Benefits, Healthcare and the Workplace (2011)

This timely, important program provides insight, and practical, useful information, on counseling businesses and HR professionals in managing, changing or terminating benefit plans in today’s challenging economic times. The highly-qualified faculty review ERISA and the broad array of rules an employer must follow in administering employee benefits and especially, what may or may not be done by employers looking to change benefit plans in order to control costs.

You will also learn about key provisions of the high-profile and controversial federal Healthcare Reform legislation.

The panelists offer practical tips and guidance on how to counsel your clients in the business and employment fields on today’s key issues in the benefits arena.

Program Topics

• ERISA Overview: Basics

• Healthcare Reform Update

• Reducing Benefits in the Great Recession

• Plan Terminations

• Taft-Hartley/Union Benefit Plan Issues

• Pitfalls and Dangers in benefit Plans for Employers


Program Faculty

Daniel T. Campbell, Esq. (Co-Chair)
Campbell & Associates P.C.
—Floral Park

William D. Frumkin, Esq. (Co-Chair)
Sapir & Frumkin LLP
—White Plains

Gretchen Harders, Esq.
Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
—New York City

Russell L. Hirschhorn, Esq.
Proskauer Rose LLP
—New York City

Owen M. Rumelt, Esq.
Levy Ratner, P.C.
—New York City

Gary A. Thayer, Esq.
Archer, Byington, Glennon & Levine, LLP
—Melville


Total MCLE Credits 6.5
Ethics MCLE Credits 0.0


The product type below that starts with the letter 'V' is a video online program that you will view and listen to on your computer screen. The program code for each topic that you write on the included MCLE Form only appears on the screen and is not announced by audio. 

The product type beginning with the number '8' is an audio-only online program that you may listen to through your computer OR download to a portable media player. You will hear the program codes for the MCLE Form announced by audio during the substantive presentations.

Product Type	Member Price	Non Member Price
Benefits, Healthcare & the Workplace (2011) (This product cannot be used to receive MCLE credit) (CLE CourseBooks) 1B25	$40.00	$60.00
+ Benefits, Healthcare and the Workplace in a Difficult Economy (2011) (MCLE credit only if you have access to the course's audio/video/CD recording. You cannot receive MCLE credit from a coursebook alone.) (CLE CourseBooks) 1B25M	$85.00	$160.00
* Benefits, Healthcare and the Workplace (2011) (MCLE Audio on CD) DB254	$175.00	$260.00
* Benefits, Healthcare and the Workplace (2011) (CLE on DVD) FB254	$200.00	$290.00
Benefits, Health Care & the Workplace in a Difficult Economy (2011) [Video] (On-Line Programs) VB25	$150.00	$235.00
Benefits, Healthcare and the Workplace in a Difficult Economy (2011) [Audio] (On-Line Programs) 80B25	$150.00	$235.00