Healthcare Reform: Where Do Employers Go From Here?, El Paso Employee Benefits Seminar

Please join the El Paso office of Cox Smith and their Employee Benefits Partners as they discuss healthcare reform. This seminar will address the recent Supreme Court decision upholding the individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act and then turn to the matter at hand: the future of employer-sponsored health plans. Discussion will center on a step-by-step approach to compliance, including the implications of “minimum essential coverage” versus the state exchanges, and what employers should keep in mind when deciding to “pay or play” in 2014 and beyond.  

Thursday, September 20, 2012
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM: Registration/Lunch
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Program

Wyndham El Paso
2027 Airway Boulevard
El Paso, TX 79925
915-778-4241

Lunch will be provided. Directions can be found on the Wyndham El Paso website.

Who should attend this seminar?
Human Resources Professionals
Business Owners
Corporate Counsel
Managerial and Supervisory Employees

Speakers
Kathleen Campbell Walker, Introductory Remarks
Joshua Sutin, Employee Benefits Practice Group Leader
Bill Fisher, Shareholder

Registration
Please join us on September 20th at the Wyndham El Paso. This seminar is expected to last two hours and is complimentary for up to two attendees per company. Registration for additional attendees is $75 each. Contact our local El Paso office at (915-541-9300) with any questions. The registration form can be found in the right column of this page.

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About the Speakers

Kathleen Walker is internationally recognized for her experience handling the complex issues related to business immigration, consular processing, admissibility and immigration security issues. She has also advocated at local, state, and federal levels for comprehensive immigration reform, the improvement of national border security infrastructure and procedures, consular processing and admission procedures for foreign nationals, and improvement in the provision of pro bono immigration services and detention standards. Her immigration law practice primarily focuses on business and family-based immigration, consular processing, employer sanctions/worksite enforcement, immigration audits, security checks, waivers, admissibility, and citizenship and naturalization. 

Joshua Sutin assists clients with difficult tax and employee benefit issues facing businesses today, including employee benefit plans, tax-exempt organization issues and business tax planning. He helps clients understand common legal conundrums encountered via the Internal Revenue Code and ERISA, helping them develop practical strategies to resolve business issues.

Bill Fisher guides clients through the dynamic maze of legal issues affecting employee benefits. He also has experience drafting welfare plans, such as health plans, cafeteria plans, health flexible spending ar­rangements and dependent care assistance programs, and advising on legal issues par­ticular to welfare plans, including COBRA and HIPAA.

For more information on Cox Smith's Employee Benefits / ERISA Practice Group, as well as a full list of the group's attorneys, please click here. Likewise, for more information on Cox Smith's experience in the healthcare industry, click here.