BAN Compliance Summit Agenda
February 16th & 17th, 2021
Download the list of CE Credit Status by state here
Our Partner/Presenters are working to get health & welfare Continuing Education Credit approval for the class they are presenting in each of the following states: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI
We cannot guarantee that CE credit will be approved for your state for all classes offered during the Summit. As we get closer to the Summit, information on CE approval for each class will be updated. We apologize for the inconvenience of not having all of this information finalized at this time, but each state has different requirements for CE approval. Thank you for your patience. *CE Credits must be approved individually by each state for every class.
Please note that the times listed below are in EST.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16th
12:00 - 12:05: Introductions and Welcome to the 2021 Compliance Summit from Stacy Small & Danielle Capilla
12:05 - 12:50: Update on Washington DC, Current Happenings In the Compliance World from Stacy Barrow
12:55 - 1:55: New HRA Plans: More Employer Options (1 CE) from Lisa Collins, CFC Director of Broker Concierge Services, PrimePay
This class will discuss traditional HRA plan designs plus the new options including Qualified Small Employer HRA (QSEHRA), the new final rule creating Individual Coverage HRA (ICHRA), and Excepted Benefit HRA (EBHRA). We will provide a comparison of all three new HRA plans.
1:55 - 2:05: Break
2:05 - 3:05: FMLA: The Practical Side of FMLA Administration & ADA Compliance (1 CE) from Tamika Newson, JD Assistant VP and Legal Counsel, Unum
An in-depth review of the most significant FMLA regulations and changes in the ADA. The presentation covers ten important FMLA regulations, the best way to meet the obligations of the regulations and potential pitfalls. The presentation is designed to help employers stay compliant and avoid employee abuse of the FMLA.
3:05 - 3:15: Break
3:15 - 4:15: State Mandated Disability (1 CE) with Margaret Guerrette, Product Manager, Guardian
The basics of state-mandated disability and paid family leave plans.
4:15 - 4:30: Wrap up with Danielle Capilla
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17th
12:00 - 12:05: Introductions and Welcome to Day 2 of the Summit with Stacy Small and Danielle Capilla
12:05 - 1:05: Federal State Regulation and Taxation of Employee Benefit Plans (1 CE) with Thomas B. O'Keefe, Strategic Partner Consultant, The Standard
A basic overview of taxation issues concerning group life and disability insurance plans, and strategies to avoid undesired imputed income.
1:05 - 1:15: Break
1:15 - 2:15: Concepts of Disability Benefit Taxation (1 CE) with Chris Watt, Group Benefits Consultant, and Ryan Rutherford, Regional Manager, Mutual of Omaha
This class will showcase basic concepts of Disability Benefits and the Tax Implications that should be considered when designing effective disability benefit plans in order to provide improved coverage to employees and benefit the bottom line of the employer.
2:15 - 2:25: Break
2:25 - 3:25: Non-Discrimination Testing for Cafeteria Plans, Health FSAs, DCAPs, HRAs, and Self-Insured Medical Plans (1 CE) with Stephen Wynn, Senior Business Analyst, CXC Solutions
Establish a foundation of knowledge on the subject in order to help your clients protect the pre-tax status of their health and welfare plans. What plans are subject to nondiscrimination rules? Recommended timelines for testing. Common causes and consequences of failure. How to avoid discrimination through plan design. How to correct discriminatory plans. How to effectively communicate nondiscrimination issues to your clients. Practical tips based on real-world examples.
3:30 - 4:00: Wrap up with Danielle Capilla
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Lisa Collins, CFC
Director of Broker Concierge Services
Primepay
Lisa Collins has worked in various capacities in the employee benefits field spanning more than 25+ years. She has worked in HR, for a national health insurance company, a regional brokerage firm, and a national TPA in both sales and sales management roles. Currently, as the Director of PrimePay’s Broker Concierge Services, she is responsible for managing the Broker Concierge Program to provide benefit professionals with business solutions, strategies, resources, and tools to strengthen broker’s value proposition and client relationships, neutralize competitive threats, meet client demands and create new revenue streams. Lisa manages national agency accounts. Most recently, Lisa oversees PrimePay’s HR Services team responsible for providing consultation, analysis, builds, maintenance, and training for bswift, Employee Navigator, and Ease.
She holds Certified Flexible Compensation and Advanced Chartered Benefit Consultant designations. She is certified through NAHU to instruct on Consumer-Directed Health Care (now called the Account-Based Plan) recently working with NAHU to update the program’s content and NAHU’s technology certification program. Lisa currently holds the state NAHU professional development chair in Virginia. She is a graduate of Towson University with a Business Administration degree.
Tamika Newson, JD
Assistant VP and Legal Counsel
Unum
Tamika Newson is an Assistant Vice President and Legal Counsel in Unum's Law Group. She joined Unum after 22 years of employment law counseling and litigation as a Partner in several large law firms. Prior to joining Unum, she litigated employment matters nationwide. While in private practice, Ms. Newson was selected as a “Best Lawyer in America” in the area of employment law every year from 2013-2019. She advises Human Resources on all employment-related legal issues, with particular emphasis on FMLA, ADA, leaves of absence, wage/hour compliance, military leaves, restrictive covenants, and employee relations issues.
She also provides daily legal support to Unum's Leave Management Center and its ADA Services Center, which provide leave administration and ADA services to its customers. Presently, Unum's leave administration product includes the administration of over 230 state leave laws in addition to FMLA and covers over 2.1 million lives.
Ms. Newson received her BA from DePauw University and her JD from Hamline University School of Law. She is a certified trainer for CE credit and is a frequent national speaker on FMLA and ADA.
Margaret Guerrette
Product Manager
Guardian
Margaret Guerrette is a Product Manager at Guardian where she is responsible for product development and management of group disability and leave products, with a heavy focus on state-mandated disability programs and state paid family & medical leave (PFML) programs. Before coming to Guardian, Margaret worked at Unum for 10 years in the claims, law, and product organizations.
Margaret holds a J.D. from the University of Maine School of Law in Portland, Maine and a B.A. from Emmanuel College in Boston, Massachusetts.
Thomas B. O'Keefe
Strategic Partner Consultant
The Standard
Thomas O'Keefe is a Strategic Partner Consultant at The Standard where he generates and maintains a database of critical accounts, working with sales and service managers to ensure appropriate sales and account management plans are developed. He works with national practice leaders to develop sales rep training and education materials for data warehouse and predictive modeling for medical and disability integration. He has also revamped the internal sales toolkit for The Standard as well as external broker microsites.
Chris Watt
Group Benefits Consultant
Mutual of Omaha
Chris is the longest tenured sales executive at Mutual of Omaha with over 20 years of experience. "We want to be the easiest company that you do business with and it all begins with our dedicated customer service model. During our recent “new normal”, we have used partnerships with enrollment firms and other virtual options to help us develop enrollment and implementation processes that are best in the industry."
Chris graduated from Indiana University with a triple major in Business, Human Resources, and Sociology. Chris lives in Alpharetta Georgia with his wife Erin and two daughters – Natalie and Nicole. His hobbies include golf and family outings.
Ryan Rutherford
Regional Manager
Mutual of Omaha
Ryan graduated from the University of Georgia with a BBA in Risk Management & Insurance in 1995 and has spent the last 25 years in the group employee benefits industry. Ryan has been with Mutual of Omaha since 2004 in his current role.
Ryan and his wife, Melissa have four children from age 13 to 20 and enjoy spending time in the NC mountains in their free time. Ryan enjoys traveling, playing golf, and following college football in addition to time with the family.
Stephen Wynn
Senior Business Analyst
CXC Solutions
Stephen Wynn is a Senior Business Analyst at CXC Solutions. He is a subject matter expert in several areas of benefits’ compliance including nondiscrimination testing, plan documentation, ERISA, and ACA compliance. His role at CXC involves client consulting, managing strategic partnerships, and developing compliance solutions for brokers and third-party administrators.
Stacy Small
Vice President, Employee Benefits, Gregory & Appel Insurance
BAN Compliance Committee Chairperson
Stacy joined the Gregory & Appel organization in March of 1994. She has over 20 years of experience in the Employee Benefits arena.
Stacy has considerable experience in all aspects of employee benefits and with many different types and sizes of employers. The majority of her clients range in size from 100 – 500 lives. She has a great deal of experience with municipalities, not-for-profit organizations, schools, medical practices, law firms, and manufacturing facilities.
Stacy has been a member of the Indiana and National Associations of Health Underwriters since 1999 and has earned her PPACA Professional Certification from the National Association of Health Underwriters.
Danielle Capilla
Vice President of Compliance, Employee Benefits
Alera Group
Danielle is a Vice President and the Director of Compliance for Alera’s Employee Benefits division. She previously served as the Senior Vice President of Compliance and Operations and Chief Compliance Officer at United Benefit Advisors (UBA). Additionally, she served as an Adjunct Professor at DePaul University. She worked as a Senior Writer Analyst at Wolters Kluwer and as a Law Clerk at Clifford Law Offices. Danielle graduated with a B.A. in Sociology, History, and Business at Tulane University. She earned her JD in Health Law from DePaul University College of Law.
Stacy H. Barrow, Esq.
Director of Compliance and Legal
Stacy Barrow is BAN’s Director of Compliance and a partner at Marathas Barrow Weatherhead Lent LLP. Mr. Barrow is a sought-after speaker on all aspects of employee benefits law, including the Affordable Care Act. He has published numerous articles and has been widely quoted on issues arising under the Affordable Care Act. He is widely recognized by clients, opposing counsel, and national law firm ranking organizations as among the best in the field.