Speakers Bureau

Speaker Topics James Klein President BIOGRAPHY 401(k) plans generally Accounting standards Cash balance plans Contingent employees COBRA Defined benefit plan design ERISA claims litigation ERISA fiduciary duty litigation Ethics Executive compensation Fiduciary duties generally Health care reform Health insurance purchasing cooperatives Health plan policy Health plans generally HIPAA generally HIPAA privacy rules Legislation - pending Long-term care Managed care Nonqualified deferred compensation Pension plans generally Pension policy Social Security generally Work/life issues   Paul Dennett Vice President, Health Policy BIOGRAPHY COBRA Consumer-directed health care ERISA claims litigation Health benefit mandates Health care reform Health coverage for the uninsured Health plan policy Health plans generally HIPAA generally HIPAA privacy rules Legislation - pending Managed care Medical malpractice/tort reform proposals Mental health parity Participant rights Patients' Bill of Rights Retiree health coverage initiatives   Lynn Dudley Vice President and Senior Counsel BIOGRAPHY 401(k) plans Annuities Anti-alienation rules Anti-cutback rules Bankruptcy Cafeteria plans Cash balance plans Contingent or leased employees Controlled group issues Cross-tested plans Current benefits cases and laws Defined benefit plan design ERISA litigation ESOPs Fiduciary duties Form 5500 and other reporting Hardship withdrawals Labor Department audits Loans to participants Long-term care Missing participants Nonqualified deferred compensation Paperless administration Participant communicat Participant rights Pending benefits legislation Pension plans and policy Plan expenses QDROs Safe harbor plans Voluntary employee benefits Work/life issues   Jan Jacobson Director, Retirement Policy BIOGRAPHY 401(k) plans generally Annuities Cash balance plans Defined benefit plans Fiduciary duties generally Form 5500 & other reporting Hardship withdrawals Legislation — pending Pension plans generally Pension policy Phased retirement policy Regulations — pending Social Security generally Social Security reform   Kathryn Wilber Health Care Legal Counsel BIOGRAPHY Cafeteria plans COBRA Current cases & laws Employee Assistance Programs ERISA claims litigation ERISA fiduciary duty litigation ERISA litigation generally ESOP administration ESOPs generally Health care reform Health insurance purchasing cooperatives Health plan policy Health plans generally Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) HIPAA generally HIPAA privacy rules Internet for research Labor Dept audits Legislation — pending Long-term care Managed care Participant communication Participant rights Voluntary employee benefits Welfare benefit trusts Work/life issues