The first few months of 2013 have seen new Affordable Care Act guidance on employer pay or play rules, coverage of dependents, whistleblower protection, waiting periods, SHOP rules, new Medicare taxes on wealthy Americans, individual mandate exemptions, and other critical areas. State and federal exchanges are lurching toward the first open enrollment period in 2013. More guidance is coming from Washington and more challenges will be faced by employers to meet the 2013 and 2014 deadlines of the Affordable Care Act.

Meanwhile, the ongoing federal deficit debate means that health and retirement tax breaks and other taxes are still in play. The American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA), passed in the first few days of 2013, was no grand bargain of tax and spending reform. ATRA addressed the fiscal cliff by postponing sequestration, preventing income tax rate increases for most taxpayers, raising tax rates on the wealthiest Americans, adjusting estate taxes, extending in-plan Roth conversion options and extending or enhancing certain employer-provided benefits in the areas of mass-transit, educational assistance, child care and adoption assistance.

What might the first major tax reform bill in a generation contain for benefits and compensation?
Employee benefit plan rules will be shaped by the Supreme Court’s decisions on gay marriage, court rulings in pending stock drop cases, and other ERISA litigation developments.
This is a timely program for those who need to know what's coming in benefits law and regulation, including general counsel, benefits and executive compensation professionals, chief financial officers, and government relations specialists.

Join Stephanie A. Kennan, Senior Vice President of McGuireWoods Consulting, Steven D. Kittrell, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP, and James P. McElligott, Jr., Partner, McGuireWoods LLP, as they update attendees on the impact of the November elections on the political and regulatory landscape that impacts these critical national policies. The presentation will include:

•What employers can anticipate in future implementation of the Affordable Health Act
•Tax changes in retirement and health plans possible under a grand bargain to address the deficit
•How tax reform could reshape the way that executives are compensated
•What’s coming in ERISA enforcement, IRS regulations, and HIPAA Privacy and Security developments
•How the Supreme Court’s ruling on gay marriage will impact employee benefits plans
•PBGC enforcement and pension funding issues
•Multiemployer plan issues and legislative proposals
•State and local pension developments

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