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Aspen Benefits eLibrary

The Aspen Benefits eLibrary is a unique electronic library authored by recognized and trusted authorities in their respective fields. These references deliver a breadth and depth of expert hands-on knowledge to help you create and manage benefit plans from beginning to the end. The eLibrary includes:

• Employee Benefits Answer Book is designed for professionals who need quick answers regarding whether to institute or continue medical, group term life, cafeteria plans, or other employee welfare benefit plans, how to choose the plans most suited to their needs, and how to comply with the morass of federal requirements.
• State by State Guide to HR Law is the only comprehensive, authoritative guide to the employment laws of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia. The purpose of the Guide is to serve human resources, compensation and benefits professionals who work in multi-jurisdictional environments.
• Employee Benefit Plan Review is a monthly journal designed to alert employee benefits professionals of developments and trends in the field. Employee Benefit Plan Review covers the entire spectrum of benefit plans: retirement plans, 401(k) plans, health and disability plans, international benefits, work and family initiatives, employee stock ownership plans and executive programs.
• Health Savings Account Answer Book covers HSAs comprehensively and in depth, from their establishment by Congress in early 2004 to the latest rulings and developments. Answers well over 400 key questions on all aspects of HSA establishment, administration, and compliance—including: rules and penalties, medical coverage, contributions and deductions, distributions, rollovers and transfers, fiduciaries, filing requirements, and more.
• Mandated Benefits Compliance Guide helps take the guesswork out of managing employee benefits by clearly and concisely describing the essential requirements and administrative processes necessary to comply with each regulation. The Guide offers suggestions for protecting employers against the most common litigation threats and recommendations for handling various types of employee problems. Throughout the Guide are numerous exhibits, useful checklists and forms, do's and don'ts and state-by-state guidelines. A list of HR audit questions at the beginning of each chapter serves as an aid in evaluating a company's level of regulatory compliance.
• Flexible Benefits Answer Book is designed for professional advisors and business executives who need quick and authoritative answers to help them decide whether to institute or continue a flexible benefits plan, how to choose and design the type of plan that best suits their needs, and how to comply with the growing number of federal requirements and tax rules that apply to these plans.
• Benefits Law Journal has been the up-to-the minute authority on employee benefits law helps you design, administer, and modify benefits plans and simplify compliance. Each quarterly issue offers in-depth analysis of new legislation, regulations, case law and current trends governing employee benefits.
• Multistate Guide to Benefits Law is a comprehensive practical reference to keep benefits professionals abreast of the increasingly complex state rules that govern important benefits issues. Citations to current state statures, regulations and other authority governing important benefits issues are provided for further research.
• State by State Guide to Managed Care Law simplifies and expedites your research by compiling key court decisions, discussion of state managed care policies and practices and extensive citations to codes and regulations – for all 50 states.
• COBRA Handbook gives you detailed advice and solutions to everyday COBRA administration problems. It provides the text of the final COBRA regulations and offers guidance on how to comply with various new rules addressed in the regulations. Completely updated for 2006, you'll find answers to hundreds of your most complex COBRA questions.
• Employment Law Answer Book is the authoritative, quick-access desk-reference that equips you with clear, concise answers to over 1,000 key questions in employment law, covering all current regulations, recent court decisions and new developments.
• Health Insurance Answer Book offers information on everything from HMOs and PPOs to flexible benefits, to plan rating, funding, cost containment and administration. You'll also get concise, jargon-free coverage of the latest survey information about dramatic changes in the health insurance marketplace, changes in the Medicare payroll tax, pharmacy benefit management, reduced reimbursements for physicians and hospitals, workers' compensation requirements, Medigap policies, self-insurance and third-party administration.

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