Program Chair:
Michael W. Taibleson
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
Milwaukee
Presenters:
Brian L. Anderson
DeWitt LLP
Madison
David Eckhardt
Husch Blackwell LLP
Milwaukee
Steven E. Grieb
Director of Regulatory Services
Empower Retirement
Milwaukee
Arthur T. Phillips
Foley & Lardner LLP
Milwaukee
Leigh C. Riley
Foley & Lardner LLP
Milwaukee
Mary Ellen Schill
Ruder Ware L.L.S.C.
Wausau
Martin P. Tierney
Michael Best
Milwaukee
John B. Tuffnell
Salberg Tuffnell Law, S.C.
Milwaukee
8:30 a.m. : ERISA Fiduciary Duties in an Economic Downturn
- Overview of fiduciary duties under ERISA
- Issues specific to an economic downturn
- Unique issues that have arisen due to the current pandemic
David Eckhardt
9:20 a.m. : Current Issues for Health, Welfare, and Cafeteria Plans
- New types of health reimbursement arrangements
- COVID-19 impacts: Extended COBRA-related deadlines and mid-year changes to section 125 cafeteria plan elections
- Association health plans under legal challenge and the constitutionality of the ACA
Brian L. Anderson
10:10 a.m. : Break
10:25 a.m. : Paycheck Protection Program Loans – What Benefits Attorneys Need to Know
- A thorough overview of the Paycheck Protection Program
- How to advise your clients on their PPP loans
Mary Ellen Schill
11:15 a.m. : Legislative & Regulatory Updates for Retirement Plans
- New developments under the SECURE Act
- New developments under the CARES Act
- Final DOL regulations relating to electronic delivery of required participant disclosures
Steven E. Grieb
12:05 p.m. : Lunch
1:05 p.m. : Executive Compensation in the COVID-19 Era
- Distribution and payment delays under nonqualified deferred compensation plans
- Cessation of elective deferrals under nonqualified deferred compensation plans
- Dealing with underwater options and other equity awards
- Modification of bonus and incentive plans
Martin P. Tierney
1:55 p.m. : Recent ERISA Case Law and Trending ERISA Developments in the Courts
- Significant recent ERISA and employee benefit cases from the U.S. Supreme Court and the Seventh Circuit
- Underlying statutory principles to identify the key takeaways
- Trends and predictions for the next year
John B. Tuffnell
2:45 p.m. : Break
3:00 p.m. : Benefit Plan Issues in an Economic Downturn
- When a partial plan termination occurs under qualified retirement plans
- Stopping 401(k) employer contributions mid-year and the nondiscrimination testing repercussions
- Defined benefit reporting obligations to the PBGC
- Restrictions on funding nonqualified deferred compensation plans
Arthur T. Phillips, Leigh C. Riley
3:50 p.m. : Program Concludes
Following program start times, webcast replay schedule will vary slightly from above listed times.
- Gain a thorough understanding of Paycheck Protection Program loans
- Understand the impacts COVID-19 has had on employee benefits
- Review the latest changes retirement savers should know
- Hear your annual case law update
- Employee benefits lawyers
- Health law attorneys
- Employment law practitioners
- Tax attorneys
- Insurance law practitioners
- Business law attorneys
- In-house counsel
- General practitioners
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