Administering the 65% COBRA Premium Subsidy	Back to entire listing
	The recent economic stimulus package will force employers to facilitate a federal subsidy equal to 65% of an involuntarily terminated employee's COBRA premiums.  This subsidy was available as of March 1, and appies to employees who were terminated as long ago as September 1, 2008.  Employers will be required to notify former employees of the subsidy's availability and will also have to "front" the 65% subsidy, obtaining reimbursement through a credit against their liability for payroll-tax deposits.  This webinar will explain the operation of this subsidy, with an emphasis on practical steps employers should be taking to comply with the new rules.  Participants will also have the opportunity to pose questions.
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	Presented by: Kenneth A. Mason, Partner - Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP
	Ken, a partner with the firm, heads the Employee Benefits Group. He concentrates on ERISA and other aspects of employee benefits law, including both tax and fiduciary issues, substantial involvement with retirement and welfare plans, executive deferred compensation, federal employment discrimination statutes, and issues unique to governmental and other tax-exempt employers. He clerked for U.S. District Judge Earl E. O'Connor before joining Spencer Fane. Ken is a Past-Chair of both the Employee Benefits Committee of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association and the Employee Benefits Institute of Kansas City. He has been on the faculty of the American Bankers Association National Retirement Trust School and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Ken's lecture subjects have included executive deferred compensation, 401(k) nondiscrimination testing, COBRA compliance, benefit plan aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act, employee leave-sharing programs, and long-term care insurance. He has published several articles, including "Automatic Enrollment: The New Norm," "Leave-Sharing Programs: Everything Doesn't Go," "New COBRA Regulations: Good News for Plan Sponsors and Administrators," "Trends in ADA Litigation Affecting Employee Benefit Plans," "Should a Tax-Exempt Employer Adopt a Section 401(k) Plan?" "Deferred Compensation Strategies for Executives of Tax-Exempt Employers," and "The Source Tax Law: Issues for Employers and Practitioners."