EMPLOYEE BENEFITS COMMITTEE
Meetings and Programs
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December 2007 U.S. Supreme Court Admissions Ceremony Contact: Donald Quarles 312/988-5708 Sofitel Lafayette Square City: Washington State: DC |
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January 17-20, 2008 34th Annual TIPS Midwinter Symposium on Insurance, Employment and Benefits Contact: Debra Dotson 312/988-5597 Fort Lauderdale Grande Hotel & Yacht Club City: Ft. Lauderdale State: FL EMERGING ISSUES AND LITIGATION RELATING TO LIFE, HEALTH AND DISABILITY INSURANCE, INSURANCE REGULATION, EMPLOYMENT LAW, ERISA AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS TIPS proudly announces the 34th Annual Midwinter Meeting, the TIPS Midwinter Symposium on Insurance, Employment and Benefits. This year’s meeting will include an outstanding program, the usual great camaraderie, and a terrific location in Ft. Lauderdale. Please join us for CLE and networking. This year’s program maintains the meeting’s traditional focus on issues relating to life, health and disability insurance and ERISA, insurance regulation, employee benefits, and employment law. We believe that our program stands out because it brings together counsel from all sides—corporate counsel, plaintiffs’ counsel, defense counsel, trade association, and governmental and regulatory counsel—and our program will provide opportunities for discourse among counsel with different perspectives. Click below for more information and the brochures... For 34th Annual TIPS Midwinter Symposium Brochure For 34th Annual TIPS Midwinter Symposium Online Registration |
Past Events
Uncover the Compliance Risks for Employers with Defined Benefit
Plans: What Lawyers Need to Know About the Mandatory Restrictions on Benefits Under PPA
Presented by the ABA Joint Committee on Employee Benefits and the
American College of Employee Benefits Counsel
A 90-minute TeleConference/Live Audio Webcast
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
1:00 pm-2:30 pm ET
To help propel pension plans toward full funding, PPA restricts the benefits that single employer plans can promise
and pay when they are less than 100% funded. For example, as soon as the actuary certifies that a plan is less than
80% funded - or, in many cases, fails to certify otherwise - the plan has to cut back on lump sum and similar payments,
and benefit accruals must stop when the funding drops below 60%. Plans have to be amended to provide for implementation
of the restrictions when triggered; notices have to be given, as well as new or alternative benefit elections; fiduciary
implications are rampant; given how much turns on the timeliness of the actuary's certification, contracts may need
to be reviewed; the ripple effects run through corporate transactions, collective bargaining and plan administrative
systems. The panel will discuss the proposed Treasury regulations that explain what goes into testing a plan’s
funding against the key 100%, 80% and 60% cutoff points, how and when the plan must apply the restrictions, what
notices are required and which may be highly advisable, what happens to benefits when the restrictions come off,
the consequences if the funded percentage calculation is incorrect and what an employer can do to avoid the
restrictions or undo them as quickly as possible. Also on the theme of benefit restrictions, the panel will
discuss highlights of the final section 415 regulation, adopted earlier this year.
The Breakers
October 3-7, 2007
Palm Beach, Florida
Paradise awaits you at the world-renowned Breakers in Palm Beach, Florida. This five-star,
world-class resort boasts dozens of amenities and services. From pristine beaches, to swimming pools,
two championship golf courses, tennis, gourmet dining, a health spa, and more, the Breakers has it all!
We guarantee you will not be disappointed. In addition to the the spectacular venue, a most prevalent and
timely CLE program is being presented: Defending the Rule of Law in America: Countering Attacks on Judicial
Independence. While attendance is mandatory, this program promises to be both informative and substantive
Click below for more information and the brochures...
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33rd Annual TIPS Midwinter CLE Meeting
Surf & Sand Resort
January 11-14, 2007
Laguna Beach, CA
The 33rd Annual TIPS Midwinter CLE Meeting, January 11-14, 2007 is quickly approaching. This time
you can get your CLE with a bit of California sun as we go west to the Surf & Sand Resort in
Laguna Beach, CA. As usual, the Life Insurance Law Committee will serve as the host committee.
This Midwinter Meeting promises to give you more bang for your CLE buck by providing break-out
sessions in addition to the plenary programming. Topics will include class action litigation
trends, litigation trends in life insurance and annuities, ERISA interpretation around the
circuits, resolving pension plan issues, and the status of attacks on discretionary clauses;
in addition, there will be an insurance commissioner roundtable.
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Employee Benefits in Mergers and Acquisitions
Sections of Business Law, Health Law, Labor and Employment Law, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, Taxation and Tort and Insurance Practice Under the Auspices of the Joint Committee on Employee Benefits and the Center for Continuing Legal Education National Institute, The Plaza Hotel, New York, NY
call 800.285.2221 or visit www.abanet.org/cle
Source code: N01RAC1
April 28, 2001 - May 2, 2001
National Trial Academy
Sponsored by: Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section
National Judicial College
Reno, NV
Program Registration/Information: 312-988-5708
May 2-4, 2001
ERISA Basics
Sections of Business Law, Health Law, Labor and Employment Law, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, Taxation and Tort and Insurance Practice Under the Auspices of the Joint Committee on Employee Benefits and the Center for Continuing Legal Education National Institute, Hyatt Regency Chicago, Chicago, IL
call 800.285.2221 or visit www.abanet.org/cle
Source code: N01RAC1
May 3-6, 2001
TIPS Spring Meeting
Monterey Plaza Hotel
Monterey, CA
Registration/Information: 312-988-5672
May 16-18, 2001
ERISA Basics
Sections of Business Law, Health Law, Labor and Employment Law, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, Taxation and Tort and Insurance Practice Under the Auspices of the Joint Committee on Employee Benefits and the Center for Continuing Legal Education National Institute, Wyndham Anatole, Dallas, TX
call 800.285.2221 or visit www.abanet.org/cle
Source code: N01RAC1
May 20, 2001
New Issues in Employee Benefits ( ABA Connection )
Sections of Business Law, Health Law, Labor and Employment Law, Real Property, Probate
and Trust Law, Taxation and Tort and Insurance Practice Under the Auspices of the Joint
Committee on Employee Benefits and the Center for Continuing Legal Education 1:00 - 2:30
p.m. Eastern
Teleconference
call 800.285.2221 or visit www.abanet.org/cle
Source code: N01RAC1
May 30 - June 1, 2001
ERISA Basics
Sections of Business Law, Health Law, Labor and Employment Law, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, Taxation and Tort and Insurance Practice Under the Auspices of the Joint Committee on Employee Benefits and the Center for Continuing Legal Education National Institute, The Plaza Hotel, New York, NY
call 800.285.2221 or visit www.abanet.org/cle
Source code: N01RAC1
June 20, 2001
New Issues in Employee Benefits
ABA Journal; Membership and Marketing; Center for CLE; and Sections of Labor and Employment Law; Health Law; Business Law Real Property; Probate and Trust Law; Taxation; Tort and Insurance Practice under the Auspices of the Joint Committee on Employee Benefits
ABA Connection
call 800.285.2221 or visit www.abanet.org/cle
Source code: N01RAC1
August 2-8, 2001
ABA Annual Meeting
Sheraton Chicago
Chicago, IL
TIPS Information: 312-988-5672
For enrollment in a committee of the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section, simply fill out the on-line committee application form.
Please note: If you are already a Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section member, you may join up to three (3) committees at no additional cost. However, if you are not a Section member, you must join the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section first.
If you have any questions regarding participation in TIPS Committees, please contact Sonia Schroeder, our Committees Administrator at schroeders@staff.abanet.org or by phone at 312/988-6229.
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