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.

April 24 | Mergers & Acquisitions: Benefits in Transactions During Troubled Times http://meetings.abanet.org/meeting/jceb/ JCEB042409MA/

June 10-12 ERISA Basics National Institute http://meetings.abanet.org/meeting/jceb/ JCEB061009EB/

Purchase audio CDs, web streams or Mp3 files at 50% off retail value. Use the drop down menus below to select a past program:

ERISA Basics Series:

Select ERISA Basics Topic Experts’ Guide to Employee Benefits Research QDROs and QMCSOs

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Select a Topic 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

Use the drop down menus below to select a past teleconference:

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 Accounting Basics for Employee Benefits Lawyers

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

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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 Section 403(b) Compliance Countdown San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance Accounting Basics for Employee Benefits Lawyers GINA/Michelle's Law/ADA Changes Section 409A Failures Pension Funding Crisis Executive Compensation Proxy Disclosure Federal Securities Law Econimic Stimulus and Children's Health Acts ARRA Tightens Executive Compensation Rules Comp Issues for Tax-Exempt Orgs 401(k) Plan Litigation Subrogation Soup: The Law & Practicalities Mergers and Acquisitions Ethics Issues for Benefits Lawyers ERISA Preemption & Malpractice

Archived CLE programs

Health Plans: The Changing Landscape
Saturday August 1 - 11:00am-1:00pm
Zurich Salon E, Concourse Level, Event Centre
Swissotel, Chicago, IL

The New Era of Retirement Plan Investments
Sunday August 2 - 3:00-5:00pm
Zurich Salon E, Concourse Level, Event Centre
Swissotel, Chicago, IL

Employee Benefits Co-Sponsored Programs
Chicago, IL

Every year, the Joint Committee on Employee Benefits (JCEB) presents questions from the members of the employee benefits committees of the six Sections of the ABA participating in the JCEB to various federal agencies in Washington, D.C. The agency meetings are held immediately before the May meeting of the Tax Section. This year the JCEB met with the IRS, DOL, SEC, PBGC, EEOC and HHS. This was your opportunity to ask technical questions of the staffs of the various agencies; view final postings of the 2009 Q&As.

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, Mp3 or 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