Program Material
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SESSION I: Retirement
BREAKOUTS
MEPS/Association Retirement Plans (Tort Trial and Insurance Practice)
Multi-Employer Plans (Labor and Employment Law)
Brief for the AARP as Amicus Curiae, In re: Detroit Fire Fighters Association, et al. v. City of Detroit, Michigan, No. 14-1214 6th Cir. (2014)
Manhattan Ford Lincoln, Inc. V. UAW Local 259 Pension Fund, Civ. No. 17-5076 (KM) (MAH) (D.N.J. July 3, 2018)
Multiemployer Plans: Current Pension Plan Issues, Legislation and Agency Guidance. PowerPoint presentation by Laureve D. Blackstone, Anthony S. Cacace and Bruce Perlin.
New York Times Co. v. Newspaper & Mail Deliverers’-Publishers’ Pension Fund, 17 Civ. 6178; 17 Civ. 6290 (S.D.N.Y. Mar 26, 2018)
Segal Consulting, The Appropriateness of the Current Assumptions Used for Funding Multiemployer Pension Plans – Lowering the Discount Rate Would Magnify the Current Pension Crisis. data Practical Research for Multiemployer Plans, Summer 2018
U.S. Congressional Research Service. Data on Multiemployer Defined Benefit (DB) Pension Plans. 7-5700 John J. Topoleski, May 1, 2018.
U.S. Congressional Research Service. Data on Multiemployer Defined Benefit (DB) Pension Plans. 7-5700 John J. Topoleski, July 26, 2018.
U.S. Government Accountability Office. Report to the Chairman, Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives. PRIVATE PENSIONS: Timely Action Needed to Address Impending Multiemployer Plan Insolvencies, GAO-13-240, March 2013.
401(k) Plans as a Vehicle for Student Loan Repayment: An Idea Whose Time Has Come? (American College of Employee Benefits Counsel)
SESSION II: Health Care
Society of Professional Benefit Administrators Association Health Plans—Who Wins, Who Loses? (PowerPoint Presentation) by Alden Bianchi
BREAKOUTS
Association Health Plans (Real Property, Trust and Estate Law)
National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Response to AHP/MEWA Interest by Elizabeth Ysla Leight, SPBA, Chevy Chase, MD
NAIC’s Compendium of State Laws on Insurance Topics. Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements (MEWA) and Multiemployer (MET) Provisions. © 2018 National Association of Insurance Commissioners
From ERISA to HIPAA and Beyond: The Brave "New" World of Data Privacy and Security for Benefit Plans (Health Law)
No EEOC Quorum and No EEOC Regulations on Voluntariness: Can Wellness Plans Still Combat Mid-Life Crisis? (American College of Employee Benefits Counsel)
SESSION III: Executive Compensation/Other Significant Topics
BREAKOUTS
Executive Compensation (Business Law)
Long Term Incentives (Taxation)
Plan Administration in the Electronic Environment (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants)