Workers? Compensation Seminar

  9:05 – 9:50 a.m. 
  The Affordable Care Act’s Implications on
  Employer Obligations Under ERISA

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is significantly changing employer health care obligations and has implications under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). This session is designed to provide you with 5 practical tips to some common symptoms under the ACA and help you stay healthy in this ever changing environment, including:

1. How will the ACA change your COBRA Notice?
2. Should your ACA wellness program be a part of your Plan Document?
3. What types of ERISA issues will the ACA highlight—5500s and Wrap Documents?
4. What is a P.C.O.R.I. filing fee and does it apply to my company?
5. What role will the ACA have with respect to discrimination rules for employee benefit plans?

  9:50 – 10:20 a.m. 
  Mobile Employees and the Current Status of
  “Coming and Going Rule” in Ohio

  Accidents happen, not just at work but also in transit. What does this mean for today’s employee who might often travel on company business?

  Participants learn the current status of the “Coming and Going Rule” and where liability begins and ends for the road warrior employee.

  10:20 – 10:25 a.m.  
  OSHA Recent Developments

  Participants learn the most recent developments in OSHA regulatory activity. Significant revisions to OSHA’s injury and illness reporting requirements will be addressed.

  10:40 – 11:25 a.m. 
  It’s Not Over Until It’s Over:  Voluntary
  Abandonment and Retirement

  As the workforce becomes more transient,     employers are facing challenges on all fronts.  Attendees will learn how the end of an employee’s service may impact entitlement to workers’ compensation payments.