Media Advisory - HIPAA and Other Health Laws: Mississippi Compliance Assistance Seminar

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Jackson, Mississippi - The Compliance Assistance Seminar sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and the Mississippi Department of Insurance, will take place August 17-18, 2005 in Jackson, Mississippi at the Edison Walthall Hotel, 225 East Capitol Street.

The Mississippi seminar is part of a series of ongoing seminars sponsored by the Labor Department under its Health Benefits Education Campaign (HBEC). The campaign helps workers and employers, especially small businesses, understand their rights and obligations under various health benefit laws.

As part of the department’s HIPAA Compliance Assistance Program (H-CAP), there will be sessions covering Part 7 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Information also will be presented on fiduciary responsibility, COBRA, Family and Medical Leave Act, health savings accounts and HIPAA privacy.

Panel participants will include representatives from the Labor Department’s EBSA, the department’s Employment Standards Administration, the Mississippi Department of Insurance, the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Registration is on a first come, first served basis, with only limited spaces available. Interested parties should register early by email to: Nancy Marchetti at marchetti.nancy@dol.gov. For the agenda and registration information, visit EBSA’s Web site at www.dol.gov/ebsa 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 202.693.7765 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.

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.