The ABA Joint Committee on Employee Benefits (JCEB) coordinates the activities of the employee benefits committees of six sections. Those activities include CLE programs and annual meetings with federal agency officials that are reported as a series of questions and answers from each agency.

Each year, the JCEB meets with officials of federal agencies in Washington, DC, to discuss issues of interest to employee benefits practitioners. Based on these informal discussions between private sector representatives of the JCEB and agency officials, question and answer transcripts are then drafted. View final 2008 Q&As.

October 27-28, 2008 Ritz Carlton Pentagon City

November 6-7, 2008 The Conrad Chicago

November 10-11, 2008 The New York Helmsley

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ERISA Basics Series:

Select ERISA Basics Topic Broken Plan Basics Ethical Benefits Lawyer ERISA Fiduciary Basics Health & Disability Plans Section 401(k) ERISA Litigation Experts’ Guide to Employee Benefits Research QDROs and QMCSOs

Pension Protection Act of 2006 :

Select PPA Topic Cash Balance Plans Defined Benefit Plans Defined Contribution Issues Bankruptcy & Workouts The Government Speaks What To Do By Year End Final HIPAA Non-Discrimination Regulations Retirement Plans: Year-End Guidance Benefit Restrictions

Other Topics:

Select a Topic Employer Stock Issues Service Provider Fees, Expenses and Revenue Sharing 409A Final Regulations Backdated and Misdated Stock Options Royalty on ERISA/Tax Advice? International Employee Benefits New Cafeteria and Dependent Care Plan Regs 403(b) and Beyond New 409A Developments Auto-Enrollment and Default Investments Retiree Health Benefits from Employers to VEBAs Health and Welfare Update Experts’ Guide to Employee Benefits Research New DOL Service Provider Fee Disclosure Proposed Hybrid Plan Regulations State Health Benefit Requirements Exec Comp Performance Awards Supreme Court's LaRue Decision Retiree Medical Benefits After Erie County 204(h) Notice Requirements Default Investments in 401(k) Plans MetLife v. Glenn Ethical Challenges 401(k) Plan Fiduciaries Responsibilities HRAs and HSAs: The Basics and New Developments Updated EPCRS and Plan Interim Amendments Emergency Economic Stabilization Act

Archived CLE programs

Impact of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act on Executive Compensation and Benefit Plans
October 16, 2008 | 1:00-2:30pm ET
The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) imposes significant restrictions on compensation and severance paid to senior executive officers of participating financial institutions and imposes new corporate governance standards. In addition, EESA restricts the use of offshore deferred compensation.

Like all lawyers, employee benefits practitioners frequently face ethical questions. Our experienced panel of speakers addressed three common areas of uncertainty which pose challenges in every day practice. Purchase the audio CD or listen to the archived webcast and earn MCLE Self-Study Ethics credit

A complete set of ERISA Basics Teleconferences in CD format including: Ethics, Fiduciary, Broken Plans, 401(k), Health & Disability Plans & ERISA Litigation are now available for purchase through the ABA WEB STORE