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SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn "Employee Benefits 101"
DESCRIPTION:The B/CS Chamber of Commerce and Colonial Life   Baker Insurance Agency invite you to a Lunch and Learn event covering "Employee Benefits 101: What Every Employer Should Know" on Monday\, September 14th from 11:45 a.m. until 1 p.m.\n\n\n\nEmployee Benefits 101: What Every Employer Should Know\n\n	Why Employee Benefits Matter\n	\n		How benefits help attract\, retain\, and engage employees.\n	\n	\n	Understanding the Core Benefits\n	\n		Medical\, dental\, vision\, life insurance\, and disability coverage explained.\n	\n	\n	Voluntary Benefits and Employee Choice\n	\n		Accident\, critical illness\, hospital indemnity\, and supplemental benefits that help employees manage out-of-pocket expenses.\n	\n	\n	Tax-Advantaged Benefits & COBRA\n	\n		Understanding HRAs\, HSAs\, Healthcare FSAs\, Dependent Care FSAs\, and COBRA continuation coverage\, including how these programs can reduce costs and create tax advantages for employers and employees.\n	\n	\n	Building a Benefits Package on Any Budget\n	\n		Practical benefit strategies for small and growing businesses that balance cost and employee value.\n	\n	\n\nEmployee Benefits 101: A Practical Guide for Employers\n\nEmployee benefits can be confusing\, but they don't have to be. This session will provide business owners\, managers\, and HR professionals with a straightforward overview of today's employee benefits landscape. Learn the basics of core and voluntary benefits\, explore tax-saving tools such as HRAs\, HSAs\, Healthcare FSAs\, Dependent Care FSAs\, and COBRA\, and discover practical strategies for creating a competitive benefits package that fits your budget. Whether you have 2 employees or 3\,000\, you'll leave with practical knowledge and actionable ideas you can use immediately.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">The B/CS Chamber of Commerce and </span>Colonial Life &ndash\; Baker Insurance Agency<span style="font-family:arial\;">&nbsp\;invite you to a Lunch and Learn event covering &quot\;Employee Benefits 101: What Every Employer Should Know</span>&quot\;<span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong><span style="color:black\;">&nbsp\;</span></strong>on Monday\, September 14th from 11:45 a.m. until 1 p.m.</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt\;">Employee Benefits 101: What Every Employer Should Know</span></strong></span>\n<ol>\n	<li style="line-height:normal\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>Why Employee Benefits Matter</strong></span>\n	<ul>\n		<li style="line-height:normal\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">How benefits help attract\, retain\, and engage employees.</span></li>\n	</ul>\n	</li>\n	<li style="line-height:normal\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>Understanding the Core Benefits</strong></span>\n	<ul>\n		<li style="line-height:normal\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Medical\, dental\, vision\, life insurance\, and disability coverage explained.</span></li>\n	</ul>\n	</li>\n	<li style="line-height:normal\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>Voluntary Benefits and Employee Choice</strong></span>\n	<ul>\n		<li style="line-height:normal\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Accident\, critical illness\, hospital indemnity\, and supplemental benefits that help employees manage out-of-pocket expenses.</span></li>\n	</ul>\n	</li>\n	<li style="line-height:normal\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>Tax-Advantaged Benefits &amp\; COBRA</strong></span>\n	<ul>\n		<li style="line-height:normal\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Understanding HRAs\, HSAs\, Healthcare FSAs\, Dependent Care FSAs\, and COBRA continuation coverage\, including how these programs can reduce costs and create tax advantages for employers and employees.</span></li>\n	</ul>\n	</li>\n	<li style="line-height:normal\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>Building a Benefits Package on Any Budget</strong></span>\n	<ul>\n		<li style="line-height:normal\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Practical benefit strategies for small and growing businesses that balance cost and employee value.</span></li>\n	</ul>\n	</li>\n</ol>\n<span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>Employee Benefits 101: A Practical Guide for Employers</strong><br />\nEmployee benefits can be confusing\, but they don&#39\;t have to be. This session will provide business owners\, managers\, and HR professionals with a straightforward overview of today&#39\;s employee benefits landscape. Learn the basics of core and voluntary benefits\, explore tax-saving tools such as HRAs\, HSAs\, Healthcare FSAs\, Dependent Care FSAs\, and COBRA\, and discover practical strategies for creating a competitive benefits package that fits your budget. Whether you have 2 employees or 3\,000\, you&#39\;ll leave with practical knowledge and actionable ideas you can use immediately.</span><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:Brazos Valley Council of Governments 3991 East 29th Street Brazos Room A&B
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DTSTAMP:20260606T032110Z
URL:http://bcschamber.chambermaster.com/events/details/lunch-learn-employee-benefits-101-3849
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