American Bar Association SECTION OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW EMPLOYEE BENEFITS COMMITTEE 1999 Midwinter Meeting LaPosada Resort - Scottsdale, Arizona February 17-20, 1999 PROGRAM AGENDA Wednesday, February 17, 1999 3:00-5:00 p.m. Registration at LaPosada Resort (Front Lobby) 6:00-8:00 p.m. Cocktail Party for Committee and Guests Upper Court (Fountain Courtyard) Thursday, February 18, 1999 9:00 a.m. Spouse/Guest Breakfast (La Vista Room) 7:00 a.m. New Member Breakfast (advance registration required) (Goldwater Room) 8:00 a.m. - 8:10 a.m. Welcoming Remarks - Committee Co-Chairs David M. Cook, Union Co-Chair Cincinnati, Ohio Jeffrey Lewis, Plaintiff Co-Chair Oakland, California Peter H. Turza, Management Co-Chair 8:10 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Benefit Claims and Individual Rights William Payne, Union Co-Chair Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania W. Fulton Broemer, Management Co-Chair Houston, Texas Elizabeth R. Lishner, Plaintiff Co-Chair Santa Monica, California
- 2-9:00 a.m. - 9:35 a.m. Reporting and Disclosure John Bohman, Union Co-Chair Peter Shinevar, Management Co-Chair Jayne Zanglein, Neutral Co-Chair Lubbock, Texas 9:35 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. ERISA Preemption and Effect on Other Laws Denise Clark, Union Co-Chair Potomac, Maryland Brian Dougherty, Management Co-Chair Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mary Ellen Signorille, Plaintiff Co-Chair 10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Coffee and Phone Break 10:45 a.m. - 11:35 a.m. Retirement Plan Design, Qualification and Administration Joyce A. Mader, Union Co-Chair William Vesely, Management Co-Chair Atlanta, Georgia Judith F. Mazo, Neutral Co-Chair 11:35 a.m. - 12:35 p.m. Ethics Douglas Selwyn, Union Co-Chair Houston, Texas Gabe Minc, Management Co-Chair Gwen Handelman, Neutral Co-Chair Pompano Beach, Florida 12:35 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Corporate Plan Termination and Benefit Insurance David Weingarten, Management Co-Chair Henry Rose, Neutral Co-Chair 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Sunset Horseback Ride (advance registration required) 6:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Cocktail and Dinner Party for Committee and Guests Lower Court (Fountain Courtyard)
- 3 - Friday, February 19, 1999 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Report from the Senior Editors Steven Sacher 8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Welfare Plans: Technical & Statutory Deborah Lerner, Union Co-Chair Narberth, Pennsylvania John Utz, Management Co-Chair Shawnee Mission, Kansas 9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Fiduciary Responsibility Douglas Greenfield, Union Co-Chair Evan Miller, Management Co-Chair David Preminger, Plaintiff Co-Chair 10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Coffee and Phone Break 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Civil Practice and Procedure Janae Schaeffer, Neutral Co-Chair Shawnee Mission, Kansas Lissa Paris, Management Co-Chair Hartford, Connecticut Stephen R. Bruce, Plaintiff Co-Chair 11:30 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. Employment Discrimination and Employee Benefits Judith Broach, Union Co-Chair Margery Sinder Friedman, Management Co-Chair Mark Debofsky, Plaintiff Co-Chair
- 4-12:10 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. Multiemployer Plans Jani Rachelson, Union Co-Chair Charles Wolf, Management Co-Chair Thomas C. Nyhan, Neutral Co-Chair Rosemont, Illinois 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Proposed Department of Labor Claim & Review Regulations Tim Hauser, U.S. Department of Labor Washington, DC 2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Camelback Mountain Hike (advance registration required) Saturday, February 20, 1999 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Legislative and Administrative Oversight Joseph Semo, Management Co-Chair Phyllis Borzi, Union Co-Chair Jeff Clayton, Neutral Co-Chair Salt Lake City, Utah 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Welfare Plans: Benefit Claims Sheldon Weinhaus, Plaintiff Co-Chair St. Louis, Missouri Deborah Wiener, Neutral Co-Chair Richard Grosboll, Union Co-Chair Martha Jo Wagner, Management Co-Chair Atlanta, Georgia 10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Criminal Law Robert Nagle, Neutral Co-Chair McLean, Virginia David Elbaor, Union Co-Chair David Levin, Management Co-Chair
- 5-10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Coffee and Phone Break 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Jointly Administered Plans David Potts-Dupre, Union Co-Chair Mike Alaimo, Management Co-Chair Detroit, Michigan Michael Crabtree, Neutral Co-Chair 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Collective Bargaining and Employee Benefits Terence Craig, Union Co-Chair Alexandria, Virginia Thomas Lawrence, Management Co-Chair Memphis, Tennessee Timothy Parsons, Neutral Co-Chair Denver, Colorado 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon Public and Exempt Organizations Plans John Nichols, Management Co-Chair Minneapolis, Minnesota Daniel Schwartz, Neutral Co-Chair St. Louis, Missouri Raphael Shannon, Union Co-Chair 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m. Committee Business Meeting a. 2000 & 2001 Midwinter Meeting sites b. Other Business