Originally presented on April 27, 2009
10:30 a.m. to Noon (Pacific)

Order Option       Price   CD Recording Only       $219

The $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)—already being called a "modern-day New Deal" by some—is a complicated tangle of tax cuts and investments that will affect employers in various areas, from COBRA to unemployment compensation and beyond.

Join us for an in-depth 90-minute audio conference on how the Act will affect businesses of all sizes, and what you must do now to prepare for the changing tide. Our expert—an seasoned California employee benefits attorney—will cover the provisions that directly and indirectly affect your business.

You'll learn:

• How the Act's whistleblower provisions could affect your organization
• What ARRA's heightened HIPAA compliance requirements are, including stiffer penalties for privacy and security violations
• What you need to do to comply with the new HIPAA rules before the 2010 open enrollment period
• How the Act's COBRA subsidy will interact with your Cal-COBRA obligations
• The short- and long-term impact of the extension of unemployment compensation benefits, and what this means for your organization
• What to take away from guidance the Department of Labor and Internal Revenue Service have issued on ARRA

About Your Speakers:

Tonie L. Bitseff is an experienced ERISA lawyer with Marin Legal PC, a Sausalito, California-based firm. Regarded as a leading authority on HIPAA, COBRA and health plan compliance, Bitseff is a leader in San Francisco's professional pension and benefits community. She represents and counsels clients regarding health benefits, pension plans, and other forms of compensation and employee benefits, and she has written extensively on benefit-related issues.

This program has been approved for 1.5 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). This program is also a California-specific continuing education activity for PHR-CA and SPHR-CA recertification. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org. The use of this seal is not an endorsement by HRCI of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met HRCI's criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit.

Bonus Offer

As an additional benefit, you will receive a no-risk trial subscription to California Employer Advisor when you register for this Audio Conference (or purchase a CD recording). You will receive 3 evaluation issues. If you want to continue to receive the newsletter, simply pay the invoice you will receive in the mail. If you decide the newsletter isn't for you, just write cancel on the invoice and return it. You will owe nothing, and all issues you receive are yours to keep. As with all ERI products, your satisfaction is guaranteed 100%. (Offer good for new subscribers only.)

How Do Audio Conferences Work?

An Audio Conference is remarkably cost-effective and convenient. You participate from your office using a regular telephone. You have no travel costs and no out-of-office time.

Plus, for one low price you can get as many people in your office to participate as you can fit around a speakerphone.

Because the conference is live, you can ask the speakers questions' either on the phone or via e-mail.

With your registration, you also receive conference materials with additional practical information from Employer Resource Institute sent to you via e-mail shortly before the conference.

Why You Can Sign Up To Attend This Event with Confidence

As with all Employer Resource Institute products, you're completely protected. If for any reason you are unsatisfied with this Audio Conference, simply let us know and we will return your entire registration fee.