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CBIA's 2003-2004 Human Resources Council
This popular council is back for another year with informative
programs for the HR professional— free to CBIA members!
The Human Resources Council, which is
only available to CBIA members, is a series of programs designed to keep
HR professionals informed about
the hottest issues affecting the workplace today. You can choose to attend
one program or register for the entire series. Attendees who register
for the entire series may send a colleague in their place if they
cannot make a particular program.
All five programs in the series will be held at CBIA in Hartford and will begin
at 8 a.m. with registration and continental breakfast. Presentations will take
place from 8:30 to 10 a.m. If you would like to attend any of these programs,
or the entire series, you must pre-register. Due to limited seating, registered
attendees will be seated first. Walk-ins will be registered on-site only if there
are available seats. We expect this series to fill up quickly. Reserve your space
today! Click here to register for the entire program or to register for indvidual
programs, click on the titles below. If you have problems
accessing the programs through the Web, you may contact Lisa Cliche at
registrar@cbia.com or at 860-244-1900.
Sold Out! Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2003
HIPAA:
What It Means for the Small Employer
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
includes the first broad-based law that protects the privacy
of individually
identifiable health-care information. The HIPAA privacy rule is extremely
complicated and its impact on employers is the most confusing element
of the entire rule. While the HIPAA privacy rule became effective for
large health plans on April 14, 2003, small health plans are not required
to comply until April 14, 2004. Small health plans are those that pay
$5 million or less in annual premiums or claims. This program will review
what small employers should do to comply with the HIPAA privacy rule,
focusing on small health plans. It will also review the electronic data
interchange (EDI) rules, which become effective on Oct. 16, 2003 for
small health plans that transmit certain data electronically.
Speaker: Diane Fitzgerald, partner, Day Berry & Howard LLP.
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2003
Judicial Update
From the ruling in the Michigan affirmative action
case, to decisions regarding the Americans with Disability Act, retirement
benefits,
sexual harassment, employment contracts requiring arbitration or waivers
included in severance agreements, the federal and state courts have been
very active in the area of employment law. This session will provide
important legal information on these areas and others that HR practitioners
need to know about as their jobs become increasingly impacted by the
courts.
Speaker: Marcia Keegan, counsel, Wiggin & Dana.
Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2004
Wage and Hour Compliance Issues
The federal government recently proposed new rules governing
the payment of exempt employees, raising a host of new potential issues
that
employers may have to address. But other wage and hour areas continue
to be problematic for employers. Join us for an informative review of
the federal government’s new rules in this area as well as a discussion
on wage and hour topics such as travel time, independent contractor status,
payment of overtime, etc.
Speaker: Pat McHale, partner, Kainen, Escalera and McHale P.C.
Tuesday, March 30, 2004
Business
Ethics and the HR Manager’s Role
The litany of businesses in the news for moral and legal transgressions
continues to grow. And unfortunately, the HR manager may be the last
one to know of the ethical or legal breach perpetrated by his or her
company.
But the HR managers are often the first one the top executive expects
to help correct the situation. This thought-provoking session will detail
the human resources manager’s role in setting the ethical tone
of the company and how he or she can influence the company's executives
to do the right thing.
Speaker: Mallary Tytel, Ph.D., M.B.A., president, Healthy Workplaces
Tuesday, April 20, 2004
Potential Risks in Benefits Plans
In the post-Enron world, and especially as premium rates continue
to grow with annual double-digit increases, more and more employers are
concerned about potential risks in employee benefit-plan operation and
administration. Join this practical discussion and learn about steps
employers can take to protect themselves from claims by plan participants.
Topics to be covered include the do’s and don’ts for plan
administrators and fiduciaries; common errors in plan administration
and documentation; Enron’s impact on fiduciary liability; and the
indemnification of service providers.
Speaker: Jean Tomasco, counsel, Robinson & Cole LLC
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