Module 2 – Case
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Assignment Overview
stethoscope and piggy bankCompensation and Strategy:
Controlling Benefits Costs
The ability to adequately control employee benefit costs
today is often the difference between organizations that are successful and
those that are not.
This is even more complex with the recent governmental focus
on health insurance and the attempts to roll back the Affordable Care Act. If
you are interested in mandated health insurance in the U.S., a Google search
will result in several sources; for example:
Levy, N. and Kim, K. (July 2017). A side-by-side comparison
of Obamacare and the GOP’s replacement plans (2017). The
Los Angeles Times. Retrieved from
http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-na-pol-obamacare-repeal/.
Case Assignment
For this assignment, you are asked to write a blog
discussing:
How health insurance benefits impact (a) an organization’s
business results, and (b) employee wellbeing.
Discuss how businesses today attempt to control their health
insurance costs while still using benefit packages as recruitment and retention
tools.
Give practical examples and real-life business examples of
health insurance benefit best practices (include employer names from your
readings/research).
Use at least 3 library sources and/or module materials to
help strengthen and support your response. Paper length: 3-4 pages, not
counting the cover and reference pages.
Submit your paper by the module due date.
Assignment Expectations
Your paper will be evaluated using the criteria as stated in
the Case rubric. The following is a review of the rubric criteria:
Assignment-Driven: Does the paper fully address all aspects
of the assignment? Is the assignment addressed accurately and precisely using
sound logic? Does the paper meet minimum length requirements?
Critical Thinking: Does the paper demonstrate graduate-level
analysis, in which information derived from multiple sources, expert opinions,
and assumptions has been critically evaluated and synthesized in the
formulation of a logical set of conclusions? Does the paper address the topic
with sufficient depth of discussion and analysis?
Business Writing: Is the essay logical, well organized and
well written? Are the grammar, spelling, and vocabulary appropriate for
graduate-level work? Are section headings included? Are paraphrasing and
synthesis of concepts the primary means of responding, or is
justification/support instead conveyed through excessive use of direct
quotations?
Effective Use of Information: Does the submission
demonstrate that the student has read, understood, and can apply the background
materials for the module? If required, has the student demonstrated effective
research, as evidenced by student’s use of relevant and quality (library?)
sources? Do additional sources used provide strong support for conclusions
drawn, and do they help in shaping the overall paper?
Citing Sources: Does the student demonstrate understanding
of APA Style of referencing, by inclusion of proper citations (for paraphrased
text and direct quotations) as appropriate? Have all sources (e.g., references
used from the Background page, the assignment readings, and outside research)
been included, and are these properly cited? Have all sources cited in the
paper been included on the References page?
Timeliness: Has the assignment been submitted to TLC
(Trident’s learning management system) on or before the module’s due date?
Module 2 – SLP
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
social security illustrationAnalyze the importance of Social
Security benefits (retirement income, life insurance, disability income and
Medicare).
Give an overview of what each offers for employees.
Which of these are most critical for employees? Why?
Which carries the highest cost for employers? For the
public? Discuss.
Use at least 3 library sources and/or module materials to
augment the Sanicola (2011) source.
Your response should be in table form, complete with the
cover and reference pages. Be sure to provide enough discussion/detail along
with your table to make it meaningful.
Submit your paper by the module due date.
SLP Assignment Expectations
Your paper will be evaluated using the criteria as stated in
the SLP rubric. The following is a review of the rubric criteria:
Assignment-Driven: Does the paper fully address all aspects
of the assignment? Is the assignment addressed accurately and precisely using
sound logic? Does the paper meet minimum length requirements?
Critical Thinking: Does the paper demonstrate graduate-level
analysis, in which information derived from multiple sources, expert opinions,
and assumptions has been critically evaluated and synthesized in the
formulation of a logical set of conclusions? Does the paper address the topic
with sufficient depth of discussion and analysis?
Business Writing: Is the essay logical, well organized, and
well written? Are the grammar, spelling, and vocabulary appropriate for
graduate-level work? Are section headings included? Are paraphrasing and
synthesis of concepts the primary means of responding, or is
justification/support instead conveyed through excessive use of direct
quotations?
Effective Use of Information: Does the submission
demonstrate that the student has read, understood and can apply the background
materials for the module? If required, has the student demonstrated effective
research, as evidenced by student’s use of relevant and quality (library?)
sources? Do additional sources used provide strong support for conclusions
drawn, and do they help in shaping the overall paper?
Citing Sources: Does the student demonstrate understanding
of APA Style of referencing, by inclusion of proper citations (for paraphrased
text and direct quotations) as appropriate? Have all sources (e.g., references
used from the Background page, the assignment readings, and outside research)
been included, and are these properly cited? Have all sources cited in the
paper been included on the References page?
Timeliness: Has the assignment been submitted to TLC
(Trident’s learning management system) on or before the module’s due date?
