U.S. Department of Labor to offer free health law seminar February 27 and 28 in San Antonio

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News Release

Release Date: January 16, 2008
Release Number: 08-50-DAL
Contact Name: Gloria Della/Richard Manning
Phone Number: 202.693.8664/202.693.4676

San Antonio – 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 Texas Department of Insurance, will take place February 27 and 28 at the AmeriSuites Riverwalk located at 601 S. St. Mary’s in San Antonio.

Sessions will cover the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other federal laws under Part 7 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Information also will be presented on fiduciary responsibility, the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), the Family and Medical Leave Act, health savings accounts, HIPAA privacy and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. Panelists will include representatives of EBSA, the Labor Department’s Employment Standards Administration and Veterans Employment and Training Service, the Texas Department of Insurance, the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The seminar is part of EBSA’s health education campaign to help workers and employers, especially small businesses, understand their rights and obligations under various health benefit laws.

News media are encouraged to cover this event.

Who:	Employers, plan fiduciaries and providers of plan services
What:	HIPPA and other health benefits laws compliance assistance seminar
When:	February 27 and 28, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. MST
Where:	AmeriSuites Riverwalk 601 S. St. Mary’s San Antonio, Texas
How:	Registration is first-come, first-served, with limited spaces available. Contact Dennis Fish by e-mail at educationcampaignseminars@dol.gov or fax at 202.219.8141.
More Information:	Visit EBSA’s Web site at www.dol.gov/ebsa and click the appropriate link under “Compliance Assistance Seminars” or call 202-693-8451.

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

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