Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 10 am to 12:15 pm
Featuring Dorothy Cociu and Marilyn Monahan

Clients and Broker Co-Op Members No Charge.  All others $49.

Offering 2 Hours of HRCI General Credit  + Agent CE credit has also applied for

We will cover the health benefits and HR provisions of the OBBBB Act, including:

• Changes impacting HSA eligibility, including first dollar telehealth coverage, bronze and catastrophic compatible plans, and reimbursements for Direct Primary Care
• Changes to Medicaid/MediCal and ACA Marketplace changes related to PTCs
• Increase to Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts contribution limits, and an expansion of benefits available under educational assistance programs
• Administrative and legal requirements surrounding these benefit changes
• No tax on tips and no tax on overtime provisions
• Exclusion for employer-provided meals and other employment-related provisions
• New Trump Accounts and Employer-allowed contributions to them
• No interest on car loans
• Continuation of employer tax credits for paid family and medical leave
• Important deductions for seniors.
• Update on other essential developments at the federal and state level affecting employee benefit plans.

Speaker Mini-Bios

Marilyn Monahan, Esq, Monahan Law Office

Marilyn A. Monahan is the owner of the Monahan Law Office in San Marcos.  Marilyn focuses her law practice on advising employers and consultants on compliance with employee benefit and insurance laws, including ACA, ERISA, HIPAA, and COBRA.  Her volunteer activities include serving as Secretary of the Employee Benefit Planning Association (EBPA).  Marilyn has also served on the Board of Directors of the Professionals in Human Resources Association (PIHRA) (2008-2018).  She has represented Advanced Benefit Consulting since its inception in 1995.

Dorothy M. Cociu, RHU, REBC, GBA, RPA, President, Advanced Benefit Consulting

Dorothy Cociu is the President of Advanced Benefit Consulting & Insurance Services, Inc..  She is a leading compliance consultant in the areas of ERISA, HIPAA Privacy & Security, The Affordable Care Act, CAA, Transparency in Coverage and other federal laws and regulations.  She is a published author, with a compliance manual (The ABC’s of HIPAA Compliance, published 2000, with updates), and over 95 articles published on the topics above, plus self-funding, cost containment, reference based pricing, and other employee benefits and compliance topics.  Her firm specializes in large group employee benefits programs and benefits compliance.

This program has been pre-approved for 2 hours of HRCI General Credit  toward aPHR®, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®).

For Questions or Seminar Reservations, Please Call  (714) 693-9754 x 2, or Toll-Free at (866)  658-3835.

Register Below for this Important and Timely Webinar! 

This is is a 1 hour program with additional time allocated for webinar participant questions.

1:00 – 2:15pm Pacific Time (1:00-2:00 program, 2:00-2:15 pm Q&A).

Register at:   www.advancedbenefitconsulting.com/events/November2023Webinar

For Questions or Seminar Reservations, Please Call  (714) 693-9754 x 2, or Toll-Free at (866)  658-3835.

“The use of this official seal confirms that this Activity has met HR Certification Institute’s® (HRCI®)  criteria for recertification credit pre-approval.”   Good for 1 Hour of HRCI California Credit.

June 20, 2023

This is a 2 hour program, with additional time allocated for webinar participant questions. 

10:00-12:00 program, 12:00-12:15 Q&A

2 Hours of HRCI General Credit Available
2 Hours of CA Agent CE Credit Available

Business Management (Life & Health licenses) Course Number 389268 or Property & Casualty Course Number 389267.

“The use of this official seal confirms that this Activity has met
HR Certification Institute’s® (HRCI®)  criteria for recertification credit pre-approval.”

Zoom Livestream Webinar

Featuring
Host: Dorothy Cociu, President, Advanced Benefit Consulting.
Speaker panelists: Marilyn Monahan, ESQ, Monahan Law Office, Ted Mayeshiba, Principal, Aditi Group, Ted Flittner, Principal, Aditi Group

Learning Objectives:

• To understand the requirements specified in the DOL cybersecurity guidance package
• To understand the Plan Sponsor and Plan Fiduciary Responsibilities regarding Cybersecurity
• To help the HR professional create internal Cybersecurity Best Practices and implement a comprehensive Cybersecurity program
• To understand the HR professional’s role in implementing a formal, documented cybersecurity program
• To understand the HR professional’s role by assisting in creating real-world procedures, establishing steps to identify and address risks
• To understand and clearly define and assign roles to individuals responsible for each aspect of the cybersecurity risk management
• To understand the need for strong access control procedures to protect confidential data
• To understand the complexity and need for the IT Department’s co-operation with Human Resources to implement cybersecurity best practices

Guest Speaker Bios

Marilyn Monahan, ESQ, Monahan Law Office
Marilyn A. Monahan is the owner of the Monahan Law Office in San Marcos.  Marilyn focuses her law practice on advising employers and consultants on compliance with employee benefit and insurance laws, including ACA, ERISA, HIPAA, and COBRA.  Her volunteer activities include serving as Secretary of the Employee Benefit Planning Association (EBPA).  Marilyn has also served on the Board of Directors of the Professionals in Human Resources Association (PIHRA) (2008-2018).  She has represented Advanced Benefit Consulting since its inception in 1995.

Ted Mayeshiba, Principal of Aditi Group, has over thirty years of management experience in operations engineering and management from various industries from automotive to satellite to biopharmaceutical and clinical medical practices. He has proven that he can direct and launch new initiatives which transform operations, improve productivity, reduce cycle time or improve decision making capabilities within highly technical, competitive and legacy entrenched organizations. His latest efforts involve the successful transformation of a Lean Health Care Academy, built upon the successful Lean Academy for Operations under the auspices of the Lean Advancement Initiative based out of MIT. As West Coast Director of LAI EdNet based at USC, Ted plans and executes Operational Academies to improve outcomes for various groups both in manufacturing, engineering and now, health care.  He is a Fellow with the Institute of Industrial Engineers.

Ted Flittner, Principal of Aditi Group, has broad experience with increasing the value of all types of processes by providing clients with sustainable and continued improvements. His philosophy is that any process can be improved upon, and that every process can be profitable, rewarding, and stress-free. Ted enjoys coaching groups of all sizes to reach higher performance and to develop confidence to broaden their horizons.

Ms Cociu bio available here