IMPORTANT FLOW CHART & FORM CHANGES
We continue to update our flow charts and forms as guidance evolves.
If you do not have the version for your state listed below, please reach out to us at COVID19support@mybenefitschannel.com
Tennessee: “New Form Set 2021.03.26 TN CI and Regular”
Georgia: “New Form Set 2021.03.26 GA”
Customers can join the My Benefits Channel team for updates on benefits, HR and compliance topics, as well as how technology can help you meet these challenges. Let us be a resource for you! Webinars take place at 9 am Central on the 1st Friday of each month unless otherwise specified.
Upcoming Webinars
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We are adding topics weekly.
Recorded Webinars
Couldn’t attend live? You view our free recorded webinars below.
In this webinar, MyBenefitsChannel experts Vanessa Belanger, VP of Product Management, and Kathy Vintevoghel, Technology Sales & Product Specialist, will demonstrate solutions for your hiring and onboarding challenges. Tune in to learn how MBC can help make your hiring and onboarding processes more efficient – saving you time and money!
Originally aired 4/13/2021
Available until 6/30/2021
In this webinar, Marisa Combs, Corporate Counsel with Five Points Benefits Solutions, LLC and MyBenefitsChannel, will cover specific actions you need to take to comply with the new COBRA requirements under the new ARPA Law. She will also answer your questions live. Don’t miss this timely and important information!
Originally aired 4/12/2021
Available until 5/31/2021
In this webinar, Marisa Combs, Corporate Counsel with Five Points Benefits Solutions, LLC and MyBenefitsChannel, will cover the various creative ways you can use your ESSER dollars to address issues we’ve heard about throughout COVID, such as staffing shortages, unemployment concerns, technology costs, and the like. Join us and ask questions if you have them!
Originally aired 4/8/2021
Available until 5/31/2021
In this webinar, Marisa Combs, Corporate Counsel with Five Points Benefits Solutions, LLC and MyBenefitsChannel, will break down all the changes to FFCRA for public employers. You will not want to miss this webinar! While the FFCRA is not mandatory, most employers will want to take advantage of it now that there is help to cover the cost. If a public employer wants to voluntarily provide COVID leave, we will cover what you need to know, including the time period covered, the restarting of the 80 hour clock, covered reasons for the leave, available tax credits (this is NEW), and more!
Originally aired 3/25/2021
Available until 5/31/2021
In this webinar, Marisa Combs, Corporate Counsel with Five Points Benefits Solutions, LLC and MyBenefitsChannel, will discuss the new $1.9 trillion dollar American Rescue Plan stimulus legislation from the Biden Administration, including health care, unemployment, and other topics. Unemployment claims are expected to increase due to these important changes you will need to know as you enter budget season.
Originally aired 3/22/2021
Available until 5/31/2021
In this webinar, we will discuss the new guidelines for workplace safety issued in what Department of Labor officials said was a first step toward revamping national protections for workers from COVID-19.
Marisa Combs and special guests, Lynda Vance and John Boutwell of Boutwell and Vance Outsourced HR, will discuss these developments, including best practices for public employers creating a Coronavirus Protection Program!
Originally aired 2/25/2021
Available until 5/31/2021
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In this webinar, Marisa Combs will discuss federal and state updates for COVID, Minimum Wage, Paid FMLA, and other hot topics we are watching.
Originally aired 2/19/2021
Available until 5/31/2021
In this FREE, 1-hour webinar, attorney Marisa Combs and special guest, Cait Elam, education lawyer with Lewis Thomason, will cover the basics of the vaccine and what the ADA, Title VII, and other federal laws may have to say about it. We will also consider your live Q&A.
Originally aired 1/5/2021
Available until 5/31/2021
We are bringing back Kristi Coleman of UTrust for a discussion with Marisa Combs, our in-house counsel, about unemployment. The focus will be on Tennessee public sector employers. Kristi and Marisa will discuss:
FAQs we are hearing;
Appeals we are seeing;
Best practices as we go forward; and
Your questions that come in during the webinar.
(1 hour)
Originally aired 10/1/2020
Available until 5/31/2021
Clients have told us there are questions about insurance coverage available for COVID-19 related matters. Five Points will share with you a solution. Join us for a webinar with special guests Dale Crow of Risk Strategies, Kevin Beer, President of Wright Specialty Insurance, and Sam Jackson, Attorney with Bone Law. Hear from our panelists as they discuss the coverage options available in the marketplace, what the liability bill passed by the legislature will and won’t stop, and why so many school districts are currently quoting other options. Risk Strategies is the exclusive broker for a large number of schools, locally and nationally, and specializes in the design and placement of comprehensive property & casualty insurance programs. One of Risk Strategies’ best carrier partners, Wright Specialty, has a convenient, comprehensive package of property and casualty insurance coverages tailored specifically to meet the unique needs of K-12 public and private schools, municipalities, and counties. (1 hour)
Originally aired 9/1/2020
Available until 5/31/2021
Chris McCarty of Lewis Thomason law firm will join Marisa Combs, Corporate Counsel with Five Points Benefits Solutions, LLC and MyBenefitsChannel, to discuss the recent guidance from the Tennessee Department of Health and Tennessee Department of Education regarding Critical Infrastructure designation for school districts. They will answer your questions on what, when, and how this works–as well as best practices and pitfalls! (1 hour)
Originally aired 8/21/2020
Available until 5/31/2021
During this webinar Marisa Combs, in-house attorney for Five Points Benefits Solutions and MyBenefitsChannel, will review the basics of the Americans with Disabilities Act and EEOC commentary on the law. (1 hour)
Originally aired 8/7/2020
Available until 5/31/2021
The DOL has published new FMLA forms. These will likely curb inconsistent or incomplete responses from medical providers. Join Marisa Combs, in-house attorney for Five Points Benefits Solutions and MyBenefitsChannel, as she reviews the basics of FMLA leave, the way FMLA and FFCRA are applied in COVID-19 conditions, and the basics of the new forms. (1 hour)
Originally aired 8/5/2020
Available until 5/31/2021
Featuring returning special guest Courtenay Shipley of Retirement Planology, this short webinar will review the requirements of universal availability notices for 403(b) / 457(b) plans and demonstrate how MyBenefitsChannel can help you fulfill this requirement.
Originally aired 5/20/2020
Available until 5/31/2021
During this webinar we will review and demonstrate MySmartHire, the robust, competitively priced applicant tracking solution offered by MyBenefitsChannel. Featuring special guest, Aaron Littell, with more than 10 years of experience in hiring and our MySmartHire expert.
Originally aired 5/14/2020
Available until 5/31/2021
Archived Webinars
We have archived these webinars, but if you are interested in viewing one, please email us at COVID19support@mybenefitschannel.com to request access.
In this webinar, Marisa Combs, Corporate Counsel with Five Points Benefits Solutions, LLC and MyBenefitsChannel, will provide an update on the latest COVID-19 news in TN, GA and KY, as well as an analysis of President-Elect Biden’s policies related to schools and governments.
Originally aired 1/21/2021
Available until 3/31/2021
In this webinar, Marisa Combs, Corporate Counsel with Five Points Benefits Solutions, LLC and MyBenefitsChannel, will provide an update after the GA run-off election, what happened in Congress on 1/6, and what we expect legislatively.
Originally aired 1/11/2021
Available until 3/31/2021
In this webinar, Marisa Combs will address the new Bill passed by Congress and signed by the President. It’s a little complicated, but we will break it down for you and apply it to public employers in particular. In addition, we will discuss unemployment and how it has been extended in certain situations.
Originally aired 1/4/2021
Available until 3/31/2021
For the most up-to-date information, please check out the recorded webinar from January 4th!
In this 30-minute webinar, Marisa Combs, Corporate Counsel with Five Points Benefits Solutions, LLC and MyBenefitsChannel, will discuss what public employers might expect when it comes to FFCRA leave in the new year.
Originally aired 12/11/2020
Available until 3/31/2021
Try before you buy! This is a free webinar presentation of the TN Child Abuse Awareness Training created by Chris McCarty of Lewis Thomason for use with the employees of public school districts in TN to comply with the new law and avoid liability. We invite you to preview what your district may add to the Education & Training portal at MyBenefitsChannel to train your entire staff.
If you like what you see, this training is now available in MyBenefitsChannel, accessible to all TN schools for $129 (unlimited use within your district). Remember—MyBenefitsChannel can help you prove you trained employees through a printable report!
Originally aired 11/9/2020
Available until 1/31/2021
In this webinar, Marisa Combs, Corporate Counsel with Five Points Benefits Solutions, LLC and MyBenefitsChannel, will facilitate a discussion around the latest guidance related to COVID-19 and public sector employers in GA, KY and TN. Live Q&A will be included, so be ready with your questions! (1 hour)
Originally aired 11/6/2020
Available until 3/31/2021
Marisa Combs, in-house counsel with MyBenefitsChannel and keynote speaker from KASBO 2020, hosted a 1-hour webinar covering essential information relating to COVID-19 and its impact on:
• Payroll tax deferrals/credits
• W-2s
• FFCRA record keeping
• ACA compliance
Originally aired 10/21/2020
Available until 3/31/2021
In this Tennessee-specific webinar held on October 14, 2020, Marisa Combs, Corporate Counsel with Five Points Benefits Solutions, LLC and MyBenefitsChannel, discussed the latest changes to Federal guidance, as well as new TN state laws and guidance from TDH and TDOE.
Originally aired 10/14/2020
Available until 3/31/2021
In this Georgia-specific webinar held on October 1, 2020, Marisa Combs, Corporate Counsel with Five Points Benefits Solutions, LLC and MyBenefitsChannel, discussed the latest changes to Federal guidance, as well as guidance from DPH and GADOE. She also provided updated flow charts and forms. (30 mins)
Originally aired 10/1/2020
Available until 3/31/2021
In this Tennessee-specific webinar held on September 30, 2020, Marisa Combs, Corporate Counsel with Five Points Benefits Solutions, LLC and MyBenefitsChannel, discussed the latest changes to Federal guidance, as well as guidance from TDH and TDOE. She also provided NEW flow charts and forms.
Originally aired 9/30/2020
Available until 3/31/2021
In this Tennessee-specific webinar held on September 16, 2020, Marisa Combs, Corporate Counsel with Five Points Benefits Solutions, LLC and MyBenefitsChannel, discussed the latest changes to Federal guidance, as well as guidance from TDH and TDOE. She also provided NEW flow charts and forms.
Originally aired 9/16/2020
Available until 3/31/2021
In this Tennessee-specific webinar held on September 9, 2020, Marisa Combs, Corporate Counsel with Five Points Benefits Solutions, LLC and MyBenefitsChannel, discussed the latest changes to Federal guidance, as well as guidance from TDH and TDOE. She also provided NEW flow charts and forms.
Originally aired 9/9/2020
Available until 3/31/2021
In this Georgia-specific webinar held on September 10, 2020, Marisa Combs, Corporate Counsel with Five Points Benefits Solutions, LLC and MyBenefitsChannel, discussed the latest changes to Federal guidance, as well as guidance from DPH and GADOE. She also provided updated flow charts and forms. (30 mins)
Originally aired 9/10/2020
Available until 3/31/2021
In this webinar, Marisa Combs, in house attorney with Five Points and MyBenefitsChannel, will discuss the Top 5 COVID-19 Misunderstandings that she is seeing among public employers, including:
1. Failure to understand and apply FFCRA Reason 5 correctly.
2. Failure to notify employees of a potential exposure (this is becoming an area of COVID-19 litigation nationally).
3. Returning people too soon based on a negative test.
4. Miscalculating quarantine requirements for household contacts.
5. Believing that wearing PPE nullifies the 6-15-48 analysis for close contacts.
She will also survey what types of cases are being filed nationally, including several in TN and GA. (1 hour)
Originally aired 9/15/2020
Available until 3/31/2021
In this Georgia-specific webinar held on September 3, 2020, Marisa Combs, Corporate Counsel with Five Points Benefits Solutions, LLC and MyBenefitsChannel, discussed the latest changes to Federal guidance, as well as guidance from DPH and GADOE. She also provided updated flow charts and forms. (30 mins)
Originally aired 9/3/2020
Available until 3/31/2021
In this Tennessee-specific webinar held on September 2, 2020, Marisa Combs, Corporate Counsel with Five Points Benefits Solutions, LLC and MyBenefitsChannel, discussed the latest changes to Federal guidance, as well as guidance from TDH and TDOE. She also provided updated flow charts and forms.
Originally aired 9/2/2020
Available until 3/31/2021
In this Georgia-specific webinar held on August 27, 2020, Marisa Combs, Corporate Counsel with Five Points Benefits Solutions, LLC and MyBenefitsChannel, discussed the latest changes to Federal guidance, as well as guidance from DPH and GADOE. She also provided updated flow charts and forms. (1 hour)
Originally aired 8/27/2020
Available until 3/31/2021
In this Tennessee-specific webinar held on August 26, 2020, Marisa Combs, Corporate Counsel with Five Points Benefits Solutions, LLC and MyBenefitsChannel, discussed the latest changes to Federal guidance, as well as guidance from TDH and TDOE. She also provided updated flow charts and forms.
Originally aired 8/26/2020
Available until 3/31/2021
Marisa Combs, Corporate Counsel with Five Points Benefits Solutions, LLC and MyBenefitsChannel, will facilitate a discussion around COVID-19 and privacy considerations for communicating with your local health department to help maintain HIPAA compliance. (30 mins)
Originally aired 8/16/2020
Available until 3/31/2021
Marisa Combs, Corporate Counsel with Five Points Benefits Solutions, LLC and MyBenefitsChannel, will facilitate a discussion specific to school nurses and Coordinated School Health. Topics will include the latest guidance about COVID-19, flowcharts and forms. We will also touch on isolation/quarantine guidance for employees, as well as CDC/health department guidance for students. (1 hour)
Originally aired 8/19/2020
Available until 3/31/2021
Marisa Combs, Corporate Counsel with Five Points Benefits Solutions, LLC and MyBenefitsChannel, will facilitate a discussion around what’s new with COVID-19 response, including new workflows and forms to assist employers as they return to work, with a special focus on the latest changes from the TN Dept of Health and TN Dept of Education! (1 hour)
Originally aired 8/18/2020
Available until 3/31/2021
Many districts anticipate working their substitute teachers and other variable hour employees more hours due to COVID-19 related absences. During this webinar, we will provide a refresher on when employers are obligated to offer affordable health coverage under ACA. We will also review tools available from MyBenefitsChannel to help track employee hours and maintain ACA compliance. (1 hour)
Originally aired 8/12/2020
Available until 3/31/2021
Marisa Combs, Corporate Counsel with Five Points Benefits Solutions, LLC and MyBenefitsChannel, will facilitate a discussion around best practices for screening employees as they return to work as well as do a live Q&A to answer your questions! (1 hour)
Originally aired 8/10/2020
Available until 3/31/2021
During this webinar Marisa Combs, in-house attorney for MyBenefitsChannel and Five Points Benefits Solutions, will review the some changes that public employers should be aware of, including new flowchart for Tennessee and Health Department guidance, the recent Sourthern District of NY Federal Court decision, and important reminders about payroll and W-2s. (1 hour)
Originally aired 8/7/2020
Available until 3/31/2021
During this webinar Marisa Combs, in-house attorney for Five Points Benefits Solutions and MyBenefitsChannel, will review the basics of the FFCRA Leave, including: reasons why leave may be taken, how the paid leave caps work, and more! Essential viewing for managers, this will also be converted to a training that will be included in our Virtual Training Package Free Trial for districts to use with all their employees. (1 hour)
Originally aired 7/31/2020
Available until 3/31/2021
Join Marisa Combs, in-house attorney for Five Points Benefits Solutions and MyBenefitsChannel, for a discussion of common leave-related questions we are hearing as districts reopen schools, including responding to “I’m afraid to work” statements from employees, best practices for documentation, and managing FFCRA leave requests and calculating leave correctly. (1 hour)
Originally aired 7/29/2020
Available until 3/31/2021
Free Resources for All Public Schools
We will provide an overview of our Online Professional Development, In-service, and Education & Training bundle available to all public school districts AT NO COST from July 15,2020 to June 30, 2021. This includes access to over 150 online courses, including new content developed specifically to address COVID-19 issues. This bundle will also offer special buy-up content at reduced fees covering things like “COVID-19 and Personnel Issues,” “COVID-19 and Student Issues” and “Title IX Update regarding New Rules” developed and taught by Lewis Thomason law firm. We will tell you how it works and do a quick overview of all available courses. (1 hour)
Originally aired 7/7/2020
Available until 3/31/2021
More COVID-19 Updates and FAQs
Chris McCarty of Lewis Thomason law firm will join us to discuss any legislative updates or new guidance since our June 19th webinar, as well as address additional FAQs from school districts. Because the situation is rapidly changing, we recommend you listen to this in addition to the June 19 content. (1 hour)
Originally aired 6/30/2020
Available until 3/31/2021
Online Learning Tools & Support
Danny McClain, Director of Student Support at Carter County Schools, will join Nancy Smith of Edgenuity to discuss Carter County’s online academy that has enrolled homeschool students this past school year with great success, with BEP funding. This session will include a quick overview of K-12 courseware capabilities and online virtual teacher support. (1 hour)
Originally aired 6/23/2020
Available until 3/31/2021
COVID-19 Updates and FAQs
Chris McCarty of Lewis Thomason law firm will join us to discuss recent legislation, available guidance (including the DOE guidelines released June 8th and US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions discussion on June 10th), and FAQs from school districts. (1 hour)
Originally aired 6/19/2020
Available until 3/31/2021
Attendees will learn how the new COVID-19 law, CARES, impacts retirement plans, along with other COVID-19 updates. Retirement plan expert Courtenay Shipley, CRPS, AIF, CPFA from Retirement Planology will join us.
Originally aired 4/22/2020
Available until 3/31/2021
Attendees will learn about how COVID-19 affects FSAs and Section 125 benefits during this one-hour webinar. Doug Davis, Director of Sales Mid Atlantic Region for USAble Life, joins us.
Originally aired 4/17/2020
Available until 3/31/2021
With guest speaker, Carolyn McNairy, Compliance Vice President with TASC, which recently acquired Benefit Advantage, Inc. Carolyn is based in Chattanooga, Tennessee and has a wealth of experience in compliance and regularly speaks on these bodies of law. She will join us to present the pandemic changes to COBRA, HIPAA, and ERISA.
Originally aired 6/2/2020
Available until 3/31/2021
Learn how MyBenefitsChannel can help you manage your FFCRA compliance requirements.
Originally aired 4/3/2020
Available until 3/31/2021