Webinar: What Does Same-Sex Marriage Mean for Your Employee Benefits? September 15, 2009

1.5 CPE/MCLE Credits

With six states - Massachusetts, Vermont, Iowa, Maine, Connecticut and New Hampshire - now permitting same-sex couples to marry, and over 18,000 legally recognized same-sex marriages in California, employers face unprecedented decisions.

As an employer, if you have employees in any of these states you must decide what - if any - benefits to provide to your employees' same-sex spouses, and how to determine who qualifies as a same-sex spouse. During this Webinar, you'll gain necessary information and steps to:

-Ensure your benefit plans accurately reflect who is eligible for benefits
-Discuss the implications of the California Supreme Court decision
-Describe the status of same-sex marriage in other states and countries

Speaker: Ronald Triche, Attorney, Trucker Huss focuses his practice primarily on all aspects of qualified retirement plans, 401(k) plans, 403(b) plans, multiemployer plans and Taft-Hartley plans. He works with clients regarding administrative issues; QDRO reviews; plan, SPD and amendment drafting; and various plan qualification matters. Ron also assists clients with responding to and negotiating the successful completion of IRS, DOL and PBGC plan audits. In addition, he prepares many applications on behalf of clients under the various IRS and DOL Correction Programs.

NCHRA Members: $55 / General: $70.

Official Website: http://www.nchra.org