Topic: "Health Care Reform - Where are we today?"   This session will provide the latest information on the Health Care Reform Regulations and the impact on employers.

MEAL SELECTION:  REMINDER.  When you register for this meeing, in the Comments Box, Please indicate which luncheon you would like.  If you do not make a selection, you will receive  the Chicken Pasta Primavera.

 1.            Chicken Pasta Primavera

 2.            Northern Atlantic Salmon

 3.            Prime Rib Salad with Steak

Sponsor:  CyTek Corporation

Speaker:  Karen R. McLeese is Vice President of Employee Benefit Regulatory Affairs for CBIZ Benefits & Insurance Services, Inc., a division of CBIZ, Inc. She serves as in-house counsel, with particular emphasis on monitoring and interpreting state and federal employee benefits law:

• Author of At Issue, a CBIZ client newsletter that provides information of general interest regarding employee benefits law and legislation.
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  Author of For Your Benefit, a CBIZ compliance/reference guide to welfare benefits.
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  Author of Benefit Beat, a monthly CBIZ e-newsletter containing regulatory updates.
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  Reviews and interprets federal and state laws and regulations impacting employee benefits.
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  Monitors federal and state legislation impacting employee benefits.
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  Provides information in response to technical questions regarding employee benefits.
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  Provides technical support in response to employee benefit issues.
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  Follows and analyzes trends in employee benefits.
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  Monitors case law impacting employee benefits.

Karen received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame and her Juris Doctor from Duke University.

She is a member of the Employee Benefits Committee for the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, and a member of the Labor and Employment Law Committee of the Missouri Bar Association. She is also a member of the Kansas Bar Association. In addition, Karen is a member of the Health Law Forum and Labor & Employment Law Sections of the American Bar Association.

To RSVP, please click "Register Now."  For additional information, contact Audrey Muller, (816) 842-4949, [email protected].