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Aftermath of Dobbs: Key Issues for Employee Benefit Plans, Plan Sponsors, and Administrators

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The aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning Roe v. Wade in its ruling in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization has become an administrative and legal nightmare. This ruling has resulted in a wide range of implications for employees, healthcare professionals, and key components of democracy and individual rights. ERISA counsel and plan sponsors must navigate a variety of issues with their current group employee benefit plans, administration, and next steps in light of the Court's decision.

Employers offering reproductive health benefits through their employee benefit plans and other organizations whose operations involve family planning services have faced many questions about coverage and access to these services considering Dobbs. These organizations must examine their services, benefits, and other key items to identify areas of risk under newly enforced state laws, including potential litigation.

Listen as our panel discusses the impact the Court's decision has on employee benefit plans, administration, and the risks of potential litigation stemming from the ruling. The panel will also offer best practices for plan sponsors and administrators due to the ramifications of the Court's ruling.

Presented By

Alden J. Bianchi
Counsel
McDermott Will & Schulte

Mr. Bianchi is an experienced Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation lawyer who advises corporate, not-for-profit, governmental, and individual clients on a broad range of executive compensation and employee benefits matters, including qualified and non-qualified retirement plans, health, and welfare plans. He represented the Romney Administration in connection with the historic 2006 Massachusetts health care reform act, and he testified before the Senate Finance Committee in the lead-up to the Affordable Care Act. Mr. Bianchi published works include the Bloomberg/Bureau of National Affairs Health Care Reform Advisor (T.M. 335), a comprehensive study of the impact of the Affordable Care Act on employers and employer-sponsored group health plans. In 2025, he earned a certificate in AI in Health Care: From Strategies to Implementation from Harvard Medical School Executive Education, reflecting a growing focus on AI in health care for plan sponsors. Mr. Bianchi is a past chair of the Bloomberg Tax Compensation Planning Journal Advisory Board, and he was awarded the 2023 Bloomberg Tax Leonard L. Silverstein Award for Distinguished Service in Tax.

Tiffany D. Downs
Partner
FordHarrison LLP

Ms. Downs advises and assists plan administrators and fiduciaries with the design, drafting and administration of welfare and pension plans, including qualified and non-qualified plans, as well as ERISA, ACA, HIPAA, and COBRA compliance issues. She defends claims under ERISA for benefits, breach of fiduciary duty claims, and claims for equitable relief and discrimination for ERISA plan sponsors, plan administrators, fiduciaries, and third-party administrators.

Roberta Casper Watson
Partner
The Wagner Law Group, LLP

Ms. Watson focuses on ERISA and employee benefits. She concentrates on a wide array of areas including, pension and profit sharing plans, health and welfare benefit plans, including COBRA, HIPAA and the Affordable Care Act, ERISA fiduciary decision-making, Employee Stock Ownership Plans, benefits litigation backup, benefits aspects of mergers and acquisitions, employee benefits aspects of family law, labor laws affecting employee benefits, other employee benefits and deferred Compensation, and employee benefit disputes and employee benefits claims.

Credit Information
  • This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.


  • Live Online


    On Demand

Date + Time

  • event

    Tuesday, December 5, 2023

  • schedule

    1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT

  1. Court ruling in Dobbs; implications of overturning Roe v. Wade
  2. Amending health plans or adopting plans post-Roe v. Wade reversal
  3. Recent state law developments and potential litigation risks
  4. Best practices for employers and employee benefits counsel

The panel will discuss these and other key issues:

  • What are the implications of the Dobbs ruling overturning Roe v. Wade?
  • What are the key considerations and risks to organizations seeking to amend or adopt plans maintaining access to reproductive treatment and services?
  • How are some states responding to the overturning of Roe v. Wade?
  • What are the potential litigation risks and mechanisms to avoid them?