The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA or health care reform) continues to change the landscape for employer sponsored health plans and even more so as we approach 2014 and the final phase of compliance obligations. In this session, we will discuss the last implementation requirements under the PPACA, considerations for providing health plan coverage as health care exchanges are developed and employer shared responsibility is enforced, as well as strategies for managing the resulting health plan costs while continuing to attract and retain a talented workforce.
|
Penny C. Wofford
shareholder
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Connect Online with this Speaker
  |
Penny Wofford is a South Carolina Supreme Court Certified Specialist in Employment and Labor Law. She concentrates her practice in the area of employment litigation and employee benefits. She advises and defends employers, employer sponsored plans, and plan fiduciaries against all types of claims under ERISA and employment discrimination laws. Penny not only provides proactive counseling and legal advice to employers and management regarding human resources issues but also assists employers with the design, drafting, and administration of welfare benefit plans. Penny is a frequent speaker on employee benefits and employee leave topics and regularly provides company and supervisor training on employment discrimination, documentation and confidentiality.