This course is an overview of employee benefits including key benefits legislation, Social Security, Medicare, workers compensation, family and medical leave and other government mandated benefits. Retirement, health, disability and other benefits in both the private and public sectors will be covered. Other non-statutory benefits such as vacation, sick time, and paid time off plans will be presented as well as both qualified and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Students will be presented methods and tools to develop, select, administer and evaluate benefit programs and ensure that benefit programs are compliant with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.