711: The Benefits Builder Workshop: Implementation of Responsive Total Rewards

2021 Annual Conference & Expo
Attendees will learn about the ever-evolving discipline of benefits plan design and obtain hands-on practice for effective implementation back in the workplace.

With ROI expectations higher than ever, the task of designing and implementing benefits plans involves walking a tightrope of competing interests. Responding to regulatory, legal, demographic and executive demands in the scope of plan design can be daunting, but the satisfaction of delivering a comprehensive and responsive benefits platform cannot be rivaled. This workshop is a two-part, highly interactive learning experience. In Part 1, you will explore benefits plan design and implementation, reinforcing your knowledge of benefits principles and law through themes such as the multigenerational workforce, well-being program management and development of a company's benefits mission statement. Then, in Part 2, you will immediately apply this knowledge to hypothetical situations in a team-based competition of strategy and tactics related to benefits plan design and implementation. The result of this two-part process is the reinforcement of a working knowledge of plan design schematics, built upon the practical experiences of conflict resolution and mitigation of impediments to total rewards implementation.

Learning Objectives:

  • Review ERISA basics.
  • Review the basics of consumer-directed plans and cafeteria plans.
  • Receive an introduction to plan funding methodologies.
  • Review the basics of the Affordable Care Act.
  • Receive an introduction to HIPAA for plan sponsors.
  • Review benefits considerations for the multigenerational workforce.

*Additional fee and registration required.

Date(s) & Time(s): 
Thursday, September 9, 2021 - 8:00am to 12:00pm
Presenter: 

Nancy Arenas, MPS, SHRM-CP

Nancy
Arenas, MPS, SHRM-CP

Josepha Gonzales Conway, J.D.

Josepha Gonzales
Conway, J.D.

Mrs. Conway joined WTW in 2015, assisting clients in employee benefits, funding, plan design and compliance strategies.

In November 2019, she joined the Employee Benefits Compliance (EBC) team as a Practice Lead. She regularly speaks on MHPAEA, ERISA and most recently on COVID-19 impacts to employee benefits administration.

Education and Credentials

Mrs. Conway previously worked at the U.S DOL - EBSA as a Benefits Advisory.

She earned her Bachelor’s in Political Science from Bates College and a Juris Doctor from Northeastern School of Law.

Location: 
Extra Fee to Register - W314-316
Session Type: 
Preconference Workshop
Competency: 
Interpersonal (Behavioral)
People (Technical)
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