2024 Lawyers and Administrators Meeting

Please join NCCMP and your colleagues for coffee and breakfast in advance of the meeting.

Michael D. Scott
Executive Director, NCCMP

Department of Labor Assistant Secretary for Employee Benefits Security, the Honorable Lisa Gomez will discuss DOL’s current and upcoming priorities impacting multiemployer plans, including the recently released final rule on mental health parity

The Honorable Lisa Gomez
Assistant Secretary for Employee Benefits Security, DOL

PBGC Acting Director, Ann Orr, will provide an update from the PBGC including discussion of PBGC’s priorities, the special financial assistance program, and PBGC’s multiemployer program

Ann Orr
Acting Director, PBGC

• Presentation: 2024 PBGC Acting Director Ann Orr Keynote

Coffee and refreshments available

NCCMP’s expert Hill strategists will discuss the upcoming elections and their potential impact on multiemployer pension and health plans.

Becca Alcorn
Director, Mindset

Missy Edwards
Founder, Missy Edwards Strategy

Kendra Isaacson
Principal, Mindset

PBGC staff will discuss status of the Special Financial Assistance program for deeply troubled multiemployer pension plans, including program updates, and best practices, as well as new and pending issues before PBGC, including the status of final withdrawal liability regulations and other issues.

Elizabeth Coleman
Attorney, PBGC

Jim Donofrio
Director, Negotiations & Restructuring Actuarial Department, PBGC

John Ginsberg
Assistant General Counsel, PBGC

• Presentation: 2024 LA PBGC Update

Following a brief break for attendees to get lunch, we will have a moderated discussion of missing participants and best practices.

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Given the revived discussion of missing participants, including use of the Social Security Master Death File for both healthy and special financial assistance plans and the DOL’s recent Benefits Lost and Found initiative, speakers will discuss plan data and best practices.

Mary Ann Dunleavy
Actuary and Managing Consultant, Horizon Actuarial

Mark Irey
Director of Operations, Berwyn Group

Department of Labor staff will discuss current priorities for the Agency, including the recently released and highly anticipated final rule on mental health parity.

Beth Baum
Senior Advisor, Office of Health Plan Standards and Compliance Assistance, DOL

Elizabeth Schumacher
Division of Regulations and Standards, Office of Health Plan Standards and Compliance Assistance, DOL

Ms. Lynett will discuss the recently finalized rule on mental health parity, preliminary analysis of implementation pain-points, and how multiemployer plans are gearing up to ensure they are in compliance.

Elena Lynett
Senior Vice President, Segal

• Presentation: Multiemployer Compliance with Mental Health Parity

Coffee and refreshments available

Ms. Bakich and Mr. Green will discuss the impact recent court cases affecting multiemployer pension and health plans, including the Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo Supreme Court decision that resulted in the fall of Chevron deference, ongoing ERISA preemption challenges, and the recent Yellow Roadways bankruptcy decision.

Kathy Bakich
Senior Vice President, Health Compliance, Segal

Paul Green
Attorney, Mooney, Green, Saindon, Murphy and Welch

• Presentation: Pension and Healthcare Litigation Update

• Handout: Pension and Healthcare Litigation Update

This time is set aside for issues you would like the group to discuss, but which did not appear on the formal agenda.

Moderator:
Mariah Becker
Director of Research and Education, NCCMP

Michael D. Scott
Executive Director, NCCMP

Michael D. Scott
Executive Director, NCCMP