Health Care Reform Investment Advice to Participants and Beneficiaries
One of the many provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (“PPAC”) is a requirement that group health plans and health insurance issuers have an effective internal claims and appeals process. As is the case for a number of the PPAC provisions, this requirement becomes effective for plan years beginning on or after September 23, 2010. For a number of health plans, this will mean January 1, 2011.
Blitman & King Attorneys Daniel E. Kornfeld and Ginger B. LaChapelle have been appointed Subcommittee Co-Chairs for the Employee Benefits Committee of the American Bar Association. Daniel has been appointed to the Subcommittee dealing with the interaction between collective bargaining and employee benefits. Ginger has been appointed to the Subcommittee dealing with the regulation of specialized employee benefit plans.
Blitman & King is pleased to announce that 4 of the firm's attorneys have been selected as 2010 New York Super Lawyers including: Bernard T. King, James R. LaVaute, Donald D. Oliver and Jules L. Smith. Only the top 5% of lawyers, from nearly 70 practices areas, are named to the Super Lawyers list.
Bernard T. King, a Senior Partner in the firm's Employee Benefits Practice, recently moderated a nationwide discussion with government experts and informed legal practitioners on "Health Care Reform: What Employers Need to Know Now" held in San Francisco, CA.
Daniel E. Kornfeld, a Partner with Blitman & King, was recently appointed by the A.F.L.-C.I.O. to serve on the Planning Committee to design and implement a legal education program for labor lawyers in connection with the 2010 L.C.C. Northeast Regional Meeting in New York City.
Nathaniel G. Lambright, a Partner in the firm's Labor Practice, was recently named the Fifth District Representative of the Labor and Employment Section of the New York State Bar Association. Mr. Lambright will help coordinate outreach efforts for the Section, including organizing education seminars in labor and employment law.
Timothy R. Bauman, Chair of the firm's Employee Benefits Practice, has been appointed as Senior Editor of Employee Benefits Law, the nation's leading treatise in the employee benefits area.
James R. LaVaute, a Partner in the firm’s Labor Practice, has been appointed by AFL-CIO President Sweeney to the Board of Directors of the AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee.
Blitman & King LLP announced today its expanded presence in Western New York with the lease of additional Class A office space in the Powers Building—one of Rochester’s most widely recognized commercial structures.