Benefit Insurance Marketing is pleased to extend an invitation to attend our upcoming monthly compliance Webinar. In conjunction with our alliance with United Benefit Advisors, you have the opportunity to learn more about the latest compliance trends and regulations from one of the nations leading employment and benefit law firms, Jackson Lewis LLP. Best of all, you can take advantage of the Webinar from the convenience of your office and personal computer.
If you are a Team BIM client, you should have received an email on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 with a preferred employer discount code to view the webinar for free. If you did not receive the email or have misplaced it, please contact compliance@teambim.com with the client name in the subject line.
Just Married! What Employers Need to Know About the Obergefell Ruling and Same-Sex Marriage
Tuesday, August 11, 2015 2:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 a.m. PT
The Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v Hodges that the 14th Amendment requires a state to license a marriage between two people of the same sex, and to recognize a marriage between two people of the same sex when their marriage was lawfully licensed and performed out of state. This ruling raises new questions about providing benefits to individuals who have a same-sex spouse, as well as preventing discrimination based on the sex of an individual’s spouse.
This webinar will:
- Explain the impact of Obergefell on group benefit plans
- Discuss the difference regarding states that did not previously recognize same-sex marriage and those that did
- Differentiate between ERISA obligations and obligations under anti-discrimination regulations
- Provide information on the difference between domestic partners and spouses
- Discuss best practices for administering enrollment for individuals with same-sex spouses now, and in the future
- Provide best practices for employers regarding same-sex harassment prevention
This 90-minute basic webinar will help employers understand the impact of the decision in Obergefell on employee benefits and other employment issues. Eligible for 1.5 HRCI credit hours for participation.
The presentation slides will be posted on the UBA website the day before the webinar.
PRESENTER
Joseph J. Lazzarotti is a Shareholder in the Morristown, New Jersey, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He founded and currently helps to lead the firm’s Privacy, e-Communication and Data Security Practice, edits the firm’s Privacy Blog, and is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) with the International Association of Privacy Professionals. He also counsels companies on compliance, fiduciary, taxation, and administrative matters with respect to health and welfare plans, and is a member of the firm’s Health Care Reform Team.
Mr. Lazzarotti speaks and writes regularly on current employee benefits and data privacy and security topics, and his work has been published in leading employment and business journals.
Mr. Lazzarotti’s work in the benefits counseling area covers many areas of employee benefits law. As part of the Firm’s Health Care Reform Team, he advises employers and plan sponsors regarding the establishment, administration and operation of fully insured and self-funded health and welfare plans, which includes counseling concerning the new reform law, as well as assisting in the set-up of administrative and other arrangements with third-party administrators, claims administrators and other vendors.
Register here for the webinar.
Register for this webinar today while seating is still available. The webinar is 90 minutes and is an exceptional educational value for only $149.
This webinar event has been submitted to the Human Resource Certification Institute to qualify for 1.5 recertification credit hours.