Complimentary NJ Municipal & County
Employee Benefits Seminar
Friday, November 14, 2014
- 8:00AM – 8:30AM: Continental Breakfast and Networking
- 8:30AM – 10:30AM: 3 Informative Sessions
- 10:30AM – 11:00AM: Q&A With the Experts
Highlights of What Attendees Will Learn:
- Methods to reduce NJ municipal employee benefit costs
- How NJ municipalities can maximize tax savings
- Ways to reduce the administrative burden involved with NJ Chapter 78
- Legal aspects of NJ Chapter 78 relating to Unions and much more
Who Should Attend From NJ Municipalities:
- Business Administrators
- CFOs
- NJ Municipal Clerks
- Human Resource Administrators
- Legal Council for NJ Municipalities
- Government Officials
- Anyone Involved with Employee Benefits and Pensions
Agenda:
Proven Cost Containment Strategies
Explore several methods that government employers use to manage the quality and cost of their employee benefit programs as identified in a recent Government Finance Officers Association study.
Presenter: Bill Heydt, Regional Public Sector Director – Northeast, Colonial Life
Reduce Your Expenses with Chapter 78 Compliance
Learn how you can maximize tax savings accrued from Section 125 plans and Flexible Spending Accounts required by the Chapter 78 Mandate and eliminate the administrative burden involved in complying with this mandate.
Presenter: Lisa Perri, Public Sector District General Agent – New Jersey, Colonial Life
Legal Spotlight – NJ Chapter 78
Understand the legalities surrounding NJ Chapter 78 as they relate to:
- Union environments
- Negotiable, non-negotiable and permissive subjects of bargaining
- Unfair practice charges that can result from Chapter 78 violations
- How to end haggling over non-negotiable terms through scope petitions; and trends in public sector negotiations
Presenter: Armando V. Riccio, Esq. Labor and Employment Law Attorney
Credits Offered:
- 1 HRCI credit in Business Management and Strategy
- 1 CPE credit in Finance and Personnel/HR
Also approved by the NJ DCA for CEU credits:
- Municipal Financial Officer:
1 hour Financial and Debt Management
1 hour Office Management and Ancillary Subjects - County Finance Officers:
1 hour Financial and Debt Management
1 hour Office Management and Ancillary Subjects - Municipal Clerk:
1 hour Finance
1 hour Professional Development