U.S. Department of Labor to offer free health law seminar on April 22 and 23 in Newark, New Jersey

Newark, New Jersey – A free health law compliance assistance seminar for employers, plan fiduciaries and plan services providers, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance, will take place on April 22 and 23 at the Essex County College, 303 University Avenue, Smith Lecture Hall, Room 2131.

The seminar will provide an overview of the Labor Department’s Health Benefits Education Campaign, which helps workers and employers, especially small businesses, understand their rights and responsibilities under various health benefits laws. Sessions will address the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) premium reduction and related provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment of 2009 Act (Recovery Act), as well as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (including HIPAA privacy), the Family and Medical Leave Act, other federal benefits laws under Part 7 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and fiduciary responsibility.

Panelists will include representatives of EBSA, the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance, the Labor Department’s Employment Standards Administration, the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Attendees will receive a copy of the booklet “Health Benefits Coverage Under Federal Law,” written information on the Recovery Act and other materials.

Media are encouraged to cover this event.

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 (large print, Braille, audio tape or disc) from the COAST office upon request. Please specify which news release when placing your request at 202.693.7828 or TTY 202.693.7755. The Labor Department 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.