March 2022 Employee Benefits Committee Virtual Meetings

Event Description

Please join us for our biannual Employee Benefits Committee meeting. Each day we will be hosting expert panels to bring you updates on policies in the health and retirement space. Below the event topics and speakers are listed for your awareness.

Monday, March 14th – View from the Hill
2:00-3:00pm ET
•    Lori L. Prater – Policy Director/Tax and Trade Counsel, Congressman Mike Kelly (PA – 16)
•    Taylor Hittle – Professional Staff, House Committee on Education and Labor
•    Tim Everett – Deputy Legislative Director, Senator Tina Smith (MN)

 

Tuesday, March 15th – Roundtable Discussion of ERISA Advisory Recommendations: “Gaps in Retirement Savings Based on Race, Ethnicity, and Gender” and “SECURE 2.0 Update”
2:00-3:00pm ET

 

Wednesday, March 16th – Trends in Voluntary Benefits & Recruitment
2:00-3:00pm ET
•    Maura Cawley – Partner, Mercer
•    Rikki Pelta – Counsel, American Counsel of Life Insurers (ACLI)
•    Metlife – Speaker TBC

 

Thursday, March 17th – Workforce Shortages in Health Care
2:00-3:00pm ET
•    Cheryl Oldham - Vice President of Education Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Senior Vice President of Education and Workforce, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
•    Jennifer Mellor – Chief Innovation Officer, Phoenix Chamber of Commerce

 

Friday, March 18th – Regulatory Agency Panel
2:00-3:00pm ET
•    Ali Khawar – Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
•    Rachel Levy – Associate Chief Council, Employee Benefits, Exempt Organizations, and Employment Taxes at IRS Office of Chief Counsel

Details

Monday, March 14, 2022 - Friday, March 18, 2022
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)