• 2026 Lawyers and Administrators Meeting

    September 15, 2026

    NCCMP is pleased to invite you to attend our 2026 Lawyers and Administrators Meeting to be held September 15, 2026 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.

    Our Lawyers and Administrators Meeting brings together technical experts and plan professionals on multiemployer health and pension plan topics to discuss the most important issues facing our plans. Our attendees will have the opportunity to engage in discussion with representatives from the government agencies with jurisdiction over our plans as well as with technical experts and plan professionals on the issues that are important to you.

    Agenda

    September 15, 2026

    Breakfast

    8:00am-8:30am

    Breakfast and coffee are available in the foyer

    Welcome

    8:30am

    Michael D. Scott
    Executive Director, NCCMP

    Keynote Remarks: PBGC Director Janet Dhillon

    8:30am-9:00am

    The Honorable Janet Dhillon
    Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

    Keynote Remarks: DOL Assistant Secretary for EBSA Aronowitz

    9:00am-9:30am

    The Honorable Daniel Aronowitz
    Assistant Secretary for EBSA, U.S. Department of Labor

    U.S. Department of the Treasury Update

    9:30am-10:30am

    Scott Steadman
    Actuary and Attorney, Office of Tax Policy, U.S. Department of the Treasury

    Christa Bierma
    Associate Benefit Tax Counsel, Office of Tax Policy, U.S. Department of the Treasury

    Break

    10:30am-10:45am

    Break

    PBGC Update

    10:45am-11:45am

    Jack Lund
    General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

    Ross Marcelin
    Director, Plan Compliance, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

    DOL Update

    11:45am-12:15pm

    Elizabeth Schumacher
    Acting Director, Office of Regulations and Interpretations, Office of Health Plan Standards and Compliance Assistance, U.S. Department of Labor

    Matthew Meidell
    Division of Compliance Assistance and Guidance, Office of Health Plan Standards and Compliance Assistance, U.S. Department of Labor

    Break for Lunch

    12:15pm-1:30pm

    Lunch is available in the foyer

    What’s Happening on the Hill

    1:30pm-2:30pm

    Washington policy experts will examine the outlook for government funding, the impact of executive orders and agency actions, and end of year bills and the outlook for issues affecting multiemployer pension and health plans.

    Becca Alcorn
    Director, Mindset

    Missy Edwards
    Founder, Missy Edwards Strategies

    Chantel Sheaks
    Principal, Mindset

    Pension Litigation Update

    2:30pm-3:30pm

    This has been an active year for litigation affecting multiemployer pension funds, with a number of influential court cases including the first multiemployer Supreme Court case in decades. Speakers will discuss recent court cases including Bakery Drivers Loc. 550 v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, GE v. Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust, and M & K Employee Solutions, LLC v. Trustees of the IAM National Pension Fund, and the impacts for all multiemployer plans.

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

     

    Break

    3:30pm-3:45pm

    Break

    Surprise Billing and IDR Update

    3:45pm-4:45pm

    Surprise billing and the IDR process has exploded as a major cost-driver for multiemployer health and welfare plans. This session will discuss recent data and impacts for plans, as well as ongoing efforts to enact legislative and regulatory reforms.

    Elena Lynett
    Senior Vice President, Segal

    Katy Spangler
    Principal, Spangler Strategies

     

    Open Forum

    4:45pm-5:00pm

    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

    Closing and Adjournment

    5:00pm

    Michael D. Scott
    Executive Director, NCCMP

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