The inaugural Vorys Benefits Conferences were designed and developed specifically for in-house benefits professionals. During these half-day programs, the Vorys benefits team will provide networking opportunities, updates and valuable insights regarding a variety of benefits-related topics. Come ready to learn and collaborate!


This program has been approved for 3.50 (general) credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute and the Society for Human Resource Management.

This course has also been approved by the Kentucky Bar Association, Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on Continuing Legal Education, Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for 3.50 total CLE hours instruction. It is pending approval in Indiana for 3.50 total CLE hours instruction.

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Programs

8:00 A.M. - 8:30 A.M. Check-in and Breakfast
8:30 A.M. Welcome
   
 
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Tony Ciriaco
8:30 A.M. - 9:45 A.M. Your Health Plan SPD: What Does it Say and What Does it Mean?
  A carefully drafted summary plan description (SPD) can help your employees understand their benefits, rights and responsibilities, plus protect your company in the event of a dispute. This session will provide tips on drafting an SPD that clearly and accurately reflects the health coverage your company intends to provide.
   
 
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Linda Mendel Dawne McKenna Parrish Dan Clark
9:45 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. Break
10:00 A.M. - 11:15 A.M. Cyber Security: Protecting the Personal Data Captured in Employee Benefits Plans
  Every employee benefit plan maintains personal data such as names, addresses, social security numbers, dates of birth, account balance information, beneficiary information and bank account details. This individual data and the potential to access assets is an enticing target to cyber thieves. Most employers are aware of the HIPAA privacy and security requirements for group health plans, but many employers have not focused on protecting the personal data maintained by retirement, disability and life insurance plans which are also being targeted for attack.
   
 
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Lisa Pierce Reisz Chris Poth Eric Richardson
11:15 A.M. - 11:30 A.M. Break
11:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Keep It or Toss It: Records Retention Tips for Avoiding Risk and Penalties
  This session will explore what plan documents and data you need to keep and for how long. Hint: some information you are required to keep forever! Whether it is dealing with an IRS/DOL audit or a claim from a former employee that they are entitled to benefits, historic documents and data can be critical to avoiding costly litigation and penalties.
   
 
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Jen Bibart Dunsizer Peggy Baron
12:00 P.M. - 12:30 P.M. Taxation of Fringe Benefits Changed, Did Your Systems?
  Recent tax law changes affected the treatment of fringe benefits. Some benefits are now taxable to employees and other benefits are no longer deductible expenses for employers. This session will provide an overview of the different fringe benefits, what has changed and what remains the same.
   
 
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Lauren Fromme Jeffrey Allen Miller Peggy Baron
12:30 P.M. - 1:30 P.M. Networking Lunch
8:00 A.M. - 8:30 A.M. Check-in and Breakfast
8:30 A.M. Welcome
   
 
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Dawne McKenna Parrish
8:30 A.M. - 9:30 A.M. Your Health Plan SPD: What Does it Say and What Does it Mean?
  A carefully drafted summary plan description (SPD) can help your employees understand their benefits, rights and responsibilities, plus protect your company in the event of a dispute. This session will provide tips on drafting an SPD that clearly and accurately reflects the health coverage your company intends to provide.
   
 
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Linda Mendel Dawne McKenna Parrish Kent Britt
9:30 A.M. - 9:45 A.M. Break
9:45 A.M. - 11:15 A.M. Cyber Security: Protecting the Personal Data Captured in Employee Benefits Plans
  Every employee benefit plan maintains personal data such as names, addresses, social security numbers, dates of birth, account balance information, beneficiary information and bank account details. This individual data and the potential to access assets is an enticing target to cyber thieves. Most employers are aware of the HIPAA privacy and security requirements for group health plans, but many employers have not focused on protecting the personal data maintained by retirement, disability and life insurance plans which are also being targeted for attack.
   
 
Reisz_Lisa_web Poth_Christine_web Richardson_E_web
Lisa Pierce Reisz Chris Poth Eric Richardson
11:15 A.M. - 11:30 A.M. Break
11:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Keep It or Toss It: Records Retention Tips for Avoiding Risk and Penalties
  This session will explore what plan documents and data you need to keep and for how long. Hint: some information you are required to keep forever! Whether it is dealing with an IRS/DOL audit or a claim from a former employee that they are entitled to benefits, historic documents and data can be critical to avoiding costly litigation and penalties.
   
 
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Jen Bibart Dunsizer Peggy Baron
12:00 P.M. - 12:30 P.M. Designing the Carrot: Ensuring Incentive-Based Compensation Plans Align with Business Goals
  Companies use cash and equity incentive plans to focus employees on certain business goals. This session will address how to encourage employees to take good business risks while discouraging bad risks, clawback provisions, negative discretion and other plan design issues.
   
 
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Tony Ciriaco Jason Hodges
12:30 P.M. - 1:30 P.M. Networking Lunch