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Employee Benefit Plans

X450 (2 semester units in Business Administration)

Get a general introduction to employee benefit plans. You study the most common types of discretionary benefits and learn how they are selected and administered. The instructor outlines legal requirements, administrative problems, and available options, as well as government-mandated plans such as workers' compensation and Social Security. You examine important policy issues on sick leave, vacation, jury duty, and leaves of absence and learn how they are related to organizational culture and policy. You pay special attention to the effects of tax reform in benefits planning.

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RICHARD K. TAKAHASHI, M.B.A., is the benefits manager for Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and has more than 20 years of employee benefits experience in both the public and private sectors. He has managed retirement and health and welfare plans for many Bay Area companies, including Charles Schwab, Safeway, Clorox, and McKesson.

• Online course: Internet access required
• Enroll anytime: You have 6 months to complete
• $695 (EDP 897157)

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Textbook(s) for this course:
Employee Benefits
Author: Burton T. Beam, Jr. and John J. McFadden
Publisher: Dearborn
Edition: 8th
Publication Year: 2007
ISBN: 9781419589997

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Tues. June 16, San Francisco

CHRISTOPHER ZARBO, B.A., is vice president of human resources with LFR Inc., a nationally ranked consulting firm that provides sustainable solutions to a myriad of business and environmental issues, and has more than 15 years of experience in human resources.

NOTE: This class is closed. For information about related courses, contact your academic department.

• $675 (EDP 305656)

Tues. Sept. 1, Berkeley

RICHARD K. TAKAHASHI, M.B.A., is the benefits manager for Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and has more than 20 years of employee benefits experience in both the public and private sectors. He has managed retirement and health and welfare plans for many Bay Area companies, including Charles Schwab, Safeway, Clorox, and McKesson.

NOTE: This class is closed. For information about related courses, contact your academic department.

• $675 (EDP 321604)

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