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News Release

Release Date: May 20, 2009
Release Number: 09-497-DEN
Contact Name: Gloria Della
Phone Number: 202.693.8664

U.S. Department of Labor to offer free health law seminar on June 3 and 4 in Fargo, North Dakota

Fargo, North Dakota – 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 North Dakota Department of Insurance, will take place June 3 and 4 at the Fargo Doublewood Inn & Conference Center at 3333-13th Ave. S.

The seminar is part 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 Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), as well as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), including privacy issues, 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 North Dakota Department of 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.

What:

Health benefits laws compliance assistance seminar

When:

June 3 and 4, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. CDT

Where:

Doublewood Inn & Conference Center
3333-13th Avenue S.
Fargo, North Dakota

How:

Registration is first-come, first-served, with limited spaces available. Contact Larry Good by e-mail at educationcampaignseminars@dol.gov or fax at 202.219.8141.

More Information:

The public should visit EBSA’s Web site at www.dol.gov/ebsa and click the appropriate link under “Compliance Assistance Seminars” or call 202.693.8668.

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.