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Release Date: February 28, 2008
Release Number: 08-267-BOS
Contact Name: Gloria Della/Richard Manning
Phone Number: 202.693.8664/202.693.4676
Boston – A free health law compliance assistance seminar for employers, plan fiduciaries and plan service providers, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and the Massachusetts Department of Insurance, will take place March 19 and 20 at the Sheraton Newton Hotel, 320 Washington Street, in Newton, Massachusetts.
Sessions will cover the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other federal laws under Part 7 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Information also will be presented on fiduciary responsibility, the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), the Family and Medical Leave Act, health savings accounts, HIPAA privacy and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. Panelists will include representatives of EBSA, the Labor Department’s Employment Standards Administration and Veterans Employment and Training Service, the Massachusetts Department of Insurance, the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The seminar is part of EBSA’s health education campaign to help workers and employers, especially small businesses, understand their rights and obligations under various health benefit laws.
News media are invited to cover the event.
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Who: |
Employers, plan fiduciaries and providers of
plan services |
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What: |
HIPPA and other health benefits laws compliance
assistance seminar |
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When: |
March 19 and 20, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST |
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Where: |
Sheraton Newton Hotel
320 Washington Street
Newton, Massachusetts 02458 |
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How: |
Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis with
limited spaces available. Contact Patricia Preston by e-mail at
educationcampaignseminars@dol.gov or fax at 202.219.8141. |
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More Information: |
Visit EBSA’s Web site at www.dol.gov/ebsa and
click the appropriate link under “Compliance Assistance
Seminars” or call 202.693.8684. |
U.S. Department of Labor news releases are accessible on the
Department's Newsroom
page. The information in this news release will be made available
in alternate format upon request (large print, Braille, audio tape or
disc) from the COAST office. Please specify which news release when
placing your request at 202.693.7828 or TTY 202.693.7755. The U.S.
Department of Labor is committed to providing America's employers and
employees with easy access to understandable information on how to comply
with its laws and regulations. For more information, please visit the
Department's Compliance
Assistance page.
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