willing provider" laws not preempted be Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).(Kentucky Association of Health Plans, Inc., et. al. v. Miller, Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Insurance )Human resources and labor relations 
Supreme court review: disability plans - treating physician rule.(Black & Decker Disability Plan v. Nord)Human resources and labor relations 
Supreme court review: evidence of discrimination - mixed motive.(Desert Palace, Inc., d.b.a. Caesars Palace Hotel & Casino, Petitioner v. Costa)Human resources and labor relations 
Supreme court review: FMLA - Money damages against states.(The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993A)Human resources and labor relations 
Supreme court review: social security disability insurance benefits - eligibility.(Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security v. Walton)Human resources and labor relations 
Tax issues: VEBAs - ordinary and necessary expenses - deductions and constructive dividends.(Voluntary Employees' Benefits Association, Neonatology Associates, PA. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue)Human resources and labor relations 
The consumer-driven approach: defining and measuring success.Human resources and labor relationsMaillet, Pete
The HIPAA Privacy Rule and HR/benefits outsourcing: does the business associate label belong on your recordkeeper?Human resources and labor relationsHilger, Denise D.
The human side of customer relationship management.Human resources and labor relationsMcGovern, Todd, Panaro, Joseph
The new landscape: a fresh look at long-term incentives for corporate America.Human resources and labor relationsCates, David C., Costelloe, Ann Monte
The "Perfect Storm" in compensation: convergence of events leads to a greater need to review compensation strategies.Human resources and labor relationsJones, Robert B.
Value rules: senior management incentives in the post-option era .Human resources and labor relationsEricson, Richard
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