New Orleans Association of Health Underwriters

June Meeting
June Meeting:
Elections & Awards


COBRA Case Studies &
Compliance Update

featuring

J. Edward McNorton III, PHR, ARM
President, HR Solutions
and

Katherine Conklin
Attorney, McGlinchey Stafford

Tuesday, June 12th
Andrea's Restaurant
Metairie, LA

8:00-8:30 am: Registration
8:15 am - Full Breakfast Buffet
8:30 - 10:00 am - Meeting

RSVP:
$20 Member
$25 Non-Member without CE Credit
$45 Non- Member with CE Credit

At the Door:
$25 Members
$30 Non-Member without CE credit
$50 Non- Members with CE credit

1 Hour CE applied for

Candidates for Election:

President:
Jennifer Toups

Vice-President:
Mike Mohr

Secretary:
Carmen Waring

Treasurer:
Cabrini Granier

Awards:
Jay McGuire

Communications:
Stephanie Booth-McGinnis

Education:
Bill Eastin

Public Relations:
Mort Kelly

For more information about your officer candidates, see the May Issue of News You Can Use.


The General Membership will vote on proposed amendments to the by-laws.  Click here to review proposed changes.  These changes are to correct the by-laws to be in line with the National Association's after changes made to their by-laws last summer at the annual meeting in San Francisco.


Featured Speakers

J. Edward  McNorton, III, PHR, ARM

President, HR Solutions

 

Ed is co-founder and serves as President of HR Solutions and CPI, companies specializing in comprehensive Human Resources services for client companies.

 

HR Solutions/CPI provides full outsourcing of HR programs including compliance, payroll services, risk management, safety, and administration for benefit programs.

 

Ed McNorton has served in executive management positions in human resources, insurance and risk management.  He has more than 25 years of experience in the human resources, risk management, insurance and health industries. 

 

Ed served as Chief Risk Officer for Personnel Management, Inc., a Louisiana-based PEO Previously, Ed worked with two of the largest PEOs in the country, with responsibility for benefits, insurance and risk management.  He served as Executive Vice President, Risk Management and Benefits for Professional Employer Services (PeopleWorks), based in New Orleans, La.  He served as Vice President, Risk Management and Benefits with NovaCare Employee Services (Florida), based in King of Prussia, Pa. 

 

His previous work experience includes corporate management positions in Risk Management/Insurance with Tropicana Products, Inc. (Bradenton, FL.) and Hartford Insurance Company (Tampa, FL).

 

Ed has a Bachelor's degree in Business Ad­ministration, majoring in Accounting and Economics, from the University of Montevallo, an Associate’s in Risk Management (ARM) certification from the Insurance Institute of America and a certified Professional in Human Resources (PHR).  He is a licensed insurance agent in Louisiana.


Katherine Conklin
Member, McGlinchey Stafford

Kathy Conklin is a member in our New Orleans office specializing in employee benefits in both the welfare and retirement benefit areas. Kathy assists numerous plan sponsors in their compliance with applicable laws, including the Internal Revenue Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Kathy's work includes prohibited transaction consultation, fiduciary exposure with respect to plan investments, redesign and termination of plans for cost savings and negotiation of third-party service provider contracts. In addition to drafting all types of qualified plans and submitting such plans to the IRS for approval where applicable, Kathy has also done much work in the area of non-qualified plans, including executive deferred compensation and 457(f) plans.

In the welfare benefits area, Kathy has drafted medical benefits plans, cafeteria plans, health reimbursement arrangements, dependent care assistance plans and occupational injury plans, and she assists clients daily in administering these plans to comply with applicable laws, such as tax laws, ERISA and HIPAA. A particular area of expertise is compliance with the health continuation requirements of COBRA.

Kathy also advises clients on employment law compliance with laws such as the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and other laws governing the workplace. She frequently assists employers in drafting severance agreements in compliance with the Older Workers Benefits Protection Act (OWBPA). Finally, Kathy assists employers to observe U.S. immigration laws when employing aliens to work in the U.S., which includes obtaining and renewing appropriate visas and work authorizations.

Kathy earned her B.A. summa cum laude from Louisiana State University in 1980 and her J.D. magna cum laude from Tulane University in 1983.

Registration Options:
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