Benefits: Health, Wellness, Work & Lifestyle
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Benefits: Health, Wellness, Work & Lifestyle
This course is part of ADP Entry-Level Compensation and Benefits Analyst Professional Certificate
Instructor: ADP Learning Academy
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What you'll learn
Critical concepts related to health benefits, plan types and structures, health spending accounts, dependent care, and time-off strategies.
Skills you'll gain
- Administration
- Human Resource Policies
- Health Care
- Expense Management
- Managed Care
- Tax Management
- Program Evaluation
- Compensation and Benefits
- Benefits Administration
- Insurance
- Internal Communications
- Human Resources Management and Planning
- Communication Planning
- Human Resources
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Benefits Enrollment Processes
- Health Equity
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There are 4 modules in this course
This course is for anyone who wants to transition into a benefit focused role within an HR department. You will gain a deeper level of exposure to the details of benefit offerings. You’ll start by evaluating critical concepts related to health benefits, along with plan types and structures. Then, you’ll learn about spending accounts related to health and dependent care. In the last two modules, you’ll explore work- and lifestyle-related benefits like time-off strategies. Finally, you’ll use your new knowledge to create an employee communication strategy for Blue Space Tech Performance Company's employees.
In this module, you’ll learn about concepts common across most health and welfare benefit offerings, starting with the conditions that have to be met for any plan to qualify under Internal Review Code Section 125.
What's included
11 videos8 readings5 assignments
11 videos•Total 36 minutes
- Health, Wellness, Work, Lifestyle•3 minutes
- Introduction to Health, Wellness, Work and Lifestyle Benefits•4 minutes
- Coverage Options and Networks•4 minutes
- Price, Premiums, and Costs•3 minutes
- Co-insurance, Co-pays, and Maximums•2 minutes
- Coordination of Benefits (COB)•3 minutes
- Employee Eligibility•3 minutes
- Dependents and QMCSOs•5 minutes
- Enrollment Periods •3 minutes
- Enrollment Methods and Timing•6 minutes
- Qualifying Events•2 minutes
8 readings•Total 46 minutes
- Course Overview: Benefits: Health, Wellness, Work & Lifestyle•1 minute
- Health, Wellness, Work, and Life Benefits Glossary•10 minutes
- What is a Cafeteria Plan (aka a Section 125 Plan)?•5 minutes
- Required Documentation•10 minutes
- Nondiscrimination Rules•5 minutes
- Tier Structures•5 minutes
- Waiting Periods•5 minutes
- Critical Concepts: Recap•5 minutes
5 assignments•Total 70 minutes
- Health and Welfare Benefits: Critical Concepts: Assessment•10 minutes
- The Basics of Coverage, Structure, and Costs: Assessment•10 minutes
- The Basics of Eligibility: Assessment•20 minutes
- The Basics of Enrollment: Assessment•10 minutes
- Critical Concepts: Assessment•20 minutes
In this module, you will focus your attention on details of healthcare plans including medical, prescription, dental, and vision. Plus, you’ll learn about flexible spending accounts (FSAs), health savings accounts (HSAs), and health reimbursement accounts (HRAs). Finally, you’ll consider details of administering these plans and monitoring their value as part of your organization’s total rewards offering.
What's included
4 videos10 readings1 assignment
4 videos•Total 11 minutes
- Medical Plan Types•2 minutes
- Bundling Coverage Plans•2 minutes
- Types of Flexible Spending Accounts •4 minutes
- Administering Healthcare Plans and Spending Accounts•3 minutes
10 readings•Total 80 minutes
- Medical Insurance Plan Comparative•10 minutes
- Prescription Plans & Formularies•10 minutes
- Dental Care•10 minutes
- Vision Care•5 minutes
- Healthcare Flexible Spending Account (HCFSA): Details•10 minutes
- Child and Dependent Care •5 minutes
- Health Savings Accounts (HSA) & Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRA)•5 minutes
- Spending, Savings, and Reimbursement Comparative•10 minutes
- Evaluating Healthcare Plans and Spending Accounts•10 minutes
- Healthcare Plans and Spending Accounts: Recap•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Healthcare Plans and Spending Accounts: Assessment•30 minutes
Work benefits are a broad category of benefits related to how employees experience their jobs and workplace. In this module, you’ll look at some of the more common types of work benefits, with focus on the most popular: paid time off. You’ll practice calculating time off allowances and finish by looking at specific administration and evaluation points.
What's included
5 videos5 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt
5 videos•Total 18 minutes
- Introduction to Work Benefits•6 minutes
- Types of Paid Time-Off•4 minutes
- Accrual and Grant Trends•2 minutes
- Administering Work Benefit Programs•4 minutes
- A Closer Look: PTO Software•2 minutes
5 readings•Total 40 minutes
- Work Benefit Considerations•5 minutes
- PTO Accrual Rates and Calculations•20 minutes
- Time-off Policy Considerations•5 minutes
- Evaluating Work Benefit Programs•5 minutes
- Work Benefits: Recap•5 minutes
2 assignments•Total 55 minutes
- Do the Math: Vacation Accrual: Assessment•45 minutes
- Work Benefits: Assessment•10 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
- Work Benefit Discussion- Activity•10 minutes
In this module of this course, you will look at lifestyle benefits – programs that support employees in making their day-to-day life easier. You will get a quick overview of the wide variety of programs in this category including benefits related to work-life balance and other personal needs that impact workers. At the end of the module, you will start the first part of a project for your portfolio – creating an FAQ to address questions from Blue Space Tech Performance Company’s employees about their benefit options.
What's included
6 videos1 reading2 assignments1 discussion prompt
6 videos•Total 17 minutes
- The Variety of Lifestyle Benefits•3 minutes
- Balancing Your Strategy with Employee Needs•3 minutes
- Administering Lifestyle Benefit Programs•4 minutes
- Evaluating Lifestyle Benefit Programs•2 minutes
- Employee Benefits FAQ, Part 1•2 minutes
- Course Completion: Congratulations•3 minutes
1 reading•Total 5 minutes
- Lifestyle Benefits: Recap•5 minutes
2 assignments•Total 75 minutes
- Benefits FAQ Part 1-Activity•60 minutes
- Lifestyle Benefits Assessment•15 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
- Lifestyle Benefits Discussion - Activity•10 minutes
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