Free health law seminar to be offered by U.S. Department of Labor April 8 and 9 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania

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Philadelphia – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and the Pennsylvania Department of Insurance will offer a free health law compliance assistance seminar for employers, plan fiduciaries and plan service providers on April 8 and 9 at the Hotel Carlisle Embers Convention Center, 1700 Harrisburg Pike, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

The seminar will include sessions on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other federal laws under Part 7 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Information also will be presented on fiduciary responsibility, the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), the Family and Medical Leave Act, health savings accounts, HIPAA privacy and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. Panelists will include representatives of EBSA, the Labor Department’s Employment Standards Administration and Veterans Employment and Training Service, the Pennsylvania Department of Insurance, the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

As part of its ongoing health education campaign, EBSA helps workers and employers, especially small businesses, understand their rights and obligations under various health benefit laws.

News media are invited to cover the event.

Who: Employers, plan fiduciaries and providers of plan services

What: HIPAA and other health benefits laws compliance assistance seminar

When: April 8 and 9, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT

Where: Hotel Carlisle Embers Convention, 1700 Harrisburg Pike, Carlisle, Pennsylvania

How: Registration is first-come, first-served, with limited spaces available. Contact Patricia Preston 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 select the appropriate link under “Compliance Assistance Seminars” 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 202.693.7828 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.