Employee Benefit Plans
X450 (2 semester units in Business Administration)
A requirement in the Certificate Program in Human Resource ManagementThis course is a general introduction to employee benefit plans: what they include and how they are designed, administered, and evaluated. You study the most common types of discretionary benefits and learn how they are selected and administered. The instructor outlines legal requirements, administrative problems, and options available, as well as government-mandated plans such as workers' compensation and Social Security. Important policy issues on sick leave, vacation, jury duty, and leaves of absence are described and related to organizational culture and policy. Special attention is given to the effects of tax reform and to other emerging developments in benefits planning.
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RICHARD K. TAKAHASHI, M.B.A., is the benefits manager for Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and has more than 20 years of employee benefits experience in both the public and private sectors. He has managed retirement and health and welfare plans for many Bay Area companies, including Charles Schwab, Safeway, Clorox, and McKesson.
- Online course: Internet access required
- Enroll anytime: You have 6 months to complete
- $525 (EDP 897157)
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Textbook(s) for this course:
Employee Benefits
Author: Burton T. Beam, Jr. and John J. McFadden
Publisher: Dearborn
Edition: 8th
Publication Year: 2007
ISBN: 9781419589997