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ABA
Joint Committee on Employee Benefits
The Sections of Business Law, Health Law, Labor and Employment
Law,
Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, Taxation and Tort Trial
and Insurance Practice
and The American College of Employee Benefits Counsel Present
What's New With COBRA?
A 90-minute Teleconference / Audio
Webcast
Thursday, October
16, 2003
1:00-2:30 pm ET / 12:00-1:30 pm CT / 11:00 am-12:30 pm MT / 10:00 am-11:30 am PT
This program has
already taken place.
Audiotapes are available for $150.
For ordering information, contact Nancy Matthews at matthewsn@staff.abanet.org
or (202) 662-8640.
Ref. #JCEBT031016WNCA
Participate in an interactive discussion
with Department of Labor and IRS officials about recent changes
to the COBRA continuation health coverage requirements. This
program will review the new DOL model notices and proposed
regulations that clarify timing and content requirements for
COBRA notices, the IRS interpretation of the definition of
small employer following a corporate merger and recent court
decisions regarding COBRA.
Topics Include:
- Revision of COBRA Forms and SPDs
- Terms to Define in SPDs
- Application of Trade Adjustment Assistance Tax Credit
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- Effective Date for New COBRA Model Notices
- Notification Period For Employer/Plan Administrator
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Moderator
Martha L. Hutzelman, Senior Counsel; Ice Miller, Washington,
DC
Speakers
Lisa Alexander, Pension Law Specialist; Office of Regulations
and Interpretations, Employee Benefits Security Administration,
U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC
Russell E. Weinheimer, Senior Attorney; Health and
Welfare Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Washington, DC
Christopher Sears, Partner; Ice Miller, Indianapolis,
IN
Roberta Casper Watson, Partner; Trenam, Kemker, Scharf,
Barkin, Frye, O'Neill & Mullis, Tampa, FL
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