At The Podium

	Brandon P. Long

Sponsored by the SouthWest Benefits Association, the region’s premier organization for employee benefit professionals, the 2016 Plan Administrator Skills Workshop is specifically designed to assist the administrators of employer-sponsored health and welfare, retirement, and executive compensation plans in handling the day-to-day details of the ever-changing world of employee benefits.

At the event held in Dallas, Texas, on April 1, 2016, McAfee & Taft employee benefits attorney Brandon Long provides an update on health care reform initiatives and compliance issues under the Affordable Care Act. Topics include:

• A recap of ACA initiatives and timelines to date
• Department of Labor enforcement initiatives and investigations of employee benefit plans
• Pending litigation arising from the ACA’s “play or pay” provision
• A review of the status of ACA reporting
• What’s next for the Cadillac tax now that its effective date has been delayed