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News Release

U.S. Department of Labor offers free health law seminar January 16-17 in Oklahoma City

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

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.

Who:

Employers, plan fiduciaries and providers of plan services

What:

HIPPA & health law compliance assistance seminar

When:

January 16-17, 2008
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. MST

Where:

Sheraton Oklahoma City Hotel
One N. Broadway
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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.

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.

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 202.693.7828 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.

Agency
Employee Benefits Security Administration
Date
December 20, 2007
Release Number
07-1938-DAL