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  • calendar_month June 16, 2026 @ 1:00 PM ET/10:00 AM PT
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  • schedule 90 minutes

Employer-Sponsored Health Plan Federal Regulation: ACA, COBRA, ADA, CAA, MHPAEA; Reporting Requirements

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About the Course

Introduction

This CLE webinar will guide ERISA counsel, fiduciaries, and administrators on federal regulation reporting requirements and compliance challenges. The panel will discuss critical issues plan sponsors and administrators face, the impact of the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), mental health parity rules, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), COBRA, ADA, MHPAEA, and more.

Description

The DOL has substantially stepped up enforcement actions in response to the increase in health plans that fail to comply with certain standards and requirements under the CAA, ACA, ADA, and other federal regulations. ERISA counsel, fiduciaries, and administrators must ensure strict compliance with current regulations and implement procedures to ensure compliance.

The administrative challenges and compliance failures for health and welfare plans can lead to lawsuits and significant penalties. In addition to reporting requirements, plan sponsors and administrators must ensure that health plans comply with various federal statutes, regulations, and agency guidance under, among other laws, the ACA, COBRA, ADA, CAA, and the mental health parity requirements. Each of these laws significantly impacts the administration and fiduciary obligations for health plans.

The critical areas of the DOL's focus for audits and enforcement will include mental health parity compliance, ACA requirements, discrimination, self-dealing, cybersecurity, and other crucial areas of compliance. ERISA counsel must identify potential compliance pitfalls and understand the required documentation and procedures under the applicable regulation, investigation/audit triggers, and plan provisions targeted by the DOL and IRS to minimize plan administration issues.

Listen as the panel discusses complex compliance requirements, litigation risks, potential liability stemming from plan operations and administration, and other vital issues.

Presented By

Joanna Kerpen
Partner
Winston & Strawn, LLP

Mrs. Kerpen focuses her practice on a variety of employee benefits tax and ERISA matters related to 401(k) plans, pension plans, health and welfare plans, and executive compensation plans, including designing, amending and administering such plans. She has extensive experience with PPACA compliance as with HIPAA and various other federal and state laws relevant to health and welfare plans.

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Andrea Bailey Powers
Shareholder
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC

Ms. Powers represents employers in all aspects of executive compensation and employee plans matters, including the design and administration of qualified retirement plans, health and welfare benefit plans, and non-qualified executive compensation and equity plans. She also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Employee Benefits Law at the University of Alabama's Hugh F. Culverhouse Jr. School of Law. Ms. Powers' practice focuses heavily on issues related to controlled and affiliated service groups of employers. She helps create solutions for benefits issues that arise in complicated organizational structures, such as nondiscrimination testing, Qualified Separate Line of Business (QSLOB) filings, and Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement (MEWA) analysis. Ms. Powers has significant experience representing third-party administrators (TPAs) and employers with respect to administrative service agreements and ERISA compliance. Her practice includes employers in a variety of industries, with a focus on health care, manufacturing, and REITs.

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Credit Information

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


  • Live Online


    On Demand

Date + Time

  • event

    Tuesday, June 16, 2026

  • schedule

    1:00 PM ET/10:00 AM PT

I. CAA rules and compliance pitfalls to avoid

II. Mental health parity rules

III. ACA rules and compliance

IV. Other key federal regulations

A. ADA

B. COBRA

C. GINA

V. Fiduciary rules and liability

VI. Plan documents and reporting requirements

VII. Best practices for plan sponsors and administrators

The panel will review these and other essential items:

  • What are the administrative challenges for health and welfare plans?
  • What are the key provisions of the CAA impacting health plans?
  • What are the requirements under the mental health parity rules?
  • What are the administrative challenges for health and welfare plans under the ACA?
  • What are the challenges for health and welfare plans under the COBRA, ADA, and GINA?
  • What are the fiduciary obligations and rules for health plan sponsors and administrators?
  • What are best practices to overcome legal and compliance challenges?