Webinars

Georgia Paid Parental Leave – What Public Employers Need to Know

Due to the great reception at GASBO and requests to hear this valuable content again, Marisa Combs Smith, Attorney with Five Points Benefits Solutions and MyBenefitsChannel, is going to unpack the Georgia Paid Parental Leave (PPL) law and provide practical steps to apply the new law for public sector employers in this 60 minute educational webinar.

Monday, November 15th

10am Eastern

OSHA ETS Requirements and How Technology Can Help (60 minutes)

During this 60-minute webinar, attendees will hear the latest information about OSHA’s ETS and its requirements for large employers, with a focus on Tennessee, Georgia, and Kentucky public employers from our trusted experts. Attendees will also get a preview of the technology solutions MyBenefitsChannel will offer to assist in managing these burdensome requirements!

Presenters include:

Marisa Combs Smith, Area Executive Vice President, Heartland Region, of Five Points, a Gallagher Company

Tennessee Family Leave

In this 60 minute educational webinar, Marisa Combs Smith, Attorney with Five Points Benefits Solutions and MyBenefitsChannel, will discuss what Tennessee employers need to know about the Tennessee Family Leave law. Please submit questions or topics of interest in advance to COVID19support@mybenefitschannel.com. We will keep your questions anonymous, but it will help us prepare for what YOU need to know!

Originally aired 9/28/2021

Available until 3/31/2022

Georgia Update on Current HR Topics

In this 60 minute educational webinar, Marisa Combs Smith, Attorney with Five Points Benefits Solutions and MyBenefitsChannel, is going to provide an update on current human resources topics, including the Biden Administration’s HR goals, COVID leave options, and live Q&A.

Originally aired 9/8/2021

Available until 12/31/2021

Georgia Paid Parental Leave – What Public Employers Need to Know

In this 60 minute webinar, Marisa Combs Smith, Attorney with Five Points Benefits Solutions and MyBenefitsChannel, is going to unpack the Georgia Paid Parental Leave (PPL) law and provide practical steps to apply the new law for public sector employers.

Originally aired 8/2/2021

Available until 10/31/2021

COBRA under ARPA–What Do You Need to Do by May 31st?

In this 90 min webinar, Marisa Combs Smith, Attorney with Five Points Benefits Solutions, will address the common questions and concerns we are hearing about how to administer COBRA under the ARPA. The deadline for COBRA compliance is May 31, 2021, so you will not want to miss this! Ask your questions live and hear about the expectations that are on public sector employers. Although Five Points does not broker the State products (because no broker is involved), we will also cover what KY, GA, and TN groups are telling us about the State Health Plans in their respective states.

Originally aired 5/25/2021

Available until 9/30/2021

Preparing for Your Next Hiring Season

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 9/30/2021

ESSER Strategies: Unemployment, Technology and More

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 9/30/2021

COVID-19: FFCRA for Public Employers

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 9/30/2021

COVID-19: How ARPA Impacts Public Employers

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 9/30/2021

OSHA and COVID-19

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 9/30/2021

COVID-19: Can we require a vaccine?

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 9/30/2021

Unemployment Update for Public Employers

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 9/30/2021

COVID-19 and the ADA: What You Need to Know

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 9/30/2021

FMLA Updates

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 9/30/2021

Retirement Plan Compliance and Elective Deferrals: Proving Universal Availability

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 9/30/2021

Applicant Tracking: Avoiding Paper Processes

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 9/30/2021

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