Articles

• Simple IRA Retirement-saving Solution, Agri-View, November 2017
• Speaker:  Affordable Care Act Advances Toward Goal, quoted in Eau Claire Leader-Telegram – 9/30/15
• What Keeps Me Up at Night About the Affordable Care Act, The Business Leader – 1/26/15
• Health Care Legislation Continues to Cause Business Headaches, quoted in Eau Claire Leader-Telegram – 9/9/14
• Health Care Reform Offers Challenges, Options for Rural Users – quoted in The Country Today – 11/11/13
• Health Care Reform’s Employer Mandate: Will You Pay or Play?, The Business Leader – October 2013
• Will You Pay or Play Under Healthcare Mandate? – The Business News – 9/2/13
• Employers Examine Impact of Health Care Reform – quoted in the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram – 6/27/13
• Our View: Health Reform is Coming; Time to Make it Work – quoted in the Wausau Daily Herald – 6/19/13
• Health Policy Experts Make Sense of Marketplace – quoted in the Wausau Daily Herald – 6/14/13
• Getting on Track With Health Care Reform: Stop, Look, and Listen, The Business Leader – October 2012
• Mandatory Employee Contributions to WRS: What’s a Governmental Employer to Do? (Hint: You May Need a Pick up Resolution), Wisconsin City/County Management Association Newsletter – Spring 2011
• New COBRA Obligations Not Going Away Soon, The Business News – 6/1/09
• Quoted in, “Sweetening the Deal” – Bloomberg Wealth Manager – December 2001

Presentations

• Employee Benefits Update – It’s a Brand New World! – Ruder Ware Employment & Benefits Law Conference – 3/20/25
• Employee Benefits Update – It’s a Brand New World! – Ruder Ware Employment & Benefits Law Conference – 3/4/25
• Harvesting Legal Insights: Hot Topics in Ag Law – Dairy Strong Conference – 1/16/25
• Employee Benefits Update – It’s a Brand New World! – Ruder Ware Annual Employment & Benefits Law Conference – 11/14/24
• HSA Limits and FTC Noncompete Ban Update – CWSHRM Annual Human Resources & Labor Law Conference – 5/9/24
• Anatomy of the Deal:  Handling Due Diligence Like a Pro – Ruder Ware Annual Employment & Benefits Law Conference – 11/16/23
• Wisconsin’s Bone Marrow and Organ Donor Leave Law; and Leave Donation Programs Done Right – Ruder Ware Annual Employment & Benefits Law Conference – 11/10/22
• COVID-19 Vaccine Issues for Benefits Attorneys – State Bar of Wisconsin 17th Annual Employee Benefits Update 2021 – 9/2/21
• Vaccine Mandates – The OSHA ETS is Here!!!  Will You Be Ready??? – Ruder Ware Annual Employment & Benefits Law Conference – 11/16/21
• COVID-19 Vaccine Incentives in the Workplace – Ruder Ware Annual Employment & Benefits Law Conference – 11/16/21
• ARP COBRA Subsidies – CWSHRM Annual Human Resources & Labor Law Conference – 5/13/21
• PPP for Employee Benefits Attorneys – State Bar of Wisconsin Webinar – 9/3/20
• Are You Taxing Your Fringes? – Annual Ruder Ware Employment & Benefits Law Conference – 11/7/19
• What’s New in Employee Benefits? – CWSHRM Forum – 10/3/19
• Are You Taxing Your Fringes? – 15th Annual Employee Benefits Update 2019 – 9/6/19
• What HR Needs to Know About Employment Agreements and Executive Compensation – Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce 2019 Human Resources Conference – 4/3/19
• Good, Bad, and Ugly of 2018 – CWSHRM Meeting – 2/14/19
• Annual Ruder Ware Employee Benefits Conference – Employment Agreements-Tips and Traps – 11/8/18
• What’s New with Employee Benefits?, CWSHRM Open Forum/Networking Opportunity – 10/4/18
• What Benefits Attorneys Need to Know About Employment Agreements; 14th Annual Employee Benefits Update, State Bar of Wisconsin – 9/5/18
• Employee Benefits Update, Ruder Ware Local Government Seminar – 4/30/18
• Impact of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Employers, Wausau Region of Commerce – 1/30/18, and Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce – 1/29/18
• Workplace Threats and Crisis, Ruder Ware Employment, Benefits & Labor Relations Conference – 11/2/17
• ACA Update – What Employers Need to Know Now, Eau Claire Chamber of Commerce – 10/3/17
• Impact of the Administrations of President Trump and Governor Walker on Local Governments, Ruder Ware Local Government Seminar – 4/25/17
• ACA and Wellness Presentation, Wausau Paralegal Association – 11/22/16
• ACA and Wellness Program Update, Ruder Ware Employment, Benefits & Labor Relations Conference – 11/3/16
• The New Overtime Rules and Their Impact on Benefit Plans, State Bar of Wisconsin 12th Annual Employee Benefits Update – 9/2/16
• Health Care Requirements, Ruder Ware Local Government Seminar – 9/28/16
• Affordable Care Act Update – What Employers Need to Know Now, Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce – 9/27/16
• School Law Issues, Ruder Ware School Law Seminar – 9/19/16
• The New Overtime Rules and Their Impact on Benefit Plans, State Bar of Wisconsin 12th Annual Employee Benefits Update – 9/2/16
• Never a Dull Moment in the Employee Benefits World!!, Ruder Ware Eau Claire Employment, Benefits & Labor Relations Law Conference – 5/25/16
• Legal Issues for DC Plan Sponsors:  It’s More Than Just Fee Disclosures!, CWSHRM – 5/12/16
• Recent Legislative Changes Impacting Local Governments; Review of Laws Impacting Local Government Officials, Ruder Ware Local Government Seminar – 5/4/16
• Medicare/Affordable Health Care Act, UWEC Continuing Education-Planning for a Confident Retirement – 4/26/16
• Look Back, Look Forward — Measuring Periods and the Affordable Care Act, MRA-The Management Association, Waukesha – 4/6/16
• Form 1094/1095 Reporting and Tracking, MRA-The Management Association, Waukesha – 3/20/16
• Know Your 1094’s and 1095’s – ACA Reporting Requirements, Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce – 12/8/15
• 2015-2017 Budget Update, Retiree Benefits and other ACA Related Issues, Ruder Ware School Law Seminar – 12/3/15
• Are You Ready for the Cadillac Tax in 2018?, Marshfield Area Chamber of Commerce Affordable Care Act Update Seminar – 11/10/15
• Never a Dull Moment in the Employee Benefits World!, Ruder Ware Annual Employment, Benefits, and Labor Relations Conference – 11/5/15
• Update Regarding Affordable Care Act:  Reporting Requirements for Local Governments – 9/30/15
• Affordable Care Act – What Employers Need to Know, Eau Claire Chamber of Commerce – 9/29/15
• Know Your 1094’s and 1095’s – ACA Reporting Requirements, State Bar of Wisconsin 11th Annual Employee Benefits Update – 9/3/15
• ACA 2015 Compliance Requirements, Central Wisconsin Society for Human Resource Management – 6/11/15
• Affordable Care Act Update Including Guidance on Reporting Requirements – 4/30/15
• Hot Topics in Local Government Law – 4/30/15
• Affordable Care Act: New Reporting Requirements for 2015, Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce – 3/26/15
• Health Care Reform Update – Know Your 1094’s and 1095’s, MRA Health Care Reform Workshops 2015 – 3/24/15
  
• Affordable Care Act New Reporting Requirements and Update, EC area Employment, Benefits, and Labor Relations Law Conference – 3/4/15
• Legal Issues for DC Plan Sponsors:  It’s More Than Just Fee Disclosures! – 3/3/15
  
• Affordable Care Act New Reporting Requirements and Update, Ruder Ware Annual Employment, Benefits, and Labor Relations Conference – 11/6/14
• The Affordable Care Act: How Will it Affect Your Clients and Their Business; Getting Down to Business: Implementing the ACA, State Bar of Wisconsin, co-presenter – 10/8/14
• Managing Employees in the Public Sector: A Dialogue on the Public Sector and Private Sector Models–Panel Discussion – 9/30/14
• Affordable Care Act: ACA Update & Determining Full-time Employees Using the Look-Back Measurement Method, Tricor Insurance – 9/24/14
• Affordable Care Act Update–What Employers Need to Know Now, Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce – 9/9/14
• Preventing Benefits Issues From Derailing Your Next Deal, State Bar of Wisconsin 10th Annual Employee Benefits Update – 9/5/14
• Tactical Impact of Health Care Reform on Reporting Benefits, Taxes and More – New Federal Reporting, Evolving Fees & Taxes, Automatic Enrollment, MRA’s Health Care Workshop 2014 Series – 8/12/14
• Affordable Care – What Employers Need to Know!, Ag Agency Breakfast – 7/22/14
• Affordable Care Act – Pay or Play Rules, What Employers Need to Know!, Marshfield Area Chamber of Commerce – 5/14/14
• April 2014 Update on the Affordable Care Act – We’re Getting Closer!, Central Wisconsin Society for Human Resource Management Group Conference – 4/10/14
• Local Government Issues Under the Affordable Care Act – 2/27/14
• Update 2014: How the Affordable Care Act Affects Your Business, Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce – 2/4/14
• It’s Here, the Federal Health Insurance Marketplace in Wisconsin, Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service public forum – 11/7/13
• Impact of Windsor and IRS Recognition of Same Sex Marriages on Wisconsin Employers, Ruder Ware Annual Employment, Benefits & Labor Relations Conference – 11/7/13
• Health Care Reform and the Impact on Rural Health – How to Make it Work for You, Agricultural Seminar Series – Improving Rural Health – 11/5/13
• Update on Health Care Reform: Are You Going to Pay or Play? – 09/24/13
• How the Affordable Care Act Affects Your Small Business, Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce Affordable Care Act Seminar – 9/24/13
• Health Care Reform and the Impact for Local Governments, Wisconsin City/County Management Association – 9/19/13
• Shopping the Marketplace in 2014 – Health Care Options for Small Employers, State Bar of Wisconsin 9th Annual Employee Benefits Update – 09/12/13
• Affordable Care Act–What’s the Risk? What Employers and Benefit Consultants Need to Know and Do, Marshfield Area Chamber of Commerce – 8/21/13
• Affordable Care Act – How Will it Affect My Business?, Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce – 6/25/13
• Preparing for the Federal Health Insurance Marketplace: A View from Wisconsin, Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service – 6/13/13
• Affordable Care Act Strategy Session: Pay or Play and Determining FTE Count, MRA Institute of Management Sessions – 4/10/13 (Madison), 5/2/13 (Tomah)
• Health Care Reform: Which Employees are Covered? Are You Going to Pay or Play? – 4/30/13
• Why an Employment Professional Needs to Worry About Benefits Now, Central Wisconsin Society for Human Resource Management Group Conference – 4/11/13
• How the Affordable Care Act Affects Small Business, Main Street Wausau, Inc. – 3/5/13
• Are You Ready for 2014? Shared Responsibility Under ACA, Central Wisconsin Society for Human Resource Management Group – 2/14/13
• How Does the Affordable Care Act Affect My Business?, CVSHRM Health Care Reform – 1/17/13
• How ACA Impacts You and Your Business, Plover Area Business Association – 11/15/12
• Pay, Play, or Delay: Status of Health Care Reform – 11/8/12
• Wellness Programs: Are They the Next Savior for Controlling Health Insurance Costs in Your Municipality? – 9/26/12
• Health Care Reform: What are the Next Steps for Local Government? – 9/26/12
• What You Need to Know: Affordable Care Act, Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce – 9/20/12
• Employee Benefits – Free Doesn’t Always Mean No Taxes, State Bar of Wisconsin, 8th Annual Employee Benefits Update – 9/12/12
• New ERISA Disclosure Guidance, Ruder Ware Annual Employment, Benefits & Labor Relations Law Conference – 11/4/11
• The IRS is Your Friend: Local Government Issues With the Internal Revenue Service – 9/28/11
• Employee Benefits Issues for the Small Employer, State Bar of Wisconsin, 7th Annual Employee Benefits Update – 9/7/11
• Special Briefing – What’s Next Under the New Public Sector Bargaining Law? – 7/14/11
• What You Need to Know and Do–Understanding the New Health Care Laws, 2011 Annual Paralegal Seminar – 5/6/11
• What You Need to Know and Do–Understanding the New Health Care Laws, Central Wisconsin TEC/VISTAGE CEO Group – 3/16/11
• Special Briefing – Budget Repair Bill – 2/23/11
• What You Need to Know and Do–Understanding the New Health Care Laws – 2/2/10
• Understanding the New Federal Health Care Laws–What Employers and Benefit Consultants Need to Know and Do – 12/7/10
• Health Care Reform–Coverage of Adult Children, Small Employer Tax Credits, and Early Retiree Reinsurance Program – 11/4/10
• Health Care Reform and its Impact on Local Government – 10/27/10
• Health Care Reform–Coverage of Adult Children, Small Employer Tax Credits, and Early Retiree Reinsurance Program – 10/21/10
• Health Care Reform–Coverage of Adult Children and Small Employer Tax Credits, State Bar of Wisconsin, 6th Annual Employee Benefits Update – 9/16/10
• Employee Benefits Update – 11/04/09
• 2010 Qualified Plan Cost of Living Increases, 2010 Social Security Taxable Wage Base – 10/16/09
• Employee Benefits Provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, COBRA, SCHIP, and HIPAA, State Bar of Wisconsin, 5th Annual Employee Benefits Update – 9/15/09
• Update on COBRA and Wisconsin Health Coverage Continuation – 2/26/09
• COBRA and State Health Continuation Rights, State Bar of Wisconsin, 4th Annual Employee Benefits Update – 8/21/08
• Lessons From the Trenches on Negotiating and Designing Employment and Severance Agreements –6/25/08
• You Call It Quadro, I Call it Q-DRO, State Bar of Wisconsin, 3rd Annual Employee Benefits Update –8/21/07
• Show Me the Money! A Wage and Hour Forum – 4/19/07
• What’s New in Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation – 11/3/06
• Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans: Can We Even Call Them “Nonqualified” Anymore – 5/2/06 and 5/9/06
• Taking Control of the Rising Cost of Health Coverage Through Plan Design Changes – 10/14/05 and 6/8/06
• Are You or Your Client an ERISA Fiduciary?? Why You Should Care!, State Bar of Wisconsin, 2nd Annual Employee Benefits Update – 8/18/06