Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Aon is in the business of better decisions, and they are seeking a Health Solutions Legal Consultant for their Compliance & Policy Consulting Team. This role involves collaborating with attorneys and compliance experts to provide health and welfare plan compliance mentorship and address developments in health and welfare law.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for consulting and advising internal partners and external clients about national and regional health and welfare laws and regulations. These include ERISA, ACA, HIPAA, COBRA, and the Internal Revenue Code rules on benefit taxation
- Identify compliance issues in the design, operation, and administration of employer health and welfare plans and suggest resolutions through exceptional research, critical thinking, writing, and communication skills
- Explain compliance concepts and options to clients and consultants in layperson’s terms
- Track and monitor new laws and regulations, as well as revisions to existing laws on the federal and state level that impact health and welfare plans
- Prepare and deliver presentations to clients and internal partners. Explain compliance changes to various national and regional laws and regulations. Include the administrative, strategic, financial, and development implications
- Research and respond to health and welfare plan questions in a fast-paced environment
- Draft and review notices, plan documents, SPDs, and other regulatory communications and provide analysis on compliance issues
- Project Management, Benefits Administration, Consulting, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Data Management, Meeting Facilitation
Skills
- 3 to 5 years current legal experience (consulting firm, law firm, and/or corporate counsel) in health and welfare benefit plans with strong knowledge and practical experience in ERISA, ACA, ADA, HIPAA, and the Internal Revenue Code
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Bachelor's degree
- Law degree from an accredited law school
- Admitted to practice law in at least one State or the District of Columbia
- Experience with mental health parity, ERISA fiduciary liability and/or state pharmacy compliance laws a plus
Benefits
- A 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions
- An employee stock purchase plan
- Consideration for long-term incentive awards at Aon’s discretion
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Various types of leaves of absence
- Paid time off, including 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year
- 15 days of paid vacation per year
- Paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws
- Short-term disability and optional long-term disability
- Health savings account
- Health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts
- Employee and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance
- Optional personal insurance policies
- Adoption assistance
- Tuition assistance
- Commuter benefits
- An employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions
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