Event: Legislative Updates

Speaker: Laura Andrew, Smith Gambrell & Russell, LLP & Mark Addington, Addington Law

CVent ID: 5XN4A3CTWHQ

Topic: Legislative Updates

Laura Miller Andrew is a partner in the Tax Section of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP where she specializes in and is the practice leader for Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits. She has experience with all major aspects of employee benefits including qualified and nonqualified plans, IRS and DOL compliance matters and executive compensation. She will update us on the following information.

OBAMA HEALTH CARE REFORM AND OTHER NEW HEALTH CARE MANDATES
Obama Health Care Reform-First 100 Days
President Obama?s-Health Care Reform Principles
National Health Insurance Exchange
Other Employer Concerns
COBRA Subsidy
HIPAA Privacy & Security Provisions of ARRA

Mark A. Addington focuses his practice primarily on employment litigation, including defense of harassment, retaliatory discharge, disability, age, religion, race, and sex discrimination. He has also responded to charges of discrimination filed with federal, state and local administrative agencies. He counsels employers in problem prevention, employee discipline and termination, and employment discrimination and harassment.

Mark will update us on -

A. Crawford v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee (06-1595) (1/26/09)
B. 14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett (07-581)
C. Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc. (08-441) (6/18/09)
D. Ricci v. DeStefano (07-1428 and 08-328)