April 4, 2025
Just a Minute! Welcoming Kerri Willis to the Council Team
In this edition of Just a Minute!, Council President Katy Johnson introduces Kerri Willis as the new senior counsel, health policy.
March 28, 2025
Just a Minute! on the Council's Newly Redesigned Website
In this edition of Just a Minute!, Council Vice President, Communications, Jason Hammersla, describes the comprehensive new redesign of the Council's website.
March 7, 2025
Just a Minute! on the Council's Recent Policy Board of Directors Meeting
In this edition of Just a Minute!, Council President Katy Johnson describes the role of the Policy Board and outlines the full agenda of discussion topics from this past week.
February 28, 2025
Just a Minute! SECURE 2.0 Catch-Up Contribution Rules
In this episode of Just a Minute!, Council President Katy Johnson describes the Council's recent Benefits Briefing webinar in which Council staff and legal experts discussed key aspects of the proposed regulations.
February 14, 2025
Just a Minute! on Site-Neutral Payment Reform
In this episode of Just a Minute!, Council President Katy Johnson explains why site-neutral payment reform is such an important piece of our health care policy agenda.
February 7, 2025
Just a Minute! Retirement Plan Litigation Activity
The Council will release its long-term public policy strategic plan, DESTINATION 2030, on February 12. This document will set forth the challenges plan sponsors face today, the goals for surmounting those challenges and policy recommendations for achieving those goals.
January 30, 2025
Just a Minute! on The Council's Forthcoming Long-Term Strategic Plan, DESTINATION 2030
The Council will release its long-term public policy strategic plan, DESTINATION 2030, on February 12. This document will set forth the challenges plan sponsors face today, the goals for surmounting those challenges and policy recommendations for achieving those goals.
December 19, 2024
Just a Minute! on Draft Legislation for Harmonizing Paid Family Leave
American Benefits Council President James Klein explains how the “I-PLAN,” a federal intermediary designed to help harmonize state paid family leave laws represents a positive step toward greater harmonization of varied and disparate state paid leave laws.
December 5, 2024
Just a Minute! on Analysis of Recent Mental Health Parity Guidance
In the latest episode of Just a Minute!, Katy Johnson, senior counsel, health policy, underscores the very significant implications of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) rules for employer sponsors of health coverage.
November 22, 2024
Just a Minute! on Collaborating with EBRI on a New ERISA Study
The American Benefits Council recently collaborated with the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) on a study of the importance of ERISA preemption to the operation of employer-sponsored benefit plans.
November 15, 2024
Just a Minute! Introducing the Next Council President
Katy Johnson, currently the American Benefits Council's senior counsel, health policy, will succeed James Klein as president of the American Benefits Council effective January 1, 2025.
November 1, 2024
Just a Minute! on the Council's Post-Election Update Webinar
No matter who wins Congress and the White House in the upcoming election, benefits issues are likely to be front-and-center — not just in 2025 and beyond, but perhaps even sooner, in a 2024 lame-duck session.