US Department of Labor and North Carolina Department of Insurance to offer free health law seminar June 28 and 29

RALEIGH – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration and the North Carolina Department of Insurance will co-host a free health law compliance assistance seminar June 28 and 29, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days, at the North Carolina State University McKimmon Center, located at 1101 Gorman Street, Raleigh, NC 27606.

The seminar is part of the Labor Department’s Health Benefits Education Campaign to assist small to mid-size employers, third party administrators, and insurers in complying with the Affordable Care Act, the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the fiduciary responsibility provisions in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act and other recent health benefits laws. 

Seminar attendees will receive a copy of the booklet Health Benefits Coverage Under Federal Law and other material.  The booklet can also be obtained by calling EBSA toll-free at 1-866-444-3272.

Panelists will include representatives from EBSA, the North Carolina Department of Insurance, and the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division.

Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis, with only limited spaces available.  Interested parties should register early.  Visit www.dol.gov/ebsa/pdf/HBECNC.pdf or call Sandra Lynch at 202-693-8671 for a registration form.  E-mail the form to educationcampaignseminars@dol.gov or fax it to 202-219-8141.

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