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News Release
U.S. Department of Labor offers free health law seminar January 16-17 in Oklahoma City
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Oklahoma City – A free health law compliance assistance seminar, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and the Oklahoma Insurance Department, will take place January 16-17 at the Sheraton Oklahoma City Hotel, One N. Broadway in Oklahoma City.
The seminar is part of EBSA’s health education campaign to help workers and employers, especially small businesses, understand their rights and obligations under various health benefit laws. Sessions will cover the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and other federal benefits laws under 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.
Panelists will include representatives of EBSA, the Labor Department’s Employment Standards Administration, Oklahoma Insurance Department, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Department of Health and Human Services.
Event is open to the news media.
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Who: |
Employers, plan fiduciaries and providers of plan services |
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What: |
HIPPA & health law compliance assistance seminar |
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When: |
January 16-17, 2008 |
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Where: |
Sheraton Oklahoma City Hotel |
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How: |
Registration is first-come, first-served, with limited spaces available. Contact Dennis Fish by e-mail at educationcampaignseminars@dol.gov or fax at 202.219.8141. |
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More Information: |
Visit EBSA’s Web site at www.dol.gov/ebsa and click the appropriate link under “Compliance Assistance Seminars” or call 202.693.8451. |
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