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