The Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Interest Group focuses on the rules governing health and other welfare benefit plans with particular emphasis on HIPAA, COBRA, Medicare Secondary Payor rules, and ERISA Title I rules, as well as executive compensation issues. The Interest Group examines the special problems that not-for-profit employers in the health care industry have in providing employee benefits to their employees. In addition, the Interest Group considers the application of ERISA concepts to various forms of managed health care, the impact of state health care initiatives on employer-sponsored health plans, and the ramifications of alternative workforce arrangements on an employer's benefit plans. The Interest Group also participates in all activities of the ABA's Joint Committee of Employee Benefits, including the annual question and answer session with the federal government agencies regulating employee benefits.

Interest Group members are invited to join any of the following subcommittees:

1. Federal Regulation Subcommittee
2. State Regulation Subcommittee
3. Executive Compensation Subcommittee
4. Employment Law Subcommittee

You can e-mail Adam Bielawski with your request specifying the subcommittees to which you want to be added.

In addition, as a member of this Interest Group, you can participate in substantive discussions through our List Serve. This electronic mailing list is one of the most useful means of communication, since it enables our members to instantly transmit or receive information and opinions on matters of common interest. To send a message to our members or to start a discussion on any employee benefits or executive compensation topic, send an email to HL-EMP-BENEFITS@MAIL.ABANET.ORG. For the rules relating to the List Serve please. http://www.abanet.org/discussions/netiquette.html.

Current Interest Group Roster (226 members)
(Accessible to ABA Members)

Chair

Chair
Phyllis C. Borzi
O'Donoghue & O'Donoghue
4748 Wisconsin Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20016-4672
T: 202/274-2419 F: 202/362-2640
borziph@gwu.edu; pborzi@odonoghuelaw.com

Vice Chairs:
Eugene M. Holmes
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
600 13th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
T: 202/756-8184 F: 202/756-8087
emholmes@mwe.com

Gregory L. Needles
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP
1111 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20004-2541
T: 202/739-5448 F: 877/432-9652
gneedles@morganlewis.com

Christopher S. Sears
Ice Miller LLP
1 American Square
Indianapolis, IN 46282
T:317/236-5891 F: 317/592-4755
sears@icemiller.com

Liaisons

Government Submissions & Policy
Linda E. Rosenzweig
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
815 Connecticut Ave., NW
#500
Washington, DC 20006-4004
T: 202/828-5349 F: 202/828-5393
lrosenzweig@seyfarth.com

Membership
Eugene Holmes
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
600 13th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
T: 202/756-8184 F: 202/756-8087
emholmes@mwe.com

Upcoming IG Programs

• Stay Tuned

Past IG Programs

• Proposed Cafeteria Plan Regulations [05/22/2008 | Audio File ]
• What Employers Need to Know About Implementing Employee Wellness Programs [01/15/2008 | Audio File ]
• Deferred Compensation Under Section 409A: What It Is, What Must Be Done, And The Cost Of Non-Compliance [07/31/2007 | Materials,Audio ]

• IRS: Revised Regulations Concerning Section 403(b) Tax-Sheltered Annuity Contracts
• EMI: How Exempt Organizations Can Stay Current in Executive Compensation Strategy and Defense Employee

• 2007 - 2008 Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Interest Group Action Plan
• Subrogation and Reimbursement under Health Plans: Lessons Learned from Case Law
• The Pension Protection Act and Defined Contribution Plans - What You Need To Know
• On the Rise: 401(k) Plan Fee Litigation
• Deferred Compensation – Greater Clarity And A Call To Action With Issuance Of Final Regulations
• Final Wellness Program Regulations Offer One Piece in the Health Care Cost Puzzle
• ABA Joint Committee on Employee Benefits (JCEB).
  Each year, the JCEB has Question and Answer sessions with the federal agencies in charge of matters relating to employee benefits. Among other information, the 2004 Q&As with the DOL, EEOC, HHS, and IRS can be accessed at that website.
• Read ERISA Articles that have appeared recently in the Health Lawyer. To see those articles at this time, you need to click on the Health Lawyer icon, and search for those articles.